Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Well, hope is not a strategy."

"in my view, it is one of the most essential because our submarine fleet, our undersea warfare capability, is in my view one of the linchpins of our national defense"

"It sends a couple messages. First of all, the judge indicated that the crime justified this three years, a significant sentence, because it was serious and sophisticated. Second, there were statements..."

"I would argue that there's a continuing conspiracy that in effect surmounts this statute of limitations."