Press Releases
-
June 4, 2020
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – After President Trump threatened to deploy U.S. military troops to “dominate” demonstrators protesting police brutality, U.S. Senator Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced legislation today to make child... Continue Reading about Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Make Child Care More Accessible & Affordable
-
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced legislation today to ease the... Continue Reading about Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Reimburse Costs Incurred When Leaving Employment Due to Military Move
-
June 3, 2020
Blumenthal, Cantwell, Markey Introduce Legislation to Ensure Transportation Worker Safety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transportation and critical infrastructure, U.S. Senators Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Cantwell, Markey Introduce Legislation to Ensure Transportation Worker Safety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced legislation today to help... Continue Reading about Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Kaine Introduce Legislation to Study Expansion of Mental Health Resources for Military Moms
-
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Appropriations... Continue Reading about Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Protect Military Family Members from Mental Health Discrimination When Seeking to Serve
-
June 3, 2020
Blumenthal, Murphy Urge Defense Department to Refrain From Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests
[Washington, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Urge Defense Department to Refrain From Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests -
June 3, 2020
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces CT Awarded $490 Million Grant to CTDOT for COVID-19 Response
(HARTFORD, CT) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro... Continue Reading about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces CT Awarded $490 Million Grant to CTDOT for COVID-19 Response -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) demanded answers from Federal Bureau of Prisons Director... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Admonishes BOP Director for Failure to Release Inmates to Home Confinement Amid High Risk of Coronavirus Infection in Federal Correctional Facilities
-
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called for Congressional leadership as protests continue... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Congressional Leadership as Protests Responding to Police Brutality & Systemic Racism Continue Across the Country
-
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced legislation today to... Continue Reading about Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Doulas for Military Moms
-
June 1, 2020
Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Prioritize Military Family Readiness
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced legislation today to... Continue Reading about Supporting Military Families: Blumenthal & Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Prioritize Military Family Readiness -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), along with 24 colleagues, to call on... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Call for Investigation Into Racially Discriminatory & Violent Policing at Minneapolis Police Department
-
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on the Trump Administration... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Menendez & Booker Call on Trump Administration to Support 9/11 Families
-
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, which is... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump Executive Order to Suppress Online Political Speech
-
May 27, 2020
Blumenthal, Murphy, Lamont, Himes Announce DOT Awarded $29 Million Grant to Replace Walk River Bridge
(HARTFORD, CT) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Governor Ned Lamont, U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4), and Connecticut... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Lamont, Himes Announce DOT Awarded $29 Million Grant to Replace Walk River Bridge -
May 22, 2020
Blumenthal Urges Release of Vulnerable & Pregnant Inmates From Federal Prison in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kamala D. Harris (D-CA),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges Release of Vulnerable & Pregnant Inmates From Federal Prison in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic -
May 22, 2020
Blumenthal & Murphy Introduce Gun Safety Bill to Ensure Completion of Background Checks
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined by Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the NICS Data Integrity Act, a bill that... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Murphy Introduce Gun Safety Bill to Ensure Completion of Background Checks -
May 22, 2020
Protecting Civil Liberties During COVID-19: Supports Grows for the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
[WASHINGTON, DC] – As Google and Apple deploy new contact tracing apps to fight the spread of COVID-19, twelve members of the Senate and House of Representatives joined as... Continue Reading about Protecting Civil Liberties During COVID-19: Supports Grows for the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – During a Senate Aging Committee hearing on Thursday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) highlighted the staggering impact the COVID-19 pandemic has... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Passage of Heroes Fund & Bicameral Nursing Home Legislation to Address Devastating COVID-19 Toll on Seniors at Aging Committee Hearing