Press Releases
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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the interest rate increase on subsidized Stafford student... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Congress to Return To Washington Immediately, Undo Interest Rate Hike on Subsidized Stafford Student Loans
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after he and the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to pass S. 744, the Border... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
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June 27, 2013
Blumenthal Statement on PTSD Awareness Day
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on PTSD Awareness Day, a day intended to raise awareness about... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on PTSD Awareness Day -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Boxer, Murray, Shaheen, And 26 Other Senators, Send Letter to Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis Thanking Her for Leading Successful Effort to Defeat State Anti-Abortion Bill With 11-Hour Filibuster
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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) this week in praising Senate committee passage of their legislation that... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Unanimous Committee Approval of Bipartisan Legislation He Introduced to Compensate Iran Hostage Crisis Victims
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Strike Down DOMA
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) used for the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement after FDA Rejects Four New Tobacco Product Applications
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding the shooting in Willimantic that resulted in an officer being... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement on Officer Injured In Willimantic Shooting
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June 25, 2013
Blumenthal Statement on President Obama’s Plan To Prepare U.S. For Impact of Climate Change
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after President Obama outlined his plan to combat climate change and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President Obama’s Plan To Prepare U.S. For Impact of Climate Change -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding release by the U.S. General Services Administration of an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement Regarding GSA Recommendation To Sell Plum Island
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June 25, 2013
Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Invalidate Key Part of Voting Rights Act
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate Section 4 of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Invalidate Key Part of Voting Rights Act -
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today toured the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) lab in downtown... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Tour NTSB Lab Conducting Metro-North Accident Investigation
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take up a case to decide... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Supreme Court’s Review Of NLRB, CFPB Appointments
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after he and the U.S. Senate voted 67-27 in favor of a procedural vote on a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Cloture Vote Advancing Immigration Bill
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(Hartford, CT) – With six days to act before interest rates double on certain need-based student loans, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led college professors and... Continue Reading about With Six Days Before Student Loan Interest Rates Double, Blumenthal Co-Sponsors Bill To Offer Students Same Discounted Loan Rates As Wealthy Financial Institutions
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(Hartford, CT) – With six days to act before interest rates double on certain need-based student loans, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led college professors and... Continue Reading about With Six Days Before Student Loan Interest Rates Double, Blumenthal Co-Sponsors Bill To Offer Students Same Discounted Loan Rates as Wealthy Financial Institutions
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June 24, 2013
Blumenthal, Heinrich First Senators To Join NOH8 Campaign For Marriage Equality, Equal Rights
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today took a stand for marriage equality and equal rights as a participant in the third annual NOH8 On The Hill photo... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Heinrich First Senators To Join NOH8 Campaign For Marriage Equality, Equal Rights -
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after President Obama nominated former U.S. Deputy Attorney General James... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President Obama's Nomination Of James Comey To Head The FBI
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June 21, 2013
Blumenthal Announces Metro-North to Install Rail Shunts on New Haven Line within Four Weeks
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today that Metro-North Railroad will implement a pilot program within the next four weeks to install... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Metro-North to Install Rail Shunts on New Haven Line within Four Weeks -
June 20, 2013
Blumenthal Calls on FCC to End Sports Blackout Rule
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) this week in issuing a letter to the Acting Chair of the Federal... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on FCC to End Sports Blackout Rule