Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"The danger is very real and urgent. Protecting whistleblowers is a long established practice."

"Speaking truth to power takes courage and protecting whistle blowers is absolutely essential to stopping waste and fraud in government but also to deterring retaliation and retribution which is all to..."

"There is no love for Donald Trump on the part of many of my Republican colleagues and there is severe disdain for him."

"I think it's unsustainable as a matter of conscience."