Press Releases
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced comprehensive legislation to strengthen and expand veterans’... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Introduces Bill to Improve & Expand Veterans' Mental Health Care
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing today focused on examining mental health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Ranking Member... Continue Reading about Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Warns of Harm the Trump Administration's 83,000 "Nonsensical" VA Firings Will Have on Veterans' Mental Health Care
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement slamming Secretary Doug Collins’ establishment of an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Doug Collins' Religious Intolerance Task Force at VA
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Committee member and combat veteran U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and... Continue Reading about Video: Senate Republicans Block Blumenthal, Duckworth & Sanders' Resolutions to Reverse Damage from Trump-Musk Attacks on Veterans
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April 9, 2025
Blumenthal, Warren & Takano to Collins: Stop Pushing Thousands of Veterans into Foreclosure
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Warren & Takano to Collins: Stop Pushing Thousands of Veterans into Foreclosure -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) are leading... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Takano, Lawmakers Demand Collins Exempt VA Employees from Trump's "Retaliatory" Executive Order to Strip Federal Employees' Labor Rights
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor to condemn ongoing efforts by President Trump and... Continue Reading about Video: Blumenthal on Trump-Musk Attacks: Veterans Know Better
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April 4, 2025
Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration for Cutting Program Helping Thousands of Veterans Stay in their Homes
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement slamming the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration for Cutting Program Helping Thousands of Veterans Stay in their Homes -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led his first shadow hearing to examine the Administration’s mass firings and... Continue Reading about Video: Fired Veterans & Military Spouses Detail Devastating Impacts of Trump-Musk Mass Firings of Federal Employees at Blumenthal's First Shadow Hearing
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April 1, 2025
Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Announces He Will Join Gallego in Holding all VA Nominations in Protest of Trump-Musk Cuts
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing today to consider pending nominations at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Ranking Member Richard... Continue Reading about Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Announces He Will Join Gallego in Holding all VA Nominations in Protest of Trump-Musk Cuts -
March 28, 2025
Blumenthal Slams Trump's Executive Order Stripping VA & Veteran Federal Employees of Earned Union Bargaining Rights
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement slamming President Trump’s executive order to strip... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Slams Trump's Executive Order Stripping VA & Veteran Federal Employees of Earned Union Bargaining Rights -
March 24, 2025
Blumenthal Announces Series of Shadow Hearings to Highlight Harm of Trump VA Directives
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today announced a series of shadow hearings to counter President Donald Trump’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Series of Shadow Hearings to Highlight Harm of Trump VA Directives -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on the Trump Administration’s Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's Roll-Back of Health Care for Transgender Veterans
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In response to President Donald Trump’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and egregious attempts to slash Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Senators Introduce Sweeping Legislation to Reverse Damage from Trump Administration's Egregious Cuts at VA, Assault on Veterans
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, along with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senate... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Schumer Lead 18 Democrats in Calling on Trump Administration to Halt & Reverse Efforts Limiting Care for Veterans Under PACT Act
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March 11, 2025
VIDEO: At Hearing, Blumenthal Takes Trump VA's Appointees to Task on Reckless "Fire Now, Plan Later" Plan to Cut 83,000 VA Employees
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing today to consider pending veterans legislation, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) grilled Department of... Continue Reading about VIDEO: At Hearing, Blumenthal Takes Trump VA's Appointees to Task on Reckless "Fire Now, Plan Later" Plan to Cut 83,000 VA Employees -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In response to President Donald Trump’s mass terminations of federal veteran employees and egregious attempts to slash Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Unveils Sweeping Veterans Bill Aimed at Reversing Damage From Trump Administration's Egregious Cuts at VA, Assault on Veterans
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 25 Senators blasting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Senators Swing Back at VA Secretary Collins' "Blatantly Dishonest" Claims that Cutting 83,000 VA Employees Will Have No Impact on Veterans' Care & Benefits
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March 4, 2025
Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's Reported Damning Internal Memo Revealing Plans to Cut More than 80,000 VA Employees
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following reporting on an internal memo from senior... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's Reported Damning Internal Memo Revealing Plans to Cut More than 80,000 VA Employees -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Ahead of President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress and in light of the President’s egregious attempts to slash the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),... Continue Reading about Senate Republicans Block Blumenthal, Senate Democrats' Resolution Condemning Trump Administration's Mass Terminations of VA Employees, Veterans