Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I do believe that the present penalties in the TCPA are inadequate as a deterrent for the bad actors and repeated violators."

"We must protect the rights of consumers."

"There's no question in my mind that the present law needs to be updated and upgraded."

"There have been claims about unfairness and inefficiency, and both environmental and economic detrimental impacts from the current structure, as it is now implemented."