Press Releases
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December 18, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Bipartisan Budget Act Of 2013
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which the Senate passed by a vote... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Bipartisan Budget Act Of 2013 -
December 17, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Announcement Of Healthcare.Gov CEO
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement Tuesday that former... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Announcement Of Healthcare.Gov CEO -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on the safety investments and enhancements report Metro-North released this... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Metro-North Safety Investments, Enhancements Report
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December 17, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Frontier Acquisition Of AT&T Assets In CT
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a statement following the news that Frontier Communications will purchase AT&T’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Frontier Acquisition Of AT&T Assets In CT -
December 17, 2013
Blumenthal Delivers Floor Speech On Victim Of New Haven Mass Shooting
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) delivered a floor speech on the life and death of Erika Robinson, the 26-year-old victim of a mass... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Delivers Floor Speech On Victim Of New Haven Mass Shooting -
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after Judge Richard J. Leon – a George W. Bush appointee and former... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On D.C. Circuit Court Ruling On NSA Bulk Data Collection
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December 16, 2013
Blumenthal To Red Bull And Rockstar: Stop Marketing To Children
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – joined by Jennifer Harris, the Director of Marketing Initiatives at Yale University’s Rudd... Continue Reading about Blumenthal To Red Bull And Rockstar: Stop Marketing To Children -
December 12, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On FCC Agreement With Cell Phone Providers To Allow Consumers To Unlock Mobile Devices
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a statement following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement of an... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On FCC Agreement With Cell Phone Providers To Allow Consumers To Unlock Mobile Devices -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted 51-44 to confirm Nina Pillard to the D.C. Circuit... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Nina Pillard To D.C. Circuit Court
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December 9, 2013
Blumenthal, Airbus Co-Host Conference For Potential New Suppliers To Grow Connecticut’s Aerospace Industry
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Airbus Americas, and the Connecticut District Export Council (CDEC) hosted a procurement conference for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Airbus Co-Host Conference For Potential New Suppliers To Grow Connecticut’s Aerospace Industry -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today urged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to immediately... Continue Reading about Schumer, Blumenthal Reveal: Over Five Years Ago, NTSB Recommended Critical Safety Monitoring Systems On All Passenger Trains That Could Prevent The Next Accident - But Federal Railroad Authority Has Yet To Take Any Action Putting Those Requirements In Place; Senators Demand FRA To Immediately Begin Implementing Requirements
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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy Statement On FRA Emergency Order Issued To Metro-North
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December 6, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On November Jobs Report
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ November jobs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On November Jobs Report -
December 6, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Federal Court Decision To Issue Preliminary Injunction Against UnitedHealth Group
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after a federal court judge in Connecticut issued a preliminary... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Federal Court Decision To Issue Preliminary Injunction Against UnitedHealth Group -
December 5, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On NSA Collection Of Cellphone Location Data
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to recent reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) is... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On NSA Collection Of Cellphone Location Data -
December 3, 2013
Blumenthal Applauds FRA Directive Urging MTA To Implement Immediate Safety Stand Down, Employee Reporting Program
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a directive to the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds FRA Directive Urging MTA To Implement Immediate Safety Stand Down, Employee Reporting Program -
December 3, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Malloy Letter To MTA On Sunday Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to Governor Dannel Malloy’s letter to Metropolitan Transit... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Malloy Letter To MTA On Sunday Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY -
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today issued the following statement after touring the site of Sunday's Metro-North derailment with representatives... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Issues Statement After Touring Site Of Sunday Metro-North Derailment
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December 1, 2013
Blumenthal Statement On Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after a Metro-North train derailed in the Riverdale section of New York... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Metro-North Train Derailment In Bronx, NY -
November 29, 2013
A Black Friday Special: Blumenthal Highlights Laughable, Ludicrous, And Sometimes Dangerous, Deceptive Advertisements
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) highlighted examples of laughable, ludicrous and sometimes downright dangerous and deceptive advertisements... Continue Reading about A Black Friday Special: Blumenthal Highlights Laughable, Ludicrous, And Sometimes Dangerous, Deceptive Advertisements