Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Just to say this issue is not about me. It is about the integrity of our justice system and this kind of distraction doing certainly won't silence me and my call for a special independent prosecutor."

"The Rosenstein letter really is a ludicrous pretense for this action."

"Connecticut has three significant ports--New London, New Haven, and Bridgeport--and I have been committed to improving them."

"I have been approached by some of the midshipmen and their families to ask about the consequences to their careers from this issue."