Press Releases
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August 11, 2011
Blumenthal Announces Legislation on Data Privacy
(West Hartford, CT) –Senator Richard Blumenthal today held a roundtable discussion with data breach experts and community leaders at the Information Technology Center at the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Legislation on Data Privacy -
August 10, 2011
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Larson Announce over $350,000 in Funds to Charter Oak Community Health Center
(Hartford, CT) – Senators Joe Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal, and Congressman John Larson today announced a $358,333 federal grant for Charter Oak Community Health Center in... Continue Reading about Lieberman, Blumenthal, Larson Announce over $350,000 in Funds to Charter Oak Community Health Center -
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after President Obama addressed the rating agency S&P’s downgrade of the U.S.... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Statement on President’s Address on S&P Downgrade
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(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement this afternoon regarding President Obama’s proposed $120 million in tax cuts for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds President's Proposal of Tax Credits for Hiring Veterans
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August 5, 2011
Senator Blumenthal and Representative Himes Advocate to Keep Glenbrook Post Office Open
(Stamford, CT) - Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Jim Himes today joined local officials at the Glenbrook Post Office in Stamford to advocate keeping the office open,... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal and Representative Himes Advocate to Keep Glenbrook Post Office Open -
August 3, 2011
Leahy, Blumenthal Press Leading National Mortgage Servicing Companies About Foreclosures In Bankruptcy Courts
(Washington DC) – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Committee Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) last week sent letters to several of the... Continue Reading about Leahy, Blumenthal Press Leading National Mortgage Servicing Companies About Foreclosures In Bankruptcy Courts -
August 2, 2011
Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Brown Introduce Legislation Outlawing Discriminatory Hiring Practices
(Washington, DC) Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011, legislation that will make it illegal for employers and employment... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Brown Introduce Legislation Outlawing Discriminatory Hiring Practices -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after voting in favor of S. 365, a bill to raise the debt limit: “While this... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Statement on Vote to Raise the Debt Limit, Avoid Default
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August 1, 2011
Senator Blumenthal Applauds Guidelines That Require Full Preventive Health Care Services for Women, Eliminate Gender Disparities
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today released a statement following the announcement by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Applauds Guidelines That Require Full Preventive Health Care Services for Women, Eliminate Gender Disparities -
(Washington, DC) – Four Senators called this week for immediate action to crack down on oil speculators through specific measures that the Commodities Futures Trading... Continue Reading about Senators Call for CFTC to Curb Abusive Oil Speculation, Impose Position Limits
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July 27, 2011
Connecticut Resident Held Captive in Libya Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee
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July 21, 2011
Blumenthal Calls for Transparency, Accountability in Emerging Industry of For-Profit Higher Education
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement this afternoon at the conclusion of a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Transparency, Accountability in Emerging Industry of For-Profit Higher Education -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today renewed his call for an end to the ban on Medicare’s ability to directly negotiate prescription drug prices with... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Measures to Lower Drug Prices for Seniors
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July 20, 2011
Blumenthal Joins Berlin Resident at Hearing to Support Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
***EDITOR’S NOTE: FOOTAGE OF BLUMENTHAL AND CT WITNESS AVAILABLE ON PATHFIRE DMG AND FTP*** Slug: [Blumenthal Joins Berlin Resident at Hearing to Support Repeal of Defense of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Joins Berlin Resident at Hearing to Support Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement this afternoon after the Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced it was recommending to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Recommendation of Full Preventative Health Care Services for Women
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after President Obama announced his nomination of former Ohio Attorney General... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President Obama’s Nomination of Richard Cordray to Head CFPB
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July 18, 2011
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Himes Announce Community Development Grants for Bridgeport and Stamford
(Washington, DC) – Senator Joseph Lieberman, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Representative Jim Himes today applauded the Department of the Treasury’s awarding of two... Continue Reading about Lieberman, Blumenthal, Himes Announce Community Development Grants for Bridgeport and Stamford -
(New Haven, CT) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Lyme disease advocates and researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Reed, Gillibrand, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Combat Lyme Disease
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today discussed how to improve and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) during a Senate Judiciary Committee... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Highlights Importance of Strengthening Violence Against Women Act