Press Releases
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May 26, 2016
Blumenthal Applauds Committee Approval of Federal Funding for National Coast Guard Museum
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction of Coast Guard issues, today applauded... Continue Reading -
May 26, 2016
Blumenthal Provision to Protect Military Children from Window Cord Coverings Proceeds to the Senate Floor
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, highlighted new protections from the hidden danger of... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – After a provision was added to the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow exploitative for-profit colleges... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Mark Warner (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Barbara Mikulski... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has introduced an amendment to the National Defense... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – The current appeals process for veterans benefit is broken, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member on the Senate Veterans Affairs... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today joined a bipartisan group of Senators, including Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Grassley... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – With the global demand for inexpensive seafood increasing pressure on suppliers to provide cheap labor and maximize profits, U.S. Senators Richard... Continue Reading
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May 23, 2016
Blumenthal Leads Senators in Raising Concerns Over Lack of Basic Consumer Protection for Low-Income Homebuyers
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Following a series of articles in the New York Times investigating an alarming trend in the housing sector known as contract for deed (CFD) homeowner... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to help improve end-of-life care. Open... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – On the heels of a Human Rights Watch report that documents and draws attention to the experience of survivors of military sexual trauma, U.S.... Continue Reading
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May 19, 2016
Blumenthal Statement on Introduction of Puerto Rico Legislation in the House of Representatives
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after Members in the House of Representatives introduced legislation to... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) today introduced commonsense bicameral legislation to standardize food... Continue Reading
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May 17, 2016
Blumenthal & DeLauro Introduce Bill to End Federal Tax Subsidy for Unhealthy Food, Beverage Marketing to Children
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act to end the federal tax subsidy for unhealthy... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement today in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s... Continue Reading
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[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Jim Himes (CT-4), and... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court remanded Zubik v. Burwell back to the lower... Continue Reading
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May 16, 2016
Blumenthal, Portman Urge Administration to Address Human Trafficking in Seafood Supply Chain
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Co-Chairs of the Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking, today urged the Obama... Continue Reading -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the Committee’s... Continue Reading
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to executives at 12 major U.S. airlines urging the... Continue Reading
