Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Ultimately, the victims are not just those veterans, but also taxpayers, because it is taxpayer money that often is lost."

"I raised the specter of the VA as comparable to a bankrupt corporation."

"the VA needs... to choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong."

"if we do not reach a conclusion on this legislation, the U.S. Senate is deserving of that same condemnation."