Press Releases
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September 18, 2017
In the Wake of Hurricane Destruction, Blumenthal Demands DoT Protect Consumers from Dangerous Flood-Damaged Vehicle Sales
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today in a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Elaine Chao, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), ranking member of the... Continue Reading -
September 15, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Preliminary Sanctuary Cities Ruling
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after a federal judge blocked the Trump Administration’s proposed rule... Continue Reading -
September 15, 2017
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $3.2 Million to Improve State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown
(Hartford, CT)- Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro... Continue Reading -
September 14, 2017
Blumenthal Responds to New Reports on a Deal to Protect Dreamers
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement regarding reports of a deal to protect Dreamers. Although there were... Continue Reading -
September 14, 2017
In Wake of Equifax Data Breach, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Hold Data Broker Industry Accountable
Washington (September 14, 2017) – Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced... Continue Reading -
September 14, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Reported Deal to Protect Dreamers
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding reports of a deal to protect Dreamers: “Despite conflicting and... Continue Reading -
September 12, 2017
Blumenthal Announces Support for Medicare-for-All
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced his support of legislation authored by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would allow all... Continue Reading -
September 11, 2017
Blumenthal, Senators Demand Action and Answers on Opioid Crisis Since Trump Administration Announcement of Intent to Declare National Emergency
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a group of ten senators, led by U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), called on President Donald Trump to... Continue Reading -
September 11, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on the 16th Anniversary of 9/11
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “Sixteen... Continue Reading -
September 08, 2017
Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro, Courtney, Himes, Esty Announce Over $1.1 Million in Federal Fire Grants
(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes... Continue Reading -
September 07, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Senate Vote to Raise the Debt Ceiling, Fund the Government, and Provide Disaster Relief for Hurricane Victims
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate voted today to raise the debt ceiling, extend government... Continue Reading -
September 07, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Department of Education Rollback of Crucial Campus Sexual Assault Regulation
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s announcement... Continue Reading -
September 06, 2017
As Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall, Blumenthal and Markey Call on Department of Transportation to Investigate Skyrocketing Airline Prices for Evacuees
[WASHINGTON, DC] – As Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms in recorded history, makes landfall in the Caribbean, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and... Continue Reading -
September 06, 2017
Connecticut Delegation Applauds Start of Connecticut Production for CH-53K Helicopters
(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced today that Sikorsky has signed a $304 million contract with the U.S. Navy enabling Sikorsky to begin... Continue Reading -
September 05, 2017
Blumenthal: Congress Must Pass the DREAM Act
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump Administration... Continue Reading -
September 04, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Reported Trump Administration Plans to End DACA
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration plans to end the Deferred... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an agreement to have Donald... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Gill’s... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – In a letter today to Federal Aviation Administrator Michael P. Huerta, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called for stronger safety measures... Continue Reading
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August 25, 2017
Blumenthal Urges EPA to Address Toxic Coal Ash in Puerto Rico
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today wrote U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt urging action to address... Continue Reading
