Press Releases
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(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today chaired his first U.S. Senate field hearing, which discussed ways the federal government can partner with state and local... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Chairs Field Hearing, Pushes for Proposals to End Elder Abuse
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August 18, 2011
Blumenthal Applauds DHS Policy Change on DREAM Act and Other Low Priority Deportation Cases
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement this afternoon on the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it will... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds DHS Policy Change on DREAM Act and Other Low Priority Deportation Cases -
August 18, 2011
Blumenthal Calls for Joint Committee on Job Creation
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote his Senate colleagues today, urging them to join him in an effort to establish a Joint Select Committee on Job... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Joint Committee on Job Creation -
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today wrote to the Department of Defense (DOD) urging them to implement the recommendations made by the Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Department of Defense to Implement Suicide Prevention Measures
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Hartford, CT) - Senator Richard Blumenthal today joined Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and community leaders at the Blue Hills Post Office in Hartford to advocate keeping the office... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal and Mayor Segarra Advocate to Keep Blue Hills Post Office Open
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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 -
(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 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 -
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
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