Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I think perhaps for me one of the most important aspects of your testimony today is really the vigor and intensity that the Department of Justice is devoting now to stopping gun trafficking and drug d..."

"I am particularly concerned about the effect on veterans and the possibility that they may have been treated illegally."

"I am pleased to call this hearing to order and thank Chairman Leahy, the Senator from Vermont, for giving me the chance to chair this very, very important hearing."

"On October 31, 2011, President Obama issued an emergency declaration covering the entire State--all eight Connecticut counties."