Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"The task ahead of this Committee and the Senate is to try to arrive at a bipartisan substitute."

"I think there is a clear moral and economic imperative in acting to prevent the abuses and wrongdoing that clearly are in inherent, almost inescapable, in this form of gambling if we fail to take effe..."

"this program is a real American success story--the government providing resources and shared responsibility for a means of communication that is vital to many under-served and technological needy part..."

"My time has expired, but I would be interested in another area, which is one that was mentioned earlier concerning human trafficking."