Press Releases
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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed new limits on arsenic in... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Welcomes FDA’s Proposed New Limits on Arsenic in Juice as Important Safety Step, Encourages Agency to Finalize Formal Rule
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – joined by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and 13 other senators –... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges CFPB, DOL to Protect Workers Paid with Predatory Payroll Cards
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July 11, 2013
Sen. Blumenthal, Rep. Kilmer Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Military Service
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) introduced the Veterans and Service Members Employment Rights and... Continue Reading about Sen. Blumenthal, Rep. Kilmer Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Military Service -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement on the Senate’s failure to move the Student Loan Bill (S. 1238) forward – a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate’s Failure to Move Student Loan Bill Forward
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(Washington, DC) – After spending last week meeting with faculty, administrators and students across Connecticut, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today delivered a... Continue Reading about After Visiting Connecticut Colleges, Blumenthal Delivers Floor Speech Urging Action To Lower Student Loan Interest Rates, Address Rising Cost Of College
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) elicited strong support from FBI director-nominee James Comey on gun violence prevention laws and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Questions FBI Director-Nominee James Comey On Gun Violence Prevention Laws And Enforcement, Elicits Strong Support From Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General
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July 9, 2013
Blumenthal Meets With EPA Director-Nominee Gina McCarthy, Urges Senate to Quickly Confirm Former CT DEP Commissioner
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with former Connecticut DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy to discuss her nomination to head the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Meets With EPA Director-Nominee Gina McCarthy, Urges Senate to Quickly Confirm Former CT DEP Commissioner -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today – joined by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), John Cornyn (R-Texas),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Again Urges Department of Defense to Reconsider Russian-Made Helicopter Contract in Light of Recent Recommendations by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today – joined by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mark... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges Department of Veterans Affairs to Immediately Grant Married Veterans and Their Same-Sex Spouses All Available Marriage Rights and Benefits
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July 8, 2013
Blumenthal, Murphy, Larson Announce Federal Grant to CPTV to Produce Fire Safety Educational Videos
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congressman John B. Larson (D-1) announced today a $141,420 Assistance to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Larson Announce Federal Grant to CPTV to Produce Fire Safety Educational Videos -
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the interest rate increase on subsidized Stafford student... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Congress to Return To Washington Immediately, Undo Interest Rate Hike on Subsidized Stafford Student Loans
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after he and the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to pass S. 744, the Border... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
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June 27, 2013
Blumenthal Statement on PTSD Awareness Day
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on PTSD Awareness Day, a day intended to raise awareness about... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on PTSD Awareness Day -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Boxer, Murray, Shaheen, And 26 Other Senators, Send Letter to Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis Thanking Her for Leading Successful Effort to Defeat State Anti-Abortion Bill With 11-Hour Filibuster
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) this week in praising Senate committee passage of their legislation that... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Unanimous Committee Approval of Bipartisan Legislation He Introduced to Compensate Iran Hostage Crisis Victims
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Strike Down DOMA
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) used for the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement after FDA Rejects Four New Tobacco Product Applications
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding the shooting in Willimantic that resulted in an officer being... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement on Officer Injured In Willimantic Shooting
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June 25, 2013
Blumenthal Statement on President Obama’s Plan To Prepare U.S. For Impact of Climate Change
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after President Obama outlined his plan to combat climate change and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President Obama’s Plan To Prepare U.S. For Impact of Climate Change -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding release by the U.S. General Services Administration of an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement Regarding GSA Recommendation To Sell Plum Island