Press Releases
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May 20, 2014
For Bad Actors Seeking To Seal Court Documents, Blumenthal, Graham Hope To Permit Sunshine
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014, a bipartisan bill... Continue Reading about For Bad Actors Seeking To Seal Court Documents, Blumenthal, Graham Hope To Permit Sunshine -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding the ceremony today to celebrate the adoption of Connecticut’s new... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement In Support Of State Campus Sexual Assault Law
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May 19, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On NTSB Recommendation To Revise Track Safety Standards For Commuter Railroads
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On NTSB Recommendation To Revise Track Safety Standards For Commuter Railroads -
May 16, 2014
Blumenthal statement on GM $35 million fine, oversight requirements from Department of Transportation
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that General Motors (GM) agreed... Continue Reading about Blumenthal statement on GM $35 million fine, oversight requirements from Department of Transportation -
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today in response to safety and training plans issued by Metro-North as mandated in the Federal Railroad... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement Regarding Metro-North Deep Dive Response
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Russian Weapons Embargo Act of 2014,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Coats, Cornyn Introduce Bill To Sanction Russian Arms Dealer
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May 15, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On FCC Net Neutrality Vote
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to open a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On FCC Net Neutrality Vote -
May 15, 2014
Blumenthal, Harkin Introduce Bill To End Federal Tax Subsidy For Unhealthy Food, Beverage Marketing To Children
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Harkin Introduce Bill To End Federal Tax Subsidy For Unhealthy Food, Beverage Marketing To Children -
May 15, 2014
Blumenthal Statement on Obama Decision to Assign Deputy Chief of Staff to Oversee VA Department
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama assigned his deputy chief of staff, Rob Nabors, to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Obama Decision to Assign Deputy Chief of Staff to Oversee VA Department -
May 14, 2014
Blumenthal Statement On Obama Decision To Assign Deputy Chief Of Staff To Oversee VA Department
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama assigned his deputy chief of staff, Rob Nabors, to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Obama Decision To Assign Deputy Chief Of Staff To Oversee VA Department -
May 14, 2014
Blumenthal Issues Statement On Completion Of Second Mount Vernon Transformer To Power Metro-North New Haven Line
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding the completion of a second transformer in Mount Vernon to power... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement On Completion Of Second Mount Vernon Transformer To Power Metro-North New Haven Line -
May 12, 2014
Blumenthal Releases Comprehensive Report Calling For A College Sexual Assault Bill Of Rights
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a comprehensive report calling for a College Sexual Assault Bill of Rights. The... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Releases Comprehensive Report Calling For A College Sexual Assault Bill Of Rights -
(Washington, DC) – In a letter to U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp, Jr., U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.V.),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Rockefeller, Markey Call On Coast Guard To Make Cruise Ship Inspection Information Available To Public
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and members of his staff joined the #BringBackOurGirls online awareness campaign in solidarity with the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Staff Join Online Awareness Campaign To Bring Home Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls Kidnapped By Militants
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced that they will hold three public... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Mccaskill, Gillibrand Announce Public Stakeholder Roundtables In Washington, D.C. On Campus Sexual Assault
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement following the House Judiciary... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On House Judiciary Action To End Bulk Data Collection
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May 7, 2014
Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Sikorsky To Receive Contract For Replacement Presidential Helicopters
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Sikorsky has secured a $1.24 billion contract to modify, test,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Sikorsky To Receive Contract For Replacement Presidential Helicopters -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, released a statement in response... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On DOT Emergency Order Requiring Railroads, Shippers To Take Additional Precautions Regarding Shipment Of Bakken Crude Oil
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in regard to the Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Markey Statement on DOT Response to Letter Urging Agency to Issue Park-It-Now Warning to Owners of Recalled GM Cars
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May 6, 2014
Blumenthal, Murphy, Warren Introduce Legislation Giving Students A Fair Shot At An Affordable Education
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Bank on Students Emergency... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Warren Introduce Legislation Giving Students A Fair Shot At An Affordable Education