Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I am very, very confident she will serve in this position with distinction and recommend her as highly as possible to this Committee."

"This is going to create good-paying jobs for people living in his home State of Iowa and my home State of Illinois."

"In fact, the cost of incarcerating an individual is now in excess of what it costs to send a young person to college in many universities across the country."

"I cannot recommend her highly enough to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the VA."