Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I hope that today's hearing is the beginning, not the end, of this inquiry."

"This is bipartisan cooperation at work before your eyes in real time."

"Thirty-five major insurers have not settled."

"Well, in my view, there is no question that the disclosures were totally inadequate, that this conduct is unconscionable and indefensible, and that there ought to be adequate redress in the courts."