Press Releases
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May 14, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On Obama Decision To Assign Deputy Chief Of Staff To Oversee VA Department
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama assigned his deputy chief of staff, Rob... Continue Reading -
May 14, 2014
Blumenthal Issues Statement On Completion Of Second Mount Vernon Transformer To Power Metro-North New Haven Line
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding the completion of a second transformer in Mount Vernon to... Continue Reading -
May 12, 2014
Blumenthal Releases Comprehensive Report Calling For A College Sexual Assault Bill Of Rights
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a comprehensive report calling for a College Sexual Assault Bill of Rights. The... Continue Reading -
May 09, 2014
Blumenthal, Rockefeller, Markey Call On Coast Guard To Make Cruise Ship Inspection Information Available To Public
(Washington, DC) – In a letter to U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp, Jr., U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.V.),... Continue Reading -
May 08, 2014
Blumenthal, Staff Join Online Awareness Campaign To Bring Home Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls Kidnapped By Militants
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and members of his staff joined the #BringBackOurGirls online awareness campaign in solidarity with... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced that they will hold three public... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement following the House Judiciary... Continue Reading
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May 07, 2014
Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Sikorsky To Receive Contract For Replacement Presidential Helicopters
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Sikorsky has secured a $1.24 billion contract to modify,... Continue Reading -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, released a statement in... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in regard to the Department of... Continue Reading
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May 06, 2014
Blumenthal, Murphy, Warren Introduce Legislation Giving Students A Fair Shot At An Affordable Education
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Bank on Students... Continue Reading -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding completion of the New Haven rail line power upgrade... Continue Reading
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May 06, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On GM Concession That Rough Road Conditions Can Cause Recalled Cars To Malfunction
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in a response to a letter General Motors (GM) sent to its customers... Continue Reading -
May 05, 2014
Blumenthal, Portman Statement On Kidnapping, Enslavement Of More Than 200 Nigerian Girls
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking, today released... Continue Reading -
May 02, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On WH ‘Big Data’ Report
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to a recent report released by the White House Council of... Continue Reading -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement today in support the U.S. Department of Energy announcement that it will create the first... Continue Reading
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(Hartford, CT) –At a visit Friday, May 2, 2014 to Thoughtventions Unlimited in Glastonbury, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Department of Education released a list of 55 higher... Continue Reading
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement today applauding the Senate Judiciary Committee for... Continue Reading
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April 30, 2014
Blumenthal Issues Statement in Support Of Military Sexual Assault Survivors’ Suit Against the VA
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in support of a lawsuit filed today by the Service Women’s Action Network... Continue Reading
