Press Releases
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August 02, 2012
Blumenthal, Pryor Launch Consumer Protection Caucus
(Washington) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) launched the Senate Consumer Protection Caucus, intended to increase... Continue Reading -
Washington – Today, members of the Connecticut delegation announced $3,136,724 in grants to fund six transportation projects throughout Connecticut. Awarded... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2012
Blumenthal, Cornyn Introduce Child Protection Act of 2012
(Washington) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Child Protection Act of 2012 (S. 3456), bipartisan... Continue Reading -
August 01, 2012
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Himes Announce Over Half A Million Dollars For Job Creation And Growth In New England Food Industry
(Washington) – Today, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) announced $568,150 in federal funding... Continue Reading -
July 31, 2012
Blumenthal Praises August 1st Implementation Of Women's Preventive Health Provisions In Affordable Care Act
(Washington) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, seven of his Senate... Continue Reading -
July 27, 2012
Blumenthal Calls For National Strategy To Combat Lyme Disease, Announces New Step Forward
(Hartford, Conn.) – At the height of tick season, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) renewed his call for an aggressive federal response to combat Lyme disease.... Continue Reading -
July 27, 2012
Connecticut Delegation Statement On Obama Administration's Recently Announced Efforts To Prevent Health Care Fraud
(Washington) – Today, the Connecticut delegation released the following statement on the Obama Administration’s recently announced launch of a ground-breaking... Continue Reading -
July 26, 2012
Blumenthal, Murray, Boxer And Advocates Push For Passage Of Bipartisan Senate VAWA Bill At Press Conference
(Washington) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) joined with domestic violence advocates at a press... Continue Reading -
(Washington) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) delivered a speech on the floor of the Senate urging his colleagues to move forward on consideration of... Continue Reading
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(Washington) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement about the President’s signing of the Veterans Skills to Jobs Act and... Continue Reading
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(Washington) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced with his colleagues that the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) formally adopted all of the measures... Continue Reading
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(Washington) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement about the loss of lobsters in Long Island Sound following a... Continue Reading
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July 23, 2012
Blumenthal Calls On NFL To Refine Blackout Policy
(Washington) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the Commissioner of the... Continue Reading -
July 20, 2012
Blumenthal Announces U.S. Olympic Committee Pledge To Manufacture In United States, Calls For Domestic Sourcing Summit
(Hartford, Conn.) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ralph Lauren have pledged to... Continue Reading -
July 19, 2012
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Murphy, O’Brien Announce Grant to Revitalize Downtown New Britain
New Britain—Today, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Chris Murphy and New Britain Mayor Tim O’Brien announced a $1.6 million grant... Continue Reading -
July 18, 2012
Senators Host Briefing On Fuel Cell And Hydrogen Technologies To Initiate Launch Of New Fuel Cell And Hydrogen Caucus
(Washington) – Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Hoeven (R-N.D), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) hosted a U.S. Senate policy briefing... Continue Reading -
(Washington) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today joined business leaders and... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2012
Delegation Announces $650,000 in Grants for Connecticut Museums, Research Center, and Historical Society
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (D-CT), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)... Continue Reading -
July 16, 2012
Blumenthal, Connecticut Workers Call for Immediate Passage of Bill to Bring Jobs Home From Abroad
(Hartford, Conn.) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Connecticut steelworkers, Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary, and Connecticut AFL-CIO President John... Continue Reading -
(Hartford, Conn.) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) presented Joseph Minto, 91, of Bridgeport with several medals he earned fighting in World War II,... Continue Reading
