Press Releases
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(Hartford, CT) — Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today praised the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s order to temporarily place Mephedrone, methylone, and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds DEA Decision to Put Bath Salts on Controlled Substances List
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October 19, 2011
Blumenthal Praises Increase in Social Security Cost of Living
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal praised the increase in the Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Increase in Social Security Cost of Living -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) today introduced the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act, bipartisan... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Corker Introduce Bill to Combat Antibiotic Resistant “Superbugs”
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to impose position limits... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Action by CFTC to Rein in Oil Speculation, Lower Gas Prices
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October 18, 2011
Blumenthal Calls for Passage of Bill to Put Teachers Back to Work, Improve Education
Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today calling for the passage of the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act, which... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Passage of Bill to Put Teachers Back to Work, Improve Education -
October 18, 2011
Durbin, Lautenberg, Harkin, Blumenthal ask MLB Players Association to Voluntarily Ban Tobacco Use
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – On the eve of an expected 15 million viewers—including many children—tuning in to watch the first game of the 2011 World Series tomorrow,... Continue Reading about Durbin, Lautenberg, Harkin, Blumenthal ask MLB Players Association to Voluntarily Ban Tobacco Use -
October 18, 2011
Sens. Brown, Blumenthal, and Gillibrand ask Careerbuilder to Remove Job Listing Discriminating Against Unemployed Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following the release of a report indicating the prevalence of online job listings that exclude unemployed jobseekers from applying for open positions, U.S.... Continue Reading about Sens. Brown, Blumenthal, and Gillibrand ask Careerbuilder to Remove Job Listing Discriminating Against Unemployed Americans -
October 14, 2011
Blumenthal Advances Provisions to Crack Down on Human Trafficking
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week advanced his comprehensive agenda to prevent egregious human trafficking violations by government contractors... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Advances Provisions to Crack Down on Human Trafficking -
October 14, 2011
Blumenthal Announces Next Measure in Series of Jobs Proposals
(Hartford, CT) –Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today discussed skill training programs he will introduce in the U.S. Senate as a part of a larger job creation initiative... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Next Measure in Series of Jobs Proposals -
(Washington, DC) – Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote to FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg this week to request... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Lautenberg, Brown Push for Tougher Regulation of Tobacco Products
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October 13, 2011
Blumenthal, Wyden Call on SEC to Disclose Names of Deficient Credit Ratings Agencies
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to disclose the names of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Wyden Call on SEC to Disclose Names of Deficient Credit Ratings Agencies -
October 12, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on American Jobs Act
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal tonight released the following the vote on the cloture motion to proceed to the American Jobs Act: “The American Jobs Act... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on American Jobs Act -
October 12, 2011
Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Franken Introduce Bill To Require Accurate 4G Information for Consumers
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senator Al Franken (D-MN) today introduced the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Franken Introduce Bill To Require Accurate 4G Information for Consumers -
October 11, 2011
Senators Urge House Subcommittee to Drop “Witch Hunt” Investigation into PPFA, Support Women’s Health
(Washington, DC) – Eleven Senators today sent a letter to Republican Representative Cliff Stearns, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, urging... Continue Reading about Senators Urge House Subcommittee to Drop “Witch Hunt” Investigation into PPFA, Support Women’s Health -
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today called on State Farm Insurance to drop their hurricane deductible for victims whose homes were damaged by Tropical Storm... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on State Farm to Drop Hurricane Deductible for Irene Victims
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October 11, 2011
Blumenthal Praises Passage of Chinese Currency Manipulation Bill
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal tonight released the following statement on the passage of The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011, a bill aimed at... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Passage of Chinese Currency Manipulation Bill -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal, Representatives John Larson and Jim Himes, and other members of Congress today received a favorable reply from the Consumer... Continue Reading about CPSC Agrees to Implement Pool Protections Advocated by Blumenthal, Larson, Himes
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October 4, 2011
Nearly $10 Million Awarded for Job Training in Connecticut
(Washington, DC) –Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (CT-1), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Congressman Jim... Continue Reading about Nearly $10 Million Awarded for Job Training in Connecticut -
(Washington, DC) – Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Al Franken (D-MN) today introduced the Consumer Mobile Fairness Act, which would ban mandatory binding arbitration... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Franken Introduce Legislation to Provide Justice to Wireless Customers
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October 3, 2011
Borders Customer Opt-Out Information
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on the sale of Borders Group Inc.’s consumer database to Barnes & Noble, informing... Continue Reading about Borders Customer Opt-Out Information