Press Releases
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June 19, 2020
Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Ahead of World Refugee Day, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) led a group of 81... Continue Reading about Congressional Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reverse its Barrage of Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers -
June 19, 2020
Blumenthal, Van Hollen Statement on Navy Decision to not Reinstate Captain Crozier as Commander of the USS Roosevelt
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following joint statement after the Navy announced it would not reinstate... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Van Hollen Statement on Navy Decision to not Reinstate Captain Crozier as Commander of the USS Roosevelt -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted against the confirmation of Justin Walker to the D.C.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Votes Against the Nomination of Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit
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June 17, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on John Bolton's Book
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on John Bolton’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on John Bolton's Book -
June 17, 2020
Blumenthal Statement on Trump-Barr Section 230 Proposal
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), author of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump-Barr Section 230 Proposal -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and Francis Rooney (R-FL) led the introduction of a resolution... Continue Reading about Bicameral, Bipartisan Resolution Condemns Discrimination Against Iranian Americans
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June 17, 2020
Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Sweeping Environmental Conservation Bill with Vital Wins for Connecticut
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) applauded Senate passage of The Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation to preserve and protect public... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Sweeping Environmental Conservation Bill with Vital Wins for Connecticut -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – During a hearing today of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) demanded Federal... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands FAA Administrator Take Stronger Action on Aircraft Safety
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on “Police Use of Force and Community Relations,” U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Presses DOJ Official on Legal Barriers to Police Accountability During Second Panel of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
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June 16, 2020
At Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Police Brutality, Blumenthal Calls for Reform to Legal Barriers to Accountability
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on “Police Use of Force and Community Relations,” U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) raised... Continue Reading about At Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Police Brutality, Blumenthal Calls for Reform to Legal Barriers to Accountability -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), author of the Restoring Aviation Accountability Act and a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Wicker-Cantwell Aviation Safety Bill
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and U.S.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Schakowsky Call on FTC to Assert Political Independence as Trump Attempts to Hijack Commission for Political Retaliation
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June 15, 2020
Blumenthal & Udall Sound the Alarm on Trump's Dangerous Nominee for Top Consumer Watchdog Position
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Ahead of tomorrow’s confirmation hearing for Nancy Beck to be Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), U.S. Senators Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Udall Sound the Alarm on Trump's Dangerous Nominee for Top Consumer Watchdog Position -
June 12, 2020
Blumenthal & Murphy Demand Answers on BOP's Failure to Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak at FCI Danbury
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Michael Carvajal seeking an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Murphy Demand Answers on BOP's Failure to Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak at FCI Danbury -
June 11, 2020
Blumenthal Fights to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act in Senate NDAA
[WASHINGTON, DC] – During the mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) fought to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Fights to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act in Senate NDAA -
June 11, 2020
Blumenthal-Led Provisions to Support Military Families Included in Committee-Passed NDAA
[WASHINGTON, DC] – The National Defense Authorization Act approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee today includes several provision championed by U.S Senator Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal-Led Provisions to Support Military Families Included in Committee-Passed NDAA -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the Committee approved... Continue Reading about Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Comprehensive Defense Authorization Bill with Blumenthal-championed Wins for Connecticut
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June 10, 2020
Blumenthal Urges DOJ, Secret Service to Investigate Criminal Groups Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Programs
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, in a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Associate Deputy Attorney General William Hughes and United States Secret Service Assistant... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges DOJ, Secret Service to Investigate Criminal Groups Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Programs -
June 10, 2020
Blumenthal Introduces Measure to Protect Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today introduced an amendment to the Great American Outdoors Act that would prohibit the use of funds to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Introduces Measure to Protect Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation to ensure student veterans do not face financial or... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation to Shield Student Veterans from Financial & Academic Penalties During COVID-19 Pandemic