Richard Blumenthal actually said...

The debacle in Aurora--it is a financial and fiscal catastrophe--has to be addressed, and it must be addressed positively in finding a path forward.

Blumenthal describes the situation in Aurora as a crisis needing urgent resolution.

04/23/2015

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This is a tactic that we have seen the Saudi influence operation used post Khashoggi.

They are trying to create that image so that as policymakers go about their work, there is an obfuscation about what Saudi Arabia is really ...

There has been a reference here to a number of acronyms, FARA, CFIUS. The requirements of CFIUS apply to national security threats.

They are looking to the public's impression of the Saudi brand, correct?