Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Truck driver fatigue is a serious problem in the transportation sector and is too often the cause of horrific crashes and needless fatalities."

"I want to thank my colleagues, particularly Senator Blunt, for their really excellent participation and their differing points of view on this panel."

"We are really trying to impose minimal protection on cruise ships."

"I don't understand why the cruise industry doesn't spend the money to fix some of these problems, because it would inure to their benefit."