Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"There is no telling whether the U.S. Supreme Court will resolve those critical issues and when it will do so."

"Wouldn't you agree with me that the U.S. Government has misled the courts, whether purposefully or inadvertently, in justifying this program on the basis that all telephone records are collected?"

"In other words, in effect, scrap 215 and rely on alternative authority?"

"Even with counsel. And without it, reliance on a judge is often hazardous."