Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"It should not be the kind of marathon that it has been, in many instances, for many of our nominees."

"If I may ask you, Ms. Mason, I noticed that a number of the letters of support--well, you have a diverse group of people writing on your behalf, a very impressive list, but I was particularly interest..."

"Your leadership has been really tremendous in this area."

"I want to just briefly say thank you to the President for providing the strong leadership that he has in the wake of this disaster in Connecticut."