Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I want to shift a little bit in terms of modernization to one of the key challenges in my view, although it may not involve hardware in the most direct sense, and that is the downsizing of our force a..."

"The success of this very, very important national priority depends on having the best and the brightest."

"I think we have an obligation to compel the relevant agencies, principally OPM and anybody else concerned, to do better and to do more and to do it more quickly so that you can succeed in this task."

"So in a perfect world, I would eliminate the consent decree. Sadly, we do not live in that perfect world."