Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Do you note any progress in either protecting troops on the ground or stopping the Pakistani sources of the fertilizer and other components of the bombs?"

"My hope is that sequestration has no effect on the submarine program, because I think it ought to be clearly excepted from any of those cuts."

"the way to get more reporting, the way to make this system more effective, the way to give confidence to the men and women under your command, is to increase the conviction rates."

"I think the BRAC process has shown itself to be cost-ineffective rather than a means of saving money."