Press Releases
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April 6, 2012
Blumenthal Statement On March Jobs Numbers
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement after the Labor Department’s jobs report showed the economy added 120,000 new... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On March Jobs Numbers -
April 5, 2012
Blumenthal Announces Historic Steps In Fight Against Big Tobacco, Calls For More To Be Done
(Hartford, CT) – On Major League Baseball’s opening day, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced details of an historic rule restricting the use of smokeless... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Historic Steps In Fight Against Big Tobacco, Calls For More To Be Done -
April 3, 2012
Congressional Delegation Applauds HHS Grant Expanding Early Childhood Support For CT Families
(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today applauded an $8.6 million Department of Health and Human Services grant to provide home visits that support... Continue Reading about Congressional Delegation Applauds HHS Grant Expanding Early Childhood Support For CT Families -
March 30, 2012
Blumenthal Applauds New FDA Guidelines On Big Tobacco
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) release of two documents... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds New FDA Guidelines On Big Tobacco -
March 29, 2012
Blumenthal, Corker, Gingrey Praise Inclusion Of Gain Act In Discussion Draft Of FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA) praised inclusion of the GAIN Act (S.1734) in a... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Corker, Gingrey Praise Inclusion Of Gain Act In Discussion Draft Of FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill -
March 26, 2012
Senators Introduce Bill To Halt Human Trafficking On Federal Grants And Contracts Overseas
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Rob Portman (R-OH), Al Franken (D-MN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Joe Lieberman... Continue Reading about Senators Introduce Bill To Halt Human Trafficking On Federal Grants And Contracts Overseas -
NEW YORK, NY – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) today called on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Schumer: Employer Demands For Facebook And Email Passwords As Precondition For Job Interviews May Be A Violation Of Federal Law; Senators Ask Feds To Investigate
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, leading a bipartisan group of Senators, called on Backpage.com, the leading U.S. website for prostitution advertising, to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls On Backpage.Com To Exit Human Trafficking Advertising Business
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March 22, 2012
Senator Blumenthal, Kirk Applaud Final Passage Of Stock Act
(Washington DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the Senate’s final passage of the Stop Trading on Congressional... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal, Kirk Applaud Final Passage Of Stock Act -
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined a group of senators to introduce legislation directing federal regulators to invoke emergency powers to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Cosponsors Bill To Force Emergency Action On Gas Prices
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(Washington DC) - Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the floor of the Senate calling for action against abuses and speculation that inflate gas prices. Last... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Calls For Crackdown On Excessive Oil Speculation
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March 18, 2012
Blumenthal Calls On U.S. Attorney General To Crack Down On Abuses That Raise Gas Prices
(Hartford, CT) –U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to take immediate steps against abuses and speculators that raise gas... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls On U.S. Attorney General To Crack Down On Abuses That Raise Gas Prices -
March 16, 2012
Blumenthal Applauds Clean Fuel Programs In Transportation Bill, Urges Action By House
(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged prompt action by the House of Representatives on the federal transportation bill by joining business and... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds Clean Fuel Programs In Transportation Bill, Urges Action By House -
March 15, 2012
Senator Blumenthal Floor Speech On World Consumer Rights Day
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the floor of the Senate to mark World Consumer Rights Day and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Floor Speech On World Consumer Rights Day -
March 15, 2012
Blumenthal Praises Nationwide CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) commended the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on its launch of a new paid media campaign to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Praises Nationwide CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign -
(Washington, DC) – Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) applauded the bipartisan Senate passage of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. This... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement On Senate Passage Of Major Transportation Bill
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(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today warned about potentially deceptive marketing practices at Rite Aid pharmacy stores using so-called “wellness... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Seeks Answers on Questionable Care at Rite Aid
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March 9, 2012
Blumenthal Statement on February Jobs Numbers
(Hartford, CT) - Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement after the Labor Department’s jobs report showed the economy added 227,000 jobs in February,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on February Jobs Numbers -
March 8, 2012
Blumenthal Statement on International Women’s Day
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement in recognition of International Women’s Day: “Today, as we... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on International Women’s Day -
March 8, 2012
Senators: Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Smoking Epidemic a Call to Action For State and Federal Government
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said today that a report released by the... Continue Reading about Senators: Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Smoking Epidemic a Call to Action For State and Federal Government