Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"When one of your colleagues, Mr. McCarty was asked about this practice, he said he would release, quote, the hounds of hell on these insurers because, in effect, they were failing to pay benefits to b..."

"I hope that today's hearing is the beginning, not the end, of this inquiry."

"I said no, insurance regulation should continue to be a state responsibility, but I said that the states have an obligation to do better."

"Insurance companies have used Social Security data to cut off annuity or retirement payments upon a policyholder's death."