Press Releases
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD), Chair of... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2020
Blumenthal, Murphy Ask NOAA to Support Fisherman & Seafood Processors in Smaller States
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) are asking the National Oceanic and... Continue Reading -
April 30, 2020
Senators Blumenthal and Markey Call on Trump Administration to Require Face Masks for All Air Travel During Coronavirus Pandemic
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a... Continue Reading -
April 28, 2020
Senators Seeks DOJ Scrutiny of Textbook Merger
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mazie K. Hirono... Continue Reading -
April 28, 2020
Senators Call For Robust CDC Data Modernization Initiative Funding to Ensure Public Health Preparedness
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – With the COVID-19 pandemic revealing dire deficiencies in the public health system, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) led... Continue Reading -
April 27, 2020
Blumenthal Calls for Inspector General Investigation Into PPE, Testing Shortages at VA
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, wrote Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General... Continue Reading -
April 24, 2020
Blumenthal Unveils Policy Roadmap to Ensure Veterans Have Access to VA Services During Pandemic
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released a veterans’ policy... Continue Reading -
April 23, 2020
Blumenthal Joins 9 Democratic Senators Calling for Broad Investigations of the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 Response
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and nine of his Senate colleagues today called for investigations into the Trump Administration's... Continue Reading -
April 23, 2020
Blumenthal and Murphy Demand Trump Administration Plan to Boost Contact Tracing, Testing Efforts
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined nine of their Senate colleagues in pushing the Trump administration to... Continue Reading -
April 23, 2020
Blumenthal Joins Colleagues to Urge Senate Leadership to Include Paycheck Security Proposal in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
(HARTFORD, CT) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined with five of his colleagues urging Senate leadership to include the Paycheck Security Program in the next... Continue Reading -
April 22, 2020
Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Gun Safety Bill to Ensure Completion of Background Checks
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced they will introduce the NICS Data... Continue Reading -
April 21, 2020
Blumenthal Urges Congress to Approve Heroes Fund to Provide Essential Workers With a Pay Raise
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today urged Congress to support the “Heroes Fund”, proposed by Senate Minority Leader Charles... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Following reports of escalating foreign cyber espionage and cybercrime targeting American health institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.... Continue Reading
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April 21, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on Interim COVID-19 Relief Package
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate approved an interim COVID-19 emergency relief... Continue Reading -
April 20, 2020
Blumenthal & Murphy Push to Halt Debt Collectors From Seizing COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 12 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement calling for additional transparency, accountability, and oversight of federal... Continue Reading
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April 20, 2020
Blumenthal Urges Congress to Approve Heroes Fund to Provide Essential Workers With a Pay Raise
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today urged Congress to support the “Heroes Fund”, proposed by Senate Minority Leader Charles... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement calling for additional transparency, accountability, and oversight of federal... Continue Reading
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Blumenthal, Chafetz in Slate: Trump Is Already Trying to Get Around CARES Act Oversight – How We Can Stop Him As Congress negotiates additional measures to respond to... Continue Reading
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April 17, 2020
Blumenthal Releases ‘Paycheck Security’ Grant Proposal to Help Businesses Keep Workers on Payrolls
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Doug Jones (D-AL) today released a proposal to establish... Continue Reading
