Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"The betrayal of trust is no less when human trafficking is involved in building the stadiums where our athletes compete."

"Clearly, we can no longer indulge the idea of FIFA, a multi-billion dollar, nonprofit global enterprise being run behind closed doors."

"What I am hoping this committee will do and what our Government will do is get ahead of the curve to begin to see that certain standards are put in place voluntarily or otherwise in order to bring a b..."

"These corrupt practices over many years have deprived American national teams... of the full value and integrity of the game."