Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"The elected leadership is showing this most clearly is not coming from the Federal level, it is actually coming from the States."

"We should use our resources to more adequately address public safety and invest in alternatives to incarceration where appropriate."

"I think that is a very important point, that survivors can be persuaded at least to provide the information even if they do not pursue a prosecution in the event that the assailant does it again."

"When you think about it it is so critically important because a school may be really happy to get rid of a rapist."