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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today made the following statement in response to the Department of Treasury’s announcement that it will... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Featuring Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill in 2030

(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – joined by Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo, Robin McHaelen, founder and executive director of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Lembo, LGBT Advocates Call On Speaker Boehner To Bring Employment Non-Discrimination Bill To House Floor

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced that it will extend federal... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Obama Administration’s Decision To Extend Federal Benefits To Same-Sex Spouses Of Veterans

(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to temporarily suspend the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Bureau Of Prisons Decision To Temporarily Suspend Transfer Of Female Inmates From FCI Danbury

(Hartford, CT) – Following Wednesday’s announcement that the Department of Defense will grant equal rights and benefits to all military couples currently serving, U.S.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Joins Norwich Veteran, Yale Law Clinic In Calling For Immediate Action To Extend Same Equal Rights To Veteran Couples

(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) applauded the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to reconsider U.S. citizenship... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds DHS Decision to Reconsider Citizenship Petitions Previously Denied Because Of DOMA

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) introduced the Veterans and Service Members Employment Rights and... Continue Reading about Sen. Blumenthal, Rep. Kilmer Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Military Service

(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today – joined by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mark... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges Department of Veterans Affairs to Immediately Grant Married Veterans and Their Same-Sex Spouses All Available Marriage Rights and Benefits

 (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Strike Down DOMA

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and 36 other senators signed a letter organized by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the lead sponsor of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, More Than 30 Other Senators Call On Obama To Ban Lgbt Discrimination By Federal Contractors Now

(Washington, DC)  – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), an original co-sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Feds To Delay Judgment On Same-Sex Couples’ Green Card Cases, Halt Deportation Orders Until Supreme Court Rules On DOMA

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) attended a signing ceremony in the Oval Office today with President Barack Obama for the signing of the Child Protection... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Attends Oval Office Signing Ceremony For Child Protection Act

(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today chaired his first U.S. Senate field hearing, which discussed ways the federal government can partner with state and local... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Chairs Field Hearing, Pushes for Proposals to End Elder Abuse

(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement this afternoon on the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it will... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds DHS Policy Change on DREAM Act and Other Low Priority Deportation Cases