Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I hope that the administration will help persuade the House to retain those measures in whatever emerges from the House, which I hope will be soon."

"Nothing is more important than the face and voice of justice in the person of district court judges and other nominees whom we have today."

"I consider each of these nominees extraordinarily well qualified."

"Well, I think that this position is one of profound importance, although perhaps little understood by the general public."