Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"This is a really offensive defiance of the constitutional role that the Senate has to play."

"Putting someone in that role who’s been approved for a different job is a thumb in the eye of the Senate."

"Make no mistake, it is a disaster that is on the horizon, approaching us as surely as a thunderstorm in the nation’s capital."

"Due process is a bulwark against tyranny and a legal protection afforded to these students by law."