Press Releases
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July 22, 2013
Blumenthal, Murphy, Esty Announce $112k Affordable Care Act Grant Awarded To Danbury Primary Care Program
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) announced that a $112,000 Affordable... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Esty Announce $112k Affordable Care Act Grant Awarded To Danbury Primary Care Program -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released the following statement opposing the Manchin-Burr student loan bill. The bill, on which the Senate is... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Opposes Plan To Increase Student Borrowing Costs
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Gina McCarthy To Head EPA
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July 18, 2013
Blumenthal Urges Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman To Reconsider Russian Helicopter Contract
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing – urged General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman To Reconsider Russian Helicopter Contract -
July 18, 2013
Blumenthal, Murphy Applaud Passage Of Resolution Commemorating The Re-Launch Of Charles Morgan Whaleship
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded Senate passage of S. Res. 183 – a resolution... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Applaud Passage Of Resolution Commemorating The Re-Launch Of Charles Morgan Whaleship -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Federal Student Loan Debt Eclipsing $1 Trillion
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July 16, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Richard Cordray To Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Richard Cordray To Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -
(Washington, D.C.) – Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced companion... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Courtney Introduce Legislation to Protect Plum Island
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July 15, 2013
Blumenthal, Murphy, Esty Announce Federal Grant for Meriden Interactive Safety Trailer
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) announced today a $56,296 grant to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Esty Announce Federal Grant for Meriden Interactive Safety Trailer -
July 15, 2013
Blumenthal Statement on Constitutional Option to Ensure Up-Or-Down Vote on Executive Branch Nominees
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the Senate met to discuss the Constitutional option to ensure... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Constitutional Option to Ensure Up-Or-Down Vote on Executive Branch Nominees -
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed new limits on arsenic in... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Welcomes FDA’s Proposed New Limits on Arsenic in Juice as Important Safety Step, Encourages Agency to Finalize Formal Rule
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – joined by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and 13 other senators –... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges CFPB, DOL to Protect Workers Paid with Predatory Payroll Cards
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July 11, 2013
Sen. Blumenthal, Rep. Kilmer Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Military Service
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) introduced the Veterans and Service Members Employment Rights and... Continue Reading about Sen. Blumenthal, Rep. Kilmer Introduce Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Military Service -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement on the Senate’s failure to move the Student Loan Bill (S. 1238) forward – a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Senate’s Failure to Move Student Loan Bill Forward
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(Washington, DC) – After spending last week meeting with faculty, administrators and students across Connecticut, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today delivered a... Continue Reading about After Visiting Connecticut Colleges, Blumenthal Delivers Floor Speech Urging Action To Lower Student Loan Interest Rates, Address Rising Cost Of College
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(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) elicited strong support from FBI director-nominee James Comey on gun violence prevention laws and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Questions FBI Director-Nominee James Comey On Gun Violence Prevention Laws And Enforcement, Elicits Strong Support From Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General
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July 9, 2013
Blumenthal Meets With EPA Director-Nominee Gina McCarthy, Urges Senate to Quickly Confirm Former CT DEP Commissioner
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with former Connecticut DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy to discuss her nomination to head the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Meets With EPA Director-Nominee Gina McCarthy, Urges Senate to Quickly Confirm Former CT DEP Commissioner -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today – joined by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), John Cornyn (R-Texas),... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Again Urges Department of Defense to Reconsider Russian-Made Helicopter Contract in Light of Recent Recommendations by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today – joined by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mark... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Urges Department of Veterans Affairs to Immediately Grant Married Veterans and Their Same-Sex Spouses All Available Marriage Rights and Benefits
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July 8, 2013
Blumenthal, Murphy, Larson Announce Federal Grant to CPTV to Produce Fire Safety Educational Videos
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congressman John B. Larson (D-1) announced today a $141,420 Assistance to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, Larson Announce Federal Grant to CPTV to Produce Fire Safety Educational Videos