Press Releases
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November 10, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on DOJ Lawsuit to Block United Airlines’s Monopolization of Newark Airport Slots
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, issued the following today after... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement upon the Senate’s... Continue Reading
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November 10, 2015
Senate Passes Blumenthal-Ayotte Resolution Supporting Israel and Condemning Terror Attacks
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously approved S.... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, issued the following... Continue Reading
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November 10, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Senate Approval of Legislation Funding Veterans Services, Healthcare
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following... Continue Reading -
November 10, 2015
Blumenthal-Toomey-Moran Amendment to Prohibit Funds to Relocate Senior VA Execs Passes Senate
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member, along with U.S Senators Jerry Moran... Continue Reading -
November 09, 2015
Blumenthal, Bennet, Cardin and Colleagues Urge President to Prioritize Strengthened MOU with Israel
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) led a group of 16 senators in urging President Obama to... Continue Reading -
November 09, 2015
Blumenthal, Markey: Volkswagen 'Goodwill Package' Insultingly Inadequate
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) requested information from the National Highway Traffic Safety... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2015
Blumenthal, Baldwin Call for VA Inspector General Investigation into Security of Veterans’ Personal Information
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and Senator Tammy Baldwin, a... Continue Reading -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today after President Obama announced the United States will reject the... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Lockheed Acquisition of Sikorsky
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today upon final closure of Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) cosponsored the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act, which protects student... Continue Reading
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November 05, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Removal of Pond Lily Dam in New Haven
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding the beginning of efforts to remove the Pond Lily Dam in New... Continue Reading -
November 05, 2015
Sens. Blumenthal, Tillis, Reps. Takano, Gibson Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reinstate Veterans Education Benefits in Event of School Closure
Recent closures of education institutions have left attending veterans without degrees and wasted their post-9/11 GI Bill benefits Legislation would allow eligible student... Continue Reading -
November 04, 2015
Blumenthal, Shaheen Push For VA Secretary to Acknowledge Inadequate Research Following NPR'S Publication of Mustard Gas Exposure Database
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert McDonald today... Continue Reading -
November 04, 2015
Blumenthal Signs Bipartisan Letter Urging Conferees to Support Gifted and Talented Students as Work On Education Bill Continues
(Washington, DC) – U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) signed a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a senior member of the... Continue Reading -
November 04, 2015
Blumenthal, Murphy, Colleagues Call for Full Investigation into Wrongful Discharge of Servicemembers with Mental Health Disorders
WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jon Tester... Continue Reading -
“…little is known about their risks to health and safety—especially to vulnerable populations, like toddlers with frequent hand-to-mouth actions, and to... Continue Reading
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November 03, 2015
Blumenthal, Markey Statement on NHTSA-Takata Settlement
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, issued the following statement... Continue Reading
