Press Releases
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November 07, 2017
Blumenthal Demands Answers and Immediate Reforms from DoD in Wake of Deadly Mass Shooting
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee, today demanded the... Continue Reading -
November 06, 2017
Blumenthal Presses ICE on Troubling USCIS Office Arrests
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today wrote to Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership to express deep... Continue Reading -
November 05, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Texas Church Shooting
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement this evening regarding the church shooting in Texas: “I share the... Continue Reading -
November 05, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on the "Paradise Papers"
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after new reporting revealed that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross... Continue Reading -
November 04, 2017
Blumenthal, Murphy Statement on Appointment of Clark Chapin and George Krivda to CT USDA Positions
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding the appointments of Clark Chapin to serve... Continue Reading -
November 03, 2017
Blumenthal Introduces Two Bicameral Bills to Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors from Gun Violence
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led the introduction of two bills designed to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence. The Lori... Continue Reading -
November 03, 2017
Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro Announce $30,000 EPA Grant to Address Water and Air Pollution in New Haven
(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced a $30,000 grant from... Continue Reading -
November 03, 2017
Blumenthal & Grassley Ask HHS to Prioritize Funding for Program to Enhance Transparency in Opioid Prescribing
[WASHINGTON, DC] – In a letter to Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric D. Hargan, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pressed nominee for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Steve Grasz... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2017
Blumenthal, Murphy Statement on Nomination of John H. Durham to Serve as US Attorney for District of Connecticut
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding news that John H. Durham has been... Continue Reading -
November 01, 2017
Blumenthal Leads Bipartisan Group Calling on US to Lead UN in Addressing North Korean Cyberattacks
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Ahead of President Trump’s visit to Asia later this week – including stops in China, Japan, and South Korea – U.S. Senator Richard... Continue Reading -
October 31, 2017
Blumenthal & Murphy: Congress Should End Loophole that Encourages For-Profit Colleges to Target Veterans & Service Members
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren... Continue Reading -
October 30, 2017
Blumenthal, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Hold Drug Companies Accountable for Overpricing
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined 10 of their colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), in a letter to... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted Paul Manafort, President... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after their bipartisan legislation, the PROTECT Our... Continue Reading
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October 26, 2017
Blumenthal Demands Answers About Reported Mistreatment of Pregnant Detainees by ICE
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Elaine Duke and Acting Director... Continue Reading -
October 26, 2017
Senators Demand Explanation for $2 Billion Missing From Commerce Secretary's Financial Disclosures
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Following a Forbes report revealing that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross may have failed to disclose nearly $2 billion during his confirmation... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement as President Trump is set to declare a public health emergency to address... Continue Reading
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October 26, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Mariano Cardoso Sr.
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding New Britain father Mariano Cardoso Sr. who is facing... Continue Reading -
October 25, 2017
Blumenthal, Murphy Call on President To Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the White House finalizes its emergency declaration on opioid abuse, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined... Continue Reading
