Press Releases
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April 9, 2018
Eight Senators Call on Senate Appropriators to Fully Fund VA Infrastructure Repairs in Fiscal Year 2019
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led seven of his colleagues in calling on Senate... Continue Reading about Eight Senators Call on Senate Appropriators to Fully Fund VA Infrastructure Repairs in Fiscal Year 2019 -
April 6, 2018
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds $8.08 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Connecticut
(Hartford, CT)—Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded the approval of $8.08 million in Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) that will generate... Continue Reading about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds $8.08 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Connecticut -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Following reports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be letting Navient “off lightly” for predatory and unlawful practices,... Continue Reading about Senators Demand Answers from CFPB Following Report Agency May Fail to Hold Student Loan Servicer Accountable for Predatory Practices
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(Hartford, CT)—Today. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb urging the FDA to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges FDA to Address Crisis-Level Shortages of Critical Pain Medications
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April 4, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Hearing with Facebook CEO
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senate... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Hearing with Facebook CEO -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined more than a half-dozen U.S. Senators today in calling on leaders of the Senate’s Energy and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Call for Investigation into Puerto Rico's Ongoing Power Woes
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(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement on the passing of former state Senator and Judge Howard Owens Jr. of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Former State Senator, Judge Howard Owens Jr.
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April 2, 2018
Blumenthal Statement Regarding Elizabeth Esty
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty. “This decision is the right one.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement Regarding Elizabeth Esty -
March 28, 2018
Blumenthal-Nadler Statement on DC and Maryland v. Trump
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal-Nadler Statement on DC and Maryland v. Trump -
March 28, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on Firing of VA Secretary Shulkin
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement in reaction to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Firing of VA Secretary Shulkin -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a letter with 24 of his colleagues to Senate appropriators, calling for robust funding for programs affecting... Continue Reading about Twenty-Five Senators Call for Full Funding of Refugee Programs
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March 28, 2018
Blumenthal, Colleagues Call on State Department to Commit to Countering Russia's Anti-Semitic "Information Warfare"
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and five of his colleagues called on Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan to commit to countering anti-Semitic... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Call on State Department to Commit to Countering Russia's Anti-Semitic "Information Warfare" -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of nine members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in calling for a public commitment to protect the... Continue Reading about Senators Call on Top Justice Officials to Commit to Protect the Special Counsel
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March 27, 2018
Blumenthal Demands Amtrak Reverse Course on Outrageous Elimination of Veteran Discount
(Hartford, CT)- Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a letter to Amtrak President and CEO Richard H. Anderson demanding that he reinstate the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands Amtrak Reverse Course on Outrageous Elimination of Veteran Discount -
March 26, 2018
Blumenthal Calls for FEC Investigation of Cambridge Analytica's Reported Illegal Interference in American Elections
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) today to investigate Cambridge Analytica for potential violations of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for FEC Investigation of Cambridge Analytica's Reported Illegal Interference in American Elections -
March 26, 2018
Blumenthal Statement on FTC Investigation of Facebook
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on FTC Investigation of Facebook -
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced today that they have introduced the Ammunition... Continue Reading about Blumenthal and Wasserman Schultz Introduce Ammunition Background Check Act
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim... Continue Reading about Connecticut Delegation Announces Over $88 Million in Federal Funding for Key Programs to Protect Connecticut Waters and Coastal Communities
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.]- U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today announced a major victory in the 2018 omnibus budget deal for 9/11 first responders—a resounding rebuke of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Helps Win Omnibus Provision to Save 9/11 First Responder Health Program
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced today that the Omnibus Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2018 includes $380 million dollars in funding... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Secures $380 Million Election Security Investment in Omnibus