Press Releases
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April 12, 2018
Blumenthal, Colleagues Call for FCC to Investigate Sinclair Broadcasting for News Distortion
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) joined 10 Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Tom Udall (D-NM),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Call for FCC to Investigate Sinclair Broadcasting for News Distortion -
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Trump Executive Order Restricting Vulnerable Americans' Access to Social Safety Net
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order that will make it harder for poor... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump Executive Order Restricting Vulnerable Americans' Access to Social Safety Net -
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Trump Administration Suspension of Legal Services Program for Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement following reports that the Trump Administration is temporarily halting the Legal... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump Administration Suspension of Legal Services Program for Immigrants and Asylum Seekers -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Rob Portman (R-OH), John McCain (R-AZ), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Heidi Heitkamp... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Signing of Bipartisan Bill to Help Stop Online Sex Trafficking
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April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), introduced the Access to Increased... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey and Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling
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April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Murphy Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the Origins of Naval Submarine Base New London
(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a Senate resolution designating April 11, 2018 as the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the Origins of Naval Submarine Base New London -
April 10, 2018
Blumenthal to Zuckerberg: How Can We Trust You?
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a joint hearing today of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal to Zuckerberg: How Can We Trust You? -
April 10, 2018
Saving Net Neutrality - Blumenthal to Host Town Hall
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today he will host Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel for a Town Hall to Save Net... Continue Reading about Saving Net Neutrality - Blumenthal to Host Town Hall -
April 9, 2018
Eight Senators Call on Senate Appropriators to Fully Fund VA Infrastructure Repairs in Fiscal Year 2019
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led seven of his colleagues in calling on Senate... Continue Reading about Eight Senators Call on Senate Appropriators to Fully Fund VA Infrastructure Repairs in Fiscal Year 2019 -
April 6, 2018
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds $8.08 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Connecticut
(Hartford, CT)—Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded the approval of $8.08 million in Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) that will generate... Continue Reading about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds $8.08 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Connecticut -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Following reports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be letting Navient “off lightly” for predatory and unlawful practices,... Continue Reading about Senators Demand Answers from CFPB Following Report Agency May Fail to Hold Student Loan Servicer Accountable for Predatory Practices
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(Hartford, CT)—Today. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb urging the FDA to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges FDA to Address Crisis-Level Shortages of Critical Pain Medications
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April 4, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Hearing with Facebook CEO
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senate... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Hearing with Facebook CEO -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined more than a half-dozen U.S. Senators today in calling on leaders of the Senate’s Energy and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Call for Investigation into Puerto Rico's Ongoing Power Woes
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(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement on the passing of former state Senator and Judge Howard Owens Jr. of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Former State Senator, Judge Howard Owens Jr.
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April 2, 2018
Blumenthal Statement Regarding Elizabeth Esty
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty. “This decision is the right one.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Regarding Elizabeth Esty -
March 28, 2018
Blumenthal-Nadler Statement on DC and Maryland v. Trump
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal-Nadler Statement on DC and Maryland v. Trump -
March 28, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Firing of VA Secretary Shulkin
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement in reaction to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Firing of VA Secretary Shulkin -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a letter with 24 of his colleagues to Senate appropriators, calling for robust funding for programs affecting... Continue Reading about Twenty-Five Senators Call for Full Funding of Refugee Programs