Press Releases
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June 11, 2015
Citing Unresolved Domestic Violence Charges, Blumenthal Urges U.S. Soccer to Conduct Investigation into Hope Solo Incidents
U.S. Soccer Has Failed To Adequately Address or Investigate Serious Charges U.S. Soccer Must Articulate Rationale for Hope Solo’s Continued Position As Starting Goalie for... Continue Reading about Citing Unresolved Domestic Violence Charges, Blumenthal Urges U.S. Soccer to Conduct Investigation into Hope Solo Incidents -
June 11, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Senate Republicans’ Reintroduction of Anti-Woman Legislation
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), issued the following statement after Senate Republicans’ reintroduced the extreme, unconstitutional... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate Republicans’ Reintroduction of Anti-Woman Legislation -
June 10, 2015
Blumenthal, Murphy, Murray Announce Affordability is Access Act: New Legislation to Expand Access
(Washington, DC) – Today U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Patty Murray (D-Was.) introduced the Affordability is Access Act, a new bill... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Murray Announce Affordability is Access Act: New Legislation to Expand Access -
June 10, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on FRA Safety Advisory Recommendations on Passenger Rail Speeding
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) safety advisory... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on FRA Safety Advisory Recommendations on Passenger Rail Speeding -
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after a U.S. District Judge affirmed an earlier jury verdict finding that... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Final $663 Million Judgement Against Trinity Guardrails
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June 10, 2015
Blumenthal, Murphy Commend New Undersea Warfighting Development Center at Submarine Base New London
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Navy’s announcement that it... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Commend New Undersea Warfighting Development Center at Submarine Base New London -
June 10, 2015
Recognizing Public Health Risks, Blumenthal Urges Costco to Cease Sales of Eggs from Facilities with Caged Hens
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, sent a letter to Costco... Continue Reading about Recognizing Public Health Risks, Blumenthal Urges Costco to Cease Sales of Eggs from Facilities with Caged Hens -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after being briefed on the Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on Department of Education's Announcement on Federal Debt Relief for Former Corinthian Students
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, along with 26 of his Senate colleagues, introduced a resolution in celebration of Sunday’s 50th anniversary of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Over Twenty Senate Colleagues, Introduce Resolution Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Historic Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court Ruling
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June 8, 2015
Blumenthal Outlines Proposals to Bolster National Security and Connecticut Defense Industrial Base
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) outlined his amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the Senate is expected to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Outlines Proposals to Bolster National Security and Connecticut Defense Industrial Base -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today after the Department of Transportation (DOT) released the draft results of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On DOT Draft Truck Size and Weight Study
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June 5, 2015
Blumenthal Announces Vow to Hire Heroes Act Reintroduction to Extend and Streamline Veteran Hiring Incentives
(Hartford, CT) – This morning, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced he will be re-introducing legislation to extend and streamline hiring incentives for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Vow to Hire Heroes Act Reintroduction to Extend and Streamline Veteran Hiring Incentives -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Statement on NHTSA's "Path Forward" Report
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John McCain (R-AZ), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Mccain, Flake File Amendment to Stop NFL "Patriotism For Profit" Practices
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WASHINGTON – As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) considers new rules to rein in predatory practices in payday loans and similar types of lending, U.S. Senator... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Urge "Strongest Possible Rules" to Stop Predatory Payday Lending
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June 4, 2015
Blumenthal Statement on Commerce Committee Approval of Vice Admiral Neffenger as TSA Chief
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) — member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — released the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Commerce Committee Approval of Vice Admiral Neffenger as TSA Chief -
CDC estimates nearly 300,000 Americans contract Lyme disease annually 95% of Lyme disease cases occur in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Ayotte, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen Lyme Disease Prevention, Education, and Research, Following Lyme Awareness Month
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted 67-32 to pass the bipartisan USA FREEDOM Act... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
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Blumenthal introduced legislation in 2013 to ensure an adversarial process at the secret court On Floor, Blumenthal spoke out against McConnell Amendment 1451, which would... Continue Reading about In Senate Floor Speech, Blumenthal Calls for Passage of Clean USA FREEDOM Act, Which Includes Fisa Court Reforms for Which He Has Advocated Since 2013
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Joins Murphy, Booker, Matsui to Introduce Legislation to Modernize Lifeline Assistance Program, Make Available Universal Broadband Adoption