Press Releases
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(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today in response to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposal regarding union... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds Labor Relations Board Proposal in Support of Workers
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WASHINGTON - United States Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the Congressional pensions of Members of... Continue Reading about Senators Kirk, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Expand Pension Revocation Law
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June 23, 2011
Blumenthal Applauds Release of Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Ease Gas Prices
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced the Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act that will make it easier for manufacturers to invest new... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Lieberman Introduce Bill to Aid Connecticut Manufactures
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after chairing a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Chairing Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today in response to the Senate confirmation of Leon Panetta as Secretary of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate Confirmation of Leon Panetta
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June 21, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Updated FDA Cigarette Labeling
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released updated labeling guidelines... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Updated FDA Cigarette Labeling -
June 21, 2011
Lieberman, Blumenthal and DeLauro Introduce Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act
WASHINGTON, DC-Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Teachers Professional Development... Continue Reading about Lieberman, Blumenthal and DeLauro Introduce Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz informed him that he was... Continue Reading about FTC Heeds Blumenthal’s Call to Launch Comprehensive Investigation into Oil Speculation, Potential Criminal Activity in Energy Market
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WASHINGTON – Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal announced Friday that the New London Fire Department and the Oakdale Volunteer Fire Department will... Continue Reading about New London and Oakdale Fire Departments Awarded Over $276,000 in Grants
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement today after voting for two amendments that would cut federal funding for ethanol... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Votes to End Wasteful Ethanol Subsidies to Corporate Agribusiness
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June 15, 2011
Blumenthal Supports Legislation to End Oil Speculation
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, a dozen U.S. Senators sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) urging the agency to work with State Attorneys General, the U.S.... Continue Reading about Senators Urge OCC to Work with State Attorneys General, DOJ, and HUD to Hold Mortgage Servicers Accountable and Prevent Future Abuse
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WASHINGTON – Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal announced Friday that the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association will receive over $790,000 from the U.S.... Continue Reading about Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association Awarded Over $790,000
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week introduced the bipartisan Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2011, a bill to improve health... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Introduces Bill Expanding Chiropractic Care for Veterans
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June 8, 2011
Senator Blumenthal Presses Sony on Latest Hacking Incident Targeting More Than One Million Users
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today sent a letter to Sony Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Lynton inquiring about the company’s... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Presses Sony on Latest Hacking Incident Targeting More Than One Million Users -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today advocated for the Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011 before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, legislation he... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Testifies Before Veterans Affairs Commitee on Bill to Improve Services
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June 6, 2011
Senator Blumenthal Urges Regulators to Adopt Rules That Make Credit Available to Potential Homeowners
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal last week joined a bipartisan group of 39 senators to urge federal regulators to adopt policies that keep credit available to... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Urges Regulators to Adopt Rules That Make Credit Available to Potential Homeowners -
June 2, 2011
Blumenthal Tours Manufacturing Facility in Woodbridge, Reiterates Call for “Made in CT” Initiative
(Woodbridge, CT) –Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) toured Air Handling Systems in Woodbridge today, a small manufacturing facility which makes and produces dust collection... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Tours Manufacturing Facility in Woodbridge, Reiterates Call for “Made in CT” Initiative -
(Hartford, CT)—Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal announced today that the Waterbury fire department will receive $77,600 from the U.S. Department of... Continue Reading about Waterbury Fire Department Awarded over $77,000 in Grants