Press Releases
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October 23, 2025
Blumenthal Calls on Independent Watchdog to Investigate Impact of Trump VA Cuts on Care for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries & Disorders
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Independent Watchdog to Investigate Impact of Trump VA Cuts on Care for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries & Disorders -
October 9, 2025
Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Blast Secretary Collins for Politicizing Key Veteran Services During Shutdown
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) are leading... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Blast Secretary Collins for Politicizing Key Veteran Services During Shutdown -
October 9, 2025
Video: Republican Leadership Blocks Vote on Stalled Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Relief for Combat-Injured Veterans & Their Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Yesterday, Republican leadership blocked two attempts from Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) to advance stalled... Continue Reading about Video: Republican Leadership Blocks Vote on Stalled Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Relief for Combat-Injured Veterans & Their Families -
September 24, 2025
Blumenthal Statement on VA Doctors' Warning that Trump Admin's Cuts & Firings Have Weakened Veterans' Health Care
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following a letter penned by nearly seventy active... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on VA Doctors' Warning that Trump Admin's Cuts & Firings Have Weakened Veterans' Health Care -
September 17, 2025
Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Hears Firsthand the Dangers of Cuts to VA Health Care for Veterans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee oversight hearing today, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal stressed the harmful impacts the Trump Administration’s cuts... Continue Reading about Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Hears Firsthand the Dangers of Cuts to VA Health Care for Veterans -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Earlier this week, the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) awarded U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal their Legislator of the Year Award in recognition of his... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Receives 'Legislator of the Year' Award for his Advocacy for Veterans
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September 2, 2025
Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Demand Trump VA Rescind Dangerous New Proposed Rule to Ban Life-Saving Abortions for Veterans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) today led a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Demand Trump VA Rescind Dangerous New Proposed Rule to Ban Life-Saving Abortions for Veterans -
[Hartford, CT] –U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee, released the following statement today following news that the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Agreement to Keep Stamford VA Clinic Open
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement raising the alarm on a Department of Veterans Affairs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on VA Watchdog Report Revealing Urgent Staffing Shortage
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August 6, 2025
Blumenthal Denounces the Trump Admin's Move to Strip Mission-Critical VA Employees of Union Bargaining Rights
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Denounces the Trump Admin's Move to Strip Mission-Critical VA Employees of Union Bargaining Rights -
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro & Himes' Bill to Name West Haven VA Medical Center After U.S. Army Captain Paul "Bud" Bucha Clears the Senate
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August 1, 2025
Blumenthal Successfully Attaches his Amendment to Protect Veterans Crisis Line from Trump VA Cuts to Key Senate Funding Bill
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today secured two amendments to safeguard veterans’ resources to the Fiscal Year... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Successfully Attaches his Amendment to Protect Veterans Crisis Line from Trump VA Cuts to Key Senate Funding Bill -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement slamming the Trump Administration’s Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Slams VA's Move to Stop Life-Saving Abortions to Veterans
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee today advanced five bills authored by Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to better serve veterans nationwide as... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Bills to Improve Support for Veterans Clear Key Committee Hurdle
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) today introduced legislation to strengthen the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Murphy Introduce Bill to Improve Veterans' Medical Disability Exams
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July 23, 2025
Video: Blumenthal Presses Trump VA Nominee for Answers: "We're Asking for Basic Transparency"
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee nomination hearing today, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) grilled John Bartrum, the nominee to be Under... Continue Reading about Video: Blumenthal Presses Trump VA Nominee for Answers: "We're Asking for Basic Transparency" -
July 22, 2025
Blumenthal, Crapo & Warren File Major Richard Star Act as Amendment to Must-Pass Defense Bill
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Crapo & Warren File Major Richard Star Act as Amendment to Must-Pass Defense Bill -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) recently... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murray & Gallego to Trump VA: Stop Endangering VA Research
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July 18, 2025
Blumenthal, Murray Put VA Secretary Collins on Blast for his Lack of Transparency & Accountability
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) are calling out Department of Veterans Affairs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murray Put VA Secretary Collins on Blast for his Lack of Transparency & Accountability -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) recently introduced the Advancing VA’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Hirono Lead Bill to Bolster VA's Emergency Response to Disasters
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