Press Releases
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December 12, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On FCC Agreement With Cell Phone Providers To Allow Consumers To Unlock Mobile Devices
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement of an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On FCC Agreement With Cell Phone Providers To Allow Consumers To Unlock Mobile Devices -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted 51-44 to confirm Nina Pillard to the D.C. Circuit... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Nina Pillard To D.C. Circuit Court
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December 9, 2013
Blumenthal, Airbus Co-Host Conference For Potential New Suppliers To Grow Connecticut’s Aerospace Industry
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Airbus Americas, and the Connecticut District Export Council (CDEC) hosted a procurement conference for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Airbus Co-Host Conference For Potential New Suppliers To Grow Connecticut’s Aerospace Industry -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today urged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to immediately... Continue Reading about Schumer, Blumenthal Reveal: Over Five Years Ago, NTSB Recommended Critical Safety Monitoring Systems On All Passenger Trains That Could Prevent The Next Accident - But Federal Railroad Authority Has Yet To Take Any Action Putting Those Requirements In Place; Senators Demand FRA To Immediately Begin Implementing Requirements
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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Statement On FRA Emergency Order Issued To Metro-North
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December 6, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On November Jobs Report
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ November jobs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On November Jobs Report -
December 6, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Federal Court Decision To Issue Preliminary Injunction Against UnitedHealth Group
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after a federal court judge in Connecticut issued a preliminary... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Federal Court Decision To Issue Preliminary Injunction Against UnitedHealth Group -
December 5, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On NSA Collection Of Cellphone Location Data
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to recent reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) is... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On NSA Collection Of Cellphone Location Data -
December 3, 2013
Blumenthal Applauds FRA Directive Urging MTA To Implement Immediate Safety Stand Down, Employee Reporting Program
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a directive to the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds FRA Directive Urging MTA To Implement Immediate Safety Stand Down, Employee Reporting Program -
December 3, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Malloy Letter To MTA On Sunday Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to Governor Dannel Malloy’s letter to Metropolitan Transit... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Malloy Letter To MTA On Sunday Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today issued the following statement after touring the site of Sunday's Metro-North derailment with representatives... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement After Touring Site Of Sunday Metro-North Derailment
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December 1, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after a Metro-North train derailed in the Riverdale section of New York... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY -
November 29, 2013
A Black Friday Special: Blumenthal Highlights Laughable, Ludicrous, And Sometimes Dangerous, Deceptive Advertisements
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) highlighted examples of laughable, ludicrous and sometimes downright dangerous and deceptive advertisements... Continue Reading about A Black Friday Special: Blumenthal Highlights Laughable, Ludicrous, And Sometimes Dangerous, Deceptive Advertisements -
November 27, 2013
CT Congressional Delegation Urges CMS To Be More Flexible With Enrollment Periods, Strengthen Standards For Medicare Advantage Plans For UHG Enrollees
(Hartford, CT) – In a letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Connecticut Congressional Delegation today urged the agency to be more flexible... Continue Reading about CT Congressional Delegation Urges CMS To Be More Flexible With Enrollment Periods, Strengthen Standards For Medicare Advantage Plans For UHG Enrollees -
November 25, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Newtown Tragedy Report
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the investigative report about the Newtown tragedy, which was released... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Newtown Tragedy Report -
November 24, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Iran Nuclear Accord
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement on the agreement to freeze key parts of Iran's nuclear... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Iran Nuclear Accord -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement regarding the state’s decision to forgo the President’s recent... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Connecticut Decision On Affordable Care Act Option
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released the following statement after Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) prevented passage of legislation reauthorizing the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On GOP Obstruction Of Commonsense Gun Safety Legislation
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November 21, 2013
Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro Fight Budget Cuts To Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) vowed to fight budget cuts to the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro Fight Budget Cuts To Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program -
November 21, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Senate Use Of Constitutional Option To Confirm Federal Judicial Nominees
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement after the Senate voted 52-48 to change its rules with regard to confirming federal... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Use Of Constitutional Option To Confirm Federal Judicial Nominees