Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"A user fee is well precedented in our experience as a means of paying for this kind of program."

"I think you have answered it well, particularly in light of Commissioner Robinson's very important testimony about gathering and analyzing data and the need for more transparency and facts when we vie..."

"Consumer protection should be, has been, and will be a bipartisan issue."

"I have no question, none, about the constitutionality of this system."