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 unfettered... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Move to Strip Defense Bill of Provision That Would Allow Predatory and Exploitative For-Profit Colleges Unfettered Access to Recruit on Military Bases
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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. Durbin... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Senate Dems: Students Deserve Immediate Debt Reflief After Attending Schools Engaged in Deceptive & Predatory Practices
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March 3, 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 to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murray, Warren, Durbin, Demand Help for Military Borrowers Who Were Overcharged on Student Loan -
March 1, 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 Education... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murray, Warren Respond to Oversight Report on Education Department's Student Loan Servicers' Compliance Review -
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 about Blumenthal Launches Online Initiative to Hear Directly from Students How College Debt Impacts Their Lives -
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 comprehensive... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Durbin, Brown, Warren Call for Comprehensive Relief for Students, Veterans Defrauded by DeVry University -
February 4, 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 campuses... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Closure of Marinello Schools of Beauty -
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today joined with Democratic colleagues to announce comprehensive legislation designed to make higher education... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Comprehensive Legislation to Ease Student Loan Debt
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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 lifeline for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Reauthorization of Perkins Loan Program -
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 about Blumenthal Statement on Education Department, CA Attorney General Investigation Confirming Fraud at Corinthian College Schools -
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 about Blumenthal Statement on For-Profit Chain EDMC Settlement over Allegations of Deceptive Recruiting Practices -
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), Susan... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Join Majority of Senate in Bipartisan Effort to Save Student Loan Program -
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 about Blumenthal Statement After Voting Against Bill That Would Increase Debt Burden On College Students -
(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 about Blumenthal Opposes Plan To Increase Student Borrowing Costs
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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 about Blumenthal Statement on Federal Student Loan Debt Eclipsing $1 Trillion
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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 – a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate’s Failure to Move Student Loan Bill Forward
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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 delivered a... Continue Reading about After Visiting Connecticut Colleges, Blumenthal Delivers Floor Speech Urging Action To Lower Student Loan Interest Rates, Address Rising Cost Of College
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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the interest rate increase on subsidized Stafford student... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Congress to Return To Washington Immediately, Undo Interest Rate Hike on Subsidized Stafford Student Loans
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(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 and... Continue Reading about With Six Days Before Student Loan Interest Rates Double, Blumenthal Co-Sponsors Bill To Offer Students Same Discounted Loan Rates as Wealthy Financial Institutions
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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 about Blumenthal To Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: Don’t Punish Connecticut For Protecting Our Citizens
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