Press Releases
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Senators urge TSA to immediately complete measures required in 2007 legislation “Tens of millions of riders use our country’s public transportation and passenger rail... Continue Reading about In Wake of Attempted Terrorist Attack on Paris-Bound Train, Blumenthal, Booker Call on TSA to Implement Long Overdue Rail Security and Safety Enhancements
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CARS Foundation Investigation Found CarMax Dealerships in Hartford and East Haven Connecticut offered for sale 74 “Certified” Cars With Potentially Lethal Safety... Continue Reading about CarMax Selling “Certified” Recalled Cars with Lethal Safety Defects—Blumenthal, Consumer Advocates Call on FTC to Crack Down on Deceptive, Potentially Deadly Sales Practices
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. Department of Labor’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on DC Circuit Court Ruling on Wage Rules for Home Care Workers
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent submitted an op-ed to the Wall Street... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Coca-Cola CEO Vow To Improve Transparency
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August 20, 2015
Blumenthal Calls on FAA to Step up Enforcement of Drones After Surge in Airplane “Close Calls” with Reckless Unmanned Aircraft
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a letter today to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) calling on it to take tough enforcement action... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on FAA to Step up Enforcement of Drones After Surge in Airplane “Close Calls” with Reckless Unmanned Aircraft -
(Hartford, CT) – After new reports of defects in Takata airbags installed on a 2015-model car, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today... Continue Reading about After Discovery of Defective Takata Airbag in 2015-Model Car, Blumenthal, Markey Call on Company to Voluntarily Recall All Vehicles with Takata Airbags
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement today ahead of Friday’s graduation of the first female Army Rangers. First... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on First Women to Graduate from Army Ranger School
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the death of former nine-term State Representative Julia... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Death of Former State Representative Julia Wasserman
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August 18, 2015
Blumenthal, Experts Call on Universities to Distance Themselves from Coca-Cola’s Latest Threat to Public Health
Coca-Cola Paid $1.5 Million to Found Research Organization Promoting Exercise, Not Diet, as Best Way to Combat Obesity Coca-Cola Attempts to Whitewash Role of Sugary Drinks in... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Experts Call on Universities to Distance Themselves from Coca-Cola’s Latest Threat to Public Health -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, issued the following... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on FTC Authority to Police Unfair Competition
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined with his colleagues Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Udall, Colleagues Press FDA to Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes
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(Hartford, CT) – Following a recent Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) identifying that the majority of railroads will miss the December 31, 2015 deadline to implement... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands FRA Hold Railroads Accountable for Failure to Install, Implement Life-Saving PTC Technology; Requests Installation Update from Metro-North
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August 12, 2015
Blumenthal, Murphy, Himes, Esty Back Federal Funds for Metro-North Danbury Branch Improvements
(Hartford, CT) – In a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Himes, Esty Back Federal Funds for Metro-North Danbury Branch Improvements -
August 11, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Truck Driver Fatigue as Cause of Truck Accident Involving Tracy Morgan, Per NTSB
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) announcement... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Truck Driver Fatigue as Cause of Truck Accident Involving Tracy Morgan, Per NTSB -
(HARTFORD) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) discussed the findings of a new congressional report analyzing the airline industry’s use of extra fees... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Discusses Findings of Congressional Report on Airline Fee Abuses
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August 10, 2015
Blumenthal Visits Planned Parenthood to Vow Support for Women’s Health Following GOP Attack
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today visited Planned Parenthood of Southern New England’s New Haven office to vow support for women’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Visits Planned Parenthood to Vow Support for Women’s Health Following GOP Attack -
August 6, 2015
Blumenthal, Murray, Warren Request Inspector General Examination of Education Department's Student Loan Servicers' Compliance Review
A copy of the letter is available here A copy of the Warren staff report is available here (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senate Health,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murray, Warren Request Inspector General Examination of Education Department's Student Loan Servicers' Compliance Review -
August 6, 2015
Blumenthal, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Credit Report Disclosure
Fact Sheet is Available Here Text of the Legislation is Available Here (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Credit Report Disclosure -
August 5, 2015
Blumenthal, Markey Continue Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking, Child Labor with Supply Chain Transparency Bill
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Co-Chair of the Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking, and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) continued... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Continue Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking, Child Labor with Supply Chain Transparency Bill -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Veterans’ Use of GI Bill Benefits, Stop Use on Unaccredited Education Programs