NEW : Screenwriter defends film , saying no key moments of the story were altered . `` I 'm sorry if anyone in Connecticut felt insulted by these 15 seconds of the movie , '' Kushner said , but `` this is a dramatic film and not an attack on their home state . '' In movie , two Connecticut lawmakers are seen voting against ending slavery . Film shows all three Connecticut senators voted yes on 13th Amendment . Rep. John Courtney sends a letter to director Steven Spielberg .
NEW : Screenwriter defends film , saying no key moments of the story were altered . In movie , two Connecticut lawmakers are seen voting against ending slavery . Film shows all three Connecticut senators voted yes on 13th Amendment . Rep. John Courtney sends a letter to director Steven Spielberg .