Press Releases
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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... Continue Reading -
[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
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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
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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 -
(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... Continue Reading
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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,... Continue Reading
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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... Continue Reading -
[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
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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... Continue Reading
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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... Continue Reading
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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,... Continue Reading -
February 11, 2020
Blumenthal Calls “Exploitive” College Athletics System “As Antiquated As Leather Helmets” at Committee Hearing
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection,... Continue Reading -
October 20, 2019
Blumenthal Reiterates Demand for FDA to Set Limits on Toxic Metals in Baby and Toddler Food
[HARTFORD, CT]— Following a new report that found the presence of heavy metals in 95 percent of tested baby foods, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the... Continue Reading -
October 17, 2019
Blumenthal Statement Following Classified Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing On the Situation in Syria
[WASHINGTON, D.C] – Today, following a classified hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of... Continue Reading -
October 17, 2019
Blumenthal on G7 Summit at Trump Resort: Our Founding Fathers Are Rolling Over in Their Graves
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), one of the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit to hold President Trump accountable for violations of the Foreign... Continue Reading -
October 17, 2019
Blumenthal Statement on Turkish "Ceasefire"
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Vice President Pence announced a supposed ceasefire in Syria that... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement: “I am calling today for a House Select Committee to... Continue Reading
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September 09, 2019
Blumenthal Statement on Whistleblower Complaint Alleging the Politically Motivated Censorship of Intelligence on Russian Election Meddling
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to a whistleblower complaint released today by the House... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Just one year out from the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Jerry Moran (R-KT) – Ranking Member and... Continue Reading
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July 30, 2019
Blumenthal & Moran in USA TODAY: We Investigated Nassar Abuse Of Gymnasts. Here’s How To Make Sure It Never Happens Again.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Jerry Moran (R-KS) authored an op-ed in USA TODAY on their sweeping legislation to... Continue Reading
