Press Releases
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) wrote U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to call for the immediate release of... Continue Reading
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January 05, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Grassley-Graham Letter to DOJ
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to a letter sent today by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and... Continue Reading -
January 04, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Trump Expansion of Offshore Drilling
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement following the Trump Administration’s announcement it will permit offshore... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement in response to a preliminary investigative report released today by the National... Continue Reading
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January 01, 2018
Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Travel to Puerto Rico
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today they will travel to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, January 2 and... Continue Reading -
December 22, 2017
Blumenthal-Nadler Statement on CREW v. Trump
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and U.S. Representative Jerrold... Continue Reading -
December 22, 2017
Blumenthal, Schumer, Udall and Tonko Announce Draft of Bicameral Bill to Block Cyber Grinches Stealing Christmas
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Tom Udall (D-NM), and U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY) released draft... Continue Reading -
December 21, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on the Continuing Resolution
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after voting against another Continuing Resolution: “There is no excuse... Continue Reading -
December 21, 2017
Blumenthal and Senate Democrats Demand DOT Hold Railroads Accountable for Implementation of PTC After Fatal Derailments and Safety Shortfalls
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of fifteen Senators calling on Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to hold railroads... Continue Reading -
December 20, 2017
Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution to Recognize Lost Crew of San Antonio Rose
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) applauded unanimous Senate approval of a bipartisan resolution he authored to commemorate the 75th... Continue Reading -
December 20, 2017
Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Booker and Warren Demand Answers on Banned Words at CDC
WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and potentially other agencies were directed to avoid using certain words or... Continue Reading -
December 20, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Senate Passage of GOP Tax Scam
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the statement below after voting against the Republican tax plan, which was approved by the Senate... Continue Reading -
December 15, 2017
Blumenthal Announces Senate Passage of First Ever Federal Anti-Animal Cruelty Statute
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today the United States Senate has unanimously passed his bipartisan Prevent Animal Cruelty and... Continue Reading -
December 14, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Navy Strategic Readiness Review
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after Secretary of the Navy... Continue Reading -
December 14, 2017
Blumenthal, Esty Release Letters to ICE, Board of Immigration Appeals Seeking Stay in Deportation of New Britain Father
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released two letters today to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and... Continue Reading -
December 14, 2017
Blumenthal Slams FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal rules ensuring... Continue Reading -
December 14, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Fifth Anniversary of Sandy Hook Shooting
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting: “Today marks the... Continue Reading -
December 13, 2017
Blumenthal Calls for Renewed Investigation of Comcast-NBCU Acquisition Ahead of Expiring Merger Conditions
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Ahead of a hearing today before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Rights, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)... Continue Reading -
December 13, 2017
Blumenthal, Udall, Schumer to FTC: Don't Let Grinch Bots Steal Christmas
WASHINGTON —U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action to... Continue Reading -
December 12, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on New Britain Father Mariano Cardoso
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in support of Mariano Cardoso Sr., a New Britain father facing deportation on... Continue Reading
