Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"In a more perfect world--not a perfect world necessarily, but a more ideal world, that program would be implemented without the delay."

"Given the stringency--and you have heard a number of my colleagues talk about the possible continuing of the sequester even though many like myself believe that it would be unwise and really unjustifi..."

"Finally, we hear a lot about readiness and about the impact of sequester on readiness."

"I believe strongly that our commanders take this seriously and that we can through training, through oversight, some of the initiatives that have been presented by members of this committee, perhaps s..."