Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Mr. Chairman, if there is no vote on this motion which has been properly seconded and which could be given a vote in executive session, this process will be tainted and stained forever."

"To go into this hearing without those documents is an undermining of the constitutional role to which we have all sworn an oath to uphold."

"I really regret this, but I think you have to understand the frustration on this side of the aisle."

"There is no valid claim here of executive privilege. Even if there were one, it has not been properly asserted."