Press Releases
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November 19, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On NTSB Investigation Of Metro-North
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, today released the following... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On NTSB Investigation Of Metro-North -
November 19, 2014
Army and Navy Award Joint Contract to Sikorsky for 102 New Helicopters
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement praising the recent announcement by the United States Army and Navy that they have jointly... Continue Reading about Army and Navy Award Joint Contract to Sikorsky for 102 New Helicopters -
November 19, 2014
Connecticut Delegation Applauds 14 Grants to Support Preservation and Restoration of Long Island Sound
(Hartford, CT) - The Connecticut congressional delegation today applauded fourteen grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Futures Fund... Continue Reading about Connecticut Delegation Applauds 14 Grants to Support Preservation and Restoration of Long Island Sound -
November 18, 2014
Blumenthal, Markey Statement On Expansion Of Takata Airbag Recall To Include All Driver-Side Airbags
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Statement On Expansion Of Takata Airbag Recall To Include All Driver-Side Airbags -
November 18, 2014
Blumenthal, Whitehouse In Letter To Obama: Use Executive Authority To Repair America’s Broken Immigration System
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today wrote to President Obama urging him to take “bold, decisive action... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Whitehouse In Letter To Obama: Use Executive Authority To Repair America’s Broken Immigration System -
November 17, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On Preliminary Approval For Metro-North Contract To Install Inward- And Outward-Facing Cameras On Rail Fleet
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the Metro-North Railroad (MNR) and Long Island Railroad secured... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Preliminary Approval For Metro-North Contract To Install Inward- And Outward-Facing Cameras On Rail Fleet -
November 17, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On Feinberg Decision To Extend GM Victim Compensation Fund Deadline To January 31
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after General Motors (GM) victims compensation fund Administrator... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Feinberg Decision To Extend GM Victim Compensation Fund Deadline To January 31 -
November 13, 2014
Blumenthal Statement on Commerce Committee Hearings on Takata Airbags
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the Senate Commerce Committee announced that it will be holding a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Commerce Committee Hearings on Takata Airbags -
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called on General Motors (GM) to proactively and immediately contact all families of victims of its... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls On General Motors To Contact Known Victims Of Faulty Ignition Switch, Extend Compensation Fund Deadline For Families That Just Learned Of Eligibility
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November 12, 2014
Blumenthal Calls On Consumer Product Safety Commission To Finalize New Standards To End Use Of Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals In Upholstered Furniture
(Hartford, CT) - Following growing scientific evidence that links use of flame retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture to serious health concerns, U.S. Senators Richard... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls On Consumer Product Safety Commission To Finalize New Standards To End Use Of Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals In Upholstered Furniture -
November 11, 2014
Blumenthal Calls on DOD to Take Immediate Action after 629 Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans Report Toxic Exposure
(Hartford, CT) – Following media accounts that 629 Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans who reported toxic exposure to chemical weapons never received proper medical screenings... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on DOD to Take Immediate Action after 629 Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans Report Toxic Exposure -
November 10, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On New GM Ignition Switch Documents
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after newly-disclosed documents seem to show that General Motors (GM) placed... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On New GM Ignition Switch Documents -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released the following statement after Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald announced the vision for the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On New MyVA Reorganization To Help Veterans Navigate VA
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November 10, 2014
Blumenthal Applauds President’s Push For Rules To Protect Net Neutrality
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released the following statement after President Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds President’s Push For Rules To Protect Net Neutrality -
November 7, 2014
Blumenthal, Markey Call On Department Of Justice To Open Criminal Investigation Of Takata
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Call On Department Of Justice To Open Criminal Investigation Of Takata -
In Wake Of Delaware Supreme Court Decision, Senator Urges SEC To Declare Illegal Provisions Designed To Insulate Corporations From Shareholder Lawsuits (Hartford, CT) –... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls On SEC To Protect Critical Check On Corporate Malfeasance
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October 28, 2014
Blumenthal Issues Statement On NTSB Report Identifying Causes Of Major Metro-North Derailments, Fatalities
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding a new report today by the National Transportation Safety Board releasing... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement On NTSB Report Identifying Causes Of Major Metro-North Derailments, Fatalities -
October 25, 2014
Blumenthal, Murphy Call On Senate To Confirm Surgeon General Nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today called on the United States Senate to confirm immediately Dr. Vivek Murthy as the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Call On Senate To Confirm Surgeon General Nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy -
October 23, 2014
Blumenthal, Markey Call On NHTSA to Issue Nationwide Safety Recall For All Cars With Potentially-Defective Takata Airbags
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx urging the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Call On NHTSA to Issue Nationwide Safety Recall For All Cars With Potentially-Defective Takata Airbags -
October 23, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On NTSB Report Detailing Deaths of 15 Railroad And Transit Workers In 2013
Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, today released the following statement after the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On NTSB Report Detailing Deaths of 15 Railroad And Transit Workers In 2013