Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I want to thank Ms. Yates and her family again. Thank you for your public service and your willingness to undertake this very, very important responsibility and for your excellent testimony today."

"I want to emphasize two concepts, common sense and choice. The veteran ought to have choices."

"We will see a different--do you have more recent data as to what that 17 percent--the equivalent of that 17 percent would be for the next quarter?"

"I guess what I am suggesting here is that there needs to be an effort to rationalize all of these community-providing health care services"