Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"The current process is lawless."

"I believe either the Department of the Interior or the Congress has to clarify what is meant by that term, 'Federal jurisdiction'."

"And if we are worried about litigation, I can predict to you 10 more years of crippling litigation in the wake of these two measures because they leave the basic legal problems unresolved."

"I recognize and respect the feeling of obligation that you feel and I share for the oppression and the injustice that has been visited by our nation on Native Americans."