Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Thank you to our witnesses. Thanks to our Ranking Member, Senator Grassley, and most especially to Senator Leahy."

"I am more than happy to cast a vote on it along with the Women's Health Protection Act, and I hope they will be considered."

"I welcome you this morning from the House, as well as my colleague Senator Baldwin of the Senate, who has been a leader for a long time in this area."

"These regulations are in effect a pernicious charade, and one of the purposes that I see in this hearing is to remove the patina of respectability."