Press Releases
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March 22, 2016
Blumenthal Statement on Brussels Terror Attacks
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on today’s terror attacks in... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Brussels Terror Attacks -
March 22, 2016
Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court's 4-4 Decision in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the United States Supreme... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court's 4-4 Decision in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a bipartisan group of six senators in... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Urge VA to Extend Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure to More Veterans Who Served in Korean DMZ
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today joined a group of nine senators in calling on the Air Force to expedite their... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Call on Air Force to Decide on UH-1N Helicopter Replacement
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on VA to Stop Wasteful Spending on Expensive, Excessive Medications
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March 17, 2016
Blumenthal, Markey to NHTSA: Consumers Can't Wait Until 2022 for Lifesaving Braking Technology
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement in response to an announcement today by the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey to NHTSA: Consumers Can't Wait Until 2022 for Lifesaving Braking Technology -
March 17, 2016
Blumenthal, Colleagues Push for Funding to Repair Crumbling Water Infrastructure, Avoid Flint-Style Disasters
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – As families in Flint, Michigan continue to struggle with lead-contaminated water, eighteen Senators are pushing to boost investment in water... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Push for Funding to Repair Crumbling Water Infrastructure, Avoid Flint-Style Disasters -
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) are calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to promote airline price... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Call on DOT to Promote Transparent Airline Price Competition
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March 16, 2016
Blumenthal, Isakson Statement on Army Response on Eligibility at Arlington National Cemetary
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., ranking member and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Isakson Statement on Army Response on Eligibility at Arlington National Cemetary -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today issued the following statement in response to the Senate voting against legislation that would have... Continue Reading about Blumenthal: Defeat of Misguided GMO Legislation is a Victory for American Consumers
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after attending President... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on the Nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court
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(Hartford, CT) – 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 Applauds Over $1.3 Million in Federal Funding to the Connecticut Department of Health to expand Opioid Prevention
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today issued the following statement in response to new guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on CDC's New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Chronic Pain
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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 (D-1), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), and Jim... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro, Larson, Himes Applaud Over $1.2 Million to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents in Connecticut
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March 14, 2016
Blumenthal Statement on FRA's Two-Person Crew Proposal
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on FRA's Two-Person Crew Proposal -
March 10, 2016
Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro, Courtney, Esty Join Bipartisan Bicameral Letter to FDA Backing Real Maple Syrup
(Washington, DC) – Continuing efforts to protect Connecticut maple sugar producers and consumers’ right to know what is in their food, U.S Senators Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro, Courtney, Esty Join Bipartisan Bicameral Letter to FDA Backing Real Maple Syrup -
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about In Wake of New Research, Blumenthal Calls on VA to Consider Expanding List of Medical Conditions that Qualify Veterans for Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure
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March 10, 2016
As Opioid Epidemic Sweeps Nation, Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
(Washington, DC) – As the opioid epidemic sweeps the nation, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Comprehensive... Continue Reading about As Opioid Epidemic Sweeps Nation, Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act -
March 10, 2016
Blumenthal Statement on CVS Pharmacy's $50 Million Commitment to Combat Youth Smoking
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on CVS Pharmacy’s announcement that it is making a $50 million,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on CVS Pharmacy's $50 Million Commitment to Combat Youth Smoking -
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard J. Durbin... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Senate Dems: Students Deserve Immediate Debt Reflief After Attending Schools Engaged in Deceptive & Predatory Practices