Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Well, you need a different authority. Because, for example on cameras, is there a requirement that you go through the APA rulemaking process?"

"So maybe voluntary compliance isn't working as it should be."

"I'm asking really for authority; whether the agencies need authority to expedite these rules, to issue emergency orders."

"I think that one of the lessons of today is that we need both resources and authority."