Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to join in thanking the Chairman for this hearing and for his legislative proposal."

"the FISA represents a brilliant compromise reached by the legislative branch in a constitutionally uncertain area."

"I think it is important that there be some form of adversarial process, especially when these issues raise questions of constitutional interpretation or statutory interpretation that are new."

"You cannot do intelligence in public because the targets are the most interested in how you do it."