Press Releases
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April 5, 2019
Blumenthal & Wasserman Schultz Introduce Preventing Opportunities For Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced the introduction of the bicameral... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Wasserman Schultz Introduce Preventing Opportunities For Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act -
March 13, 2019
Blumenthal Statement of Manafort Sentencing
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after former Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement of Manafort Sentencing -
March 1, 2019
Blumenthal Leads Five Colleagues in Introducing Bill to End Predatory Price Gouging to Lifesaving Drugs
Legislation supported by Families USA, Patients for Affordable Drugs, Public Citizen, Consumer Report, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Protect Our Care, the National Multiple... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Leads Five Colleagues in Introducing Bill to End Predatory Price Gouging to Lifesaving Drugs -
February 18, 2019
Blumenthal Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of Landmark Study on the Use of Forensic Science in Criminal Courts
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today marking the tenth anniversary of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of Landmark Study on the Use of Forensic Science in Criminal Courts -
February 12, 2019
Blumenthal Leads Eight Senators Urging Department of Justice & FCC To Reject Proposed T-Mobile & Sprint Merger
Senators express staunch opposition to merger that would “lead to job losses and harm workers around the country” and bring “higher monthly bills for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Leads Eight Senators Urging Department of Justice & FCC To Reject Proposed T-Mobile & Sprint Merger -
February 7, 2019
At Senate Commerce Hearing, Blumenthal Raises Concerns on 5G Wireless Technology's Potential Health Risks
Blumenthal criticizes the FCC & FDA for inadequate answers on outstanding public health questions Wireless carriers concede they are not aware of any independent scientific... Continue Reading about At Senate Commerce Hearing, Blumenthal Raises Concerns on 5G Wireless Technology's Potential Health Risks -
January 30, 2019
Blumenthal, Van Hollen & Larson Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Social Security
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the Social Security 2100 Act, a bill that would increase Social... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Van Hollen & Larson Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Social Security -
January 28, 2019
Blumenthal & Grassley Introduce Special Counsel Transparency Act
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced transparency legislation today... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Grassley Introduce Special Counsel Transparency Act -
December 13, 2018
Blumenthal, Harris, Merkley & Klobuchar Introduce Bill To End Predatory Price Gouging On Lifesaving Drugs
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Following new reports on the pervasive nature of Big Pharma’s predatory pricing practices, including on lifesaving opioid overdose drugs, and the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Harris, Merkley & Klobuchar Introduce Bill To End Predatory Price Gouging On Lifesaving Drugs -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, a group of twelve senators led by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to raise concerns regarding the... Continue Reading about Senators Demand Justification for Deployment of Active Duty Troops to the Border
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November 19, 2018
Blumenthal, Whitehouse & Hirono Challenge Unlawful Appointment of Matthew Whitaker As Acting Attorney General
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Whitehouse & Hirono Challenge Unlawful Appointment of Matthew Whitaker As Acting Attorney General -
[Washington, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today in response to proposed Title X enforcement guidance from Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on DeVos Proposal to Gut Campus Sexual Assault Protections
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November 15, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on FDA Flavored Tobacco Products Proposal
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today it would move to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on FDA Flavored Tobacco Products Proposal -
(Washington, D.C.) – Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today sent letters to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey & Wyden Query Mobile Carriers About Throttling Practices
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November 14, 2018
Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, applauded Senate passage of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds Senate Passage of Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and seven other Democratic Senators, wrote the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Warren Lead Senators Requesting FTC Investigation into Colleges That Purchased Data From Illegal Websites Deceiving Recruits, Servicemembers & Veterans
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September 17, 2018
Senators File Suit for Hidden Kavanaugh Documents
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led U.S. Senators Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Mazie Hirono... Continue Reading about Senators File Suit for Hidden Kavanaugh Documents -
September 16, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Kavanaugh Nomination
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today: “The Senate Judiciary Committee must now give these allegations the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Kavanaugh Nomination -
August 8, 2018
Blumenthal & Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats File Freedom of Information Act Request to Compel Release of Kavanaugh Documents
[WASHINGTON, DC] – In the absence of action by Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to seek the full scope of documents necessary to properly consider Supreme Court nominee... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats File Freedom of Information Act Request to Compel Release of Kavanaugh Documents -
August 1, 2018
Blumenthal Leads Resolution Condemning Trump Administration's Escalating Attacks on the Media
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Following the Trump administration’s decision to ban CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from a press event after she questioned President Trump on his relationship... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Leads Resolution Condemning Trump Administration's Escalating Attacks on the Media