Press Releases
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – After a provision was added to the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow exploitative for-profit colleges... Continue Reading
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard J.... Continue Reading
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March 03, 2016
Blumenthal, Murray, Warren, Durbin, Demand Help for Military Borrowers Who Were Overcharged on Student Loan
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Richard Durbin (D-IL), sent a letter... Continue Reading -
March 01, 2016
Blumenthal, Murray, Warren Respond to Oversight Report on Education Department's Student Loan Servicers' Compliance Review
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) responded to the report from the... Continue Reading -
February 19, 2016
Blumenthal Launches Online Initiative to Hear Directly from Students How College Debt Impacts Their Lives
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today launched a new online initiative to hear directly from Connecticut students about how college debt is... Continue Reading -
February 10, 2016
Blumenthal, Durbin, Brown, Warren Call for Comprehensive Relief for Students, Veterans Defrauded by DeVry University
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for... Continue Reading -
February 04, 2016
Blumenthal Statement on Closure of Marinello Schools of Beauty
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding the closure of Marinello Schools of Beauty. The school has... Continue Reading -
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today joined with Democratic colleagues to announce comprehensive legislation designed to make higher... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Reauthorization of Perkins Loan Program
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement today following Senate reauthorization of the Perkins Loan Program. This critical... Continue Reading -
November 17, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Education Department, CA Attorney General Investigation Confirming Fraud at Corinthian College Schools
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today after the Department of Education and California Attorney General... Continue Reading -
November 16, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on For-Profit Chain EDMC Settlement over Allegations of Deceptive Recruiting Practices
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today on the settlement reached with for-profit college chain Education... Continue Reading -
October 29, 2015
Blumenthal, Murphy Join Majority of Senate in Bipartisan Effort to Save Student Loan Program
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D. Conn.) today joined a bipartisan letter, led by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI),... Continue Reading -
July 24, 2013
Blumenthal Statement After Voting Against Bill That Would Increase Debt Burden On College Students
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after voting against the Manchin-Burr student loan bill, which would... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released the following statement opposing the Manchin-Burr student loan bill. The bill, on which the Senate is... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement on the Senate’s failure to move the Student Loan Bill (S. 1238) forward... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – After spending last week meeting with faculty, administrators and students across Connecticut, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today... Continue Reading
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July 01, 2013
Blumenthal Calls on Congress to Return To Washington Immediately, Undo Interest Rate Hike on Subsidized Stafford Student Loans
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the interest rate increase on subsidized Stafford... Continue Reading -
(Hartford, CT) – With six days to act before interest rates double on certain need-based student loans, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led college professors... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2012
Blumenthal To Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: Don’t Punish Connecticut For Protecting Our Citizens
(Washington, DC) — U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the decision by the Federal Housing Finance Agency... Continue Reading
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