Press Releases
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November 25, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on Trump Pardon of Michael Flynn
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Trump issued a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump Pardon of Michael Flynn -
November 25, 2020
Blumenthal Statement Regarding OMB Requesting Congress Fully Fund Second Virginia Class Submarine
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested Congress to fully fund a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Regarding OMB Requesting Congress Fully Fund Second Virginia Class Submarine -
November 24, 2020
Blumenthal Leads Call for Stronger Action Against Disinformation Ahead of Georgia Senate Elections
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of five senators in pressing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about specific... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Leads Call for Stronger Action Against Disinformation Ahead of Georgia Senate Elections -
November 23, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on President-Elect Biden's Announcement of Key Foreign Policy and National Security Nominees and Appointments
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden’s announced key members of his foreign... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President-Elect Biden's Announcement of Key Foreign Policy and National Security Nominees and Appointments -
November 23, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on Senator Dianne Feinstein's Leadership on the Senate Judiciary Committee
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced she will not seek the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senator Dianne Feinstein's Leadership on the Senate Judiciary Committee -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Veterans Committee, released the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on the Nomination of Denis McDonough to be VA Secretary
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November 18, 2020
Blumenthal & Markey Statement on FAA Ungrounding Boeing 737 Max Aircraft
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Markey Statement on FAA Ungrounding Boeing 737 Max Aircraft -
November 18, 2020
Blumenthal Statement Regarding Lawsuit Filed Against HUD by Hartford Apartment Residents
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement regarding a lawsuit by Open Community Alliance on behalf of residents of Barbour... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Regarding Lawsuit Filed Against HUD by Hartford Apartment Residents -
November 18, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on U.S. Surpassing 250,000 Coronavirus Deaths
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Johns Hopkins University announced that more than 250,000 people have died... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on U.S. Surpassing 250,000 Coronavirus Deaths -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, during yesterday’s Commerce Consumer Protection Subcommittee Hearing, “Examining the American Manufacturing... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Lauds CT Manufacturers During Senate Hearing on Response to Covid-19
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November 17, 2020
Blumenthal Demands Stronger Action Against Misinformation Ahead of Georgia Elections
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) served as the Ranking Member at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Breaking the News:... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands Stronger Action Against Misinformation Ahead of Georgia Elections -
November 17, 2020
Blumenthal & Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Preserve Legal Rights & Protections of Servicemembers and Veterans
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of eleven senators in urging the conference committee... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Preserve Legal Rights & Protections of Servicemembers and Veterans -
November 16, 2020
Blumenthal, Murphy Press Facebook to Take Immediate Action to Combat Anti-Muslim Bigotry on its Platform
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and 12 colleagues in a letter to Facebook... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Press Facebook to Take Immediate Action to Combat Anti-Muslim Bigotry on its Platform -
November 13, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on Explosion at West Haven VA Facility
(HARTFORD, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the explosion... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Explosion at West Haven VA Facility -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Matsui Call On CDC to Reinstate No-Sail Order for Cruise Ships After Positive COVID-19 Cases Were Reported on Board First Ship to Set Sail in Caribbean Since March
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November 11, 2020
Blumenthal & Brown Press VA to Improve Data Collection for LGBT Veterans & Measure Progress on Racial & Ethnic Disparities
[WASHINGTON, DC] – On Veterans Day, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), members of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, called on... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Brown Press VA to Improve Data Collection for LGBT Veterans & Measure Progress on Racial & Ethnic Disparities -
November 10, 2020
Blumenthal & Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), members of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, introduced the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA -
November 10, 2020
Blumenthal Joins Colleagues to Call On Trump’s Justice Department to Stop Plans to Make Purdue Pharma a Public Benefit Corporation
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Following the settlement agreement announced between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Purdue Pharma (Purdue), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Joins Colleagues to Call On Trump’s Justice Department to Stop Plans to Make Purdue Pharma a Public Benefit Corporation -
November 10, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments in California v. Texas
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after the United States Supreme... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments in California v. Texas -
November 10, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on AG Barr, Republican Efforts to Discredit 2020 Election Results
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) slammed Republican efforts to discredit the results of the 2020... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on AG Barr, Republican Efforts to Discredit 2020 Election Results