Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"it will be probably one of the most consequential and profoundly important decisions that I make as a United States Senator"

"I love Colorado, and my first job was on a farm in Nebraska where my grandfather raised corn and cattle."

"I led the effort in the Committee and fought on a bipartisan basis with many of my colleagues on the floor to strip that measure from the text before it passed the full Senate."

"I would certainly be the first to be supportive of Federal level legislation."