Press Releases
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the bipartisan coronavirus stimulus funding passed in the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate’s Bipartisan Coronavirus Stimulus Funding Passage
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March 20, 2020
Democratic Senators to Republican Leadership: Any Amtrak Coronavirus Aid Must Put Workers & Consumers First
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) called on Republican Senate leadership to ensure that any federal financial assistance... Continue Reading about Democratic Senators to Republican Leadership: Any Amtrak Coronavirus Aid Must Put Workers & Consumers First -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), called on the Federal Communications... Continue Reading about Senators to FCC: No Lifeline Disconnections During Coronavirus Pandemic
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March 19, 2020
Blumenthal & Murphy Implore USDA to Act to Ensure Hungry Families in CT Have Access to Food
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today sent an urgent letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Murphy Implore USDA to Act to Ensure Hungry Families in CT Have Access to Food -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to the “CARES Act” proposed by Republican Senate... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on New Republican Coronavirus "Phase 3" Proposal
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to the “CARES Act” proposed by Republican Senate... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on New Republican Coronavirus "Phase 3" Proposal
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March 18, 2020
Blumenthal Welcomes Senate Approval of Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Calls for Additional Steps to Provide Frontline Relief
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate approved the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Welcomes Senate Approval of Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Calls for Additional Steps to Provide Frontline Relief -
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on news that the first Connecticut resident had died as a result complications from... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Regarding First Connecticut COVID-19 Death
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s corporate bailout proposal, which... Continue Reading about Blumenthal on Trump Corporate Bailout Proposal: Workers & Consumers Must Come First
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March 17, 2020
Blumenthal Demands Strong Consumer & Labor Protections in Any Emergency Financial Aid to Airline & Cruise Industries
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), in calling for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands Strong Consumer & Labor Protections in Any Emergency Financial Aid to Airline & Cruise Industries -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in opposition to legislation... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reauthorization
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor tonight to call for immediate Senate action on legislation to provide relief to families... Continue Reading about Blumenthal on the Senate Floor: We Need to Act Now on Emergency COVID-19 Funding
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a bipartisan agreement to respond... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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March 13, 2020
Blumenthal, Markey Blast Cruise Line for Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation to Boost Bookings
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Blast Cruise Line for Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation to Boost Bookings -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate voted in favor of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate Vote to Restore Debt Relief for Defrauded Students
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March 12, 2020
Blumenthal Statement in Response to Reports That IKEA Knowingly Sold Dresser Posing Risk of Death, Injury to Children
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and sponsor of the Stop Tip-Overs of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement in Response to Reports That IKEA Knowingly Sold Dresser Posing Risk of Death, Injury to Children -
March 11, 2020
In Letter to President, Blumenthal & Murphy Call for Coronavirus Economic Response Focused on Helping Workers & Families Most Harmed
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today in a letter to President Trump, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined 32 Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Mark... Continue Reading about In Letter to President, Blumenthal & Murphy Call for Coronavirus Economic Response Focused on Helping Workers & Families Most Harmed -
March 9, 2020
Blumenthal Demands FDA, FTC Fight Deceptive Marketing & Sales of Fake Coronavirus Remedies, Cures
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Amid the rapidly changing coronavirus public health emergency, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands FDA, FTC Fight Deceptive Marketing & Sales of Fake Coronavirus Remedies, Cures -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on news that the first Connecticut resident had been diagnosed with... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Regarding First Connecticut COVID-19 Case
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March 7, 2020
Blumenthal Statement Ahead of Vice President Pence's Meeting With Cruise Ship Industry
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and lead sponsor of the Cruise... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Ahead of Vice President Pence's Meeting With Cruise Ship Industry