Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Don't you think that the FCC should open a formal rulemaking proceeding to explore whether there can be standards and requirements imposed in this area?"

"Thank you very much for having this hearing."

"The fact of the matter is, as the New York Times reported just recently, Russian 'tanks and other military vehicles are pouring over the border from Russia into Eastern Ukraine'."

"It's not just a Ukrainian struggle. Ukraine is the testing ground for the United States against this kind of blatant, ongoing aggression."