Press Releases
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WASHINGTON - United States Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the Congressional pensions of Members of... Continue Reading
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June 23, 2011
Blumenthal Applauds Release of Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Ease Gas Prices
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after chairing a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced the Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act that will make it easier for manufacturers to invest new... Continue Reading
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June 21, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Updated FDA Cigarette Labeling
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released updated labeling... Continue Reading -
June 21, 2011
Lieberman, Blumenthal and DeLauro Introduce Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act
WASHINGTON, DC-Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Teachers Professional Development... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today in response to the Senate confirmation of Leon Panetta as Secretary of... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz informed him that... Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON – Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal announced Friday that the New London Fire Department and the Oakdale Volunteer Fire Department... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after voting for two amendments that would cut federal funding for ethanol... Continue Reading
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June 15, 2011
Blumenthal Supports Legislation to End Oil Speculation
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, a dozen U.S. Senators sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) urging the agency to work with State Attorneys General, the... Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON – Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal announced Friday that the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association will receive over $790,000 from the... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week introduced the bipartisan Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2011, a bill to improve... Continue Reading
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June 08, 2011
Senator Blumenthal Presses Sony on Latest Hacking Incident Targeting More Than One Million Users
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today sent a letter to Sony Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Lynton inquiring about the company’s... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today advocated for the Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011 before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, legislation... Continue Reading
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June 06, 2011
Senator Blumenthal Urges Regulators to Adopt Rules That Make Credit Available to Potential Homeowners
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal last week joined a bipartisan group of 39 senators to urge federal regulators to adopt policies that keep credit available to... Continue Reading -
June 02, 2011
Blumenthal Tours Manufacturing Facility in Woodbridge, Reiterates Call for “Made in CT” Initiative
(Woodbridge, CT) –Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) toured Air Handling Systems in Woodbridge today, a small manufacturing facility which makes and produces dust... Continue Reading -
June 02, 2011
Waterbury Fire Department Awarded over $77,000 in Grants
(Hartford, CT)—Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal announced today that the Waterbury fire department will receive $77,600 from the U.S. Department... Continue Reading -
June 01, 2011
Blumenthal Applauds CMS Enforcement of Medicaid Law in Indiana, Preserving Access to Preventive Care for Women
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the direction... Continue Reading
