Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"the U.S. needs to pay attention to what's going on in the Arctic."

"I hope that you will sustain and enhance the commitment of the Coast Guard to the museum."

"I think that's a very, very important commitment, as is the commitment which I hope that you share to investigating and stopping all sexual assault."

"This funding was intended to help people not to be mired in a sea of bureaucratic red tape."