Press Releases
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[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
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[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
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[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
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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
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[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
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[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
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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
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May 21, 2020
Blumenthal, Murphy Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Day"
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a resolution in the Senate introduced by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Introduce Resolution Establishing "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" -
May 20, 2020
Senators Introduce Legislation to Expand & Improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of ten Senators introducing the Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19... Continue Reading about Senators Introduce Legislation to Expand & Improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Amid COVID-19 Pandemic -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal to DOJ, FTC Antitrust Officials on Google: End Cycle of Impunity
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, released the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for CPSC Nomination of Trump Administration Official Who Helped Shelve CDC Guidelines to Be Withdrawn
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – As tech companies and public health agencies deploy contact tracing apps and digital monitoring tools to fight the spread of COVID-19, U.S. Senators... Continue Reading about Protecting Civil Liberties During COVID-19: Blumenthal, Warner, Eshoo, Schakowsky & DelBene Introduce the Public Health Prviacy Act
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) issued the following joint statement after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Blast Administration for Weakening Truck Driver Safety Standards
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May 14, 2020
Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of fifteen senators introducing legislation to ban “ghost” guns. Blumenthal and... Continue Reading about Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban "Ghost" Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms -
May 14, 2020
Blumenthal Calls on Treasury & SBA to Immediately Issue Delayed Guidance to PPP Recipients
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Responding to many personal calls and texts from small business owners, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the U.S. Treasury Department and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Treasury & SBA to Immediately Issue Delayed Guidance to PPP Recipients