Press Releases
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(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 last week, legislation to protect consumers... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Introduces Data Breach and Security Legislation to Protect Consumers
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September 12, 2011
Blumenthal, Larson Outline Proposal for Joint Select Committee on Job Creation in Congress
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative John Larson (D-CT, 1st District) today hosted a conference call with reporters to discuss the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Larson Outline Proposal for Joint Select Committee on Job Creation in Congress -
September 11, 2011
Senator Blumenthal Statement on 10th Anniversary of September 11th
(New York, NY) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today released the following statement after attending the National 9/11 Memorial Service at Ground Zero in New York: "The 9/11... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal Statement on 10th Anniversary of September 11th -
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement tonight after President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to propose the American... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President’s Job Address to Joint Session of Congress
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September 7, 2011
Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Create Bipartisan Jobs Committee
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced legislation that would create a Joint Select Committee on Job Creation in the United States Senate,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Introduces Legislation to Create Bipartisan Jobs Committee -
September 7, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Help Committee Passage of CHGME
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Help Committee Passage of CHGME -
September 6, 2011
Blumenthal Statement on Banking Committee Nomination of Rich Cordray
(Washington, DC) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Rich Cordray to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Banking Committee Nomination of Rich Cordray -
September 6, 2011
Blumenthal, Courtney Press CL&P for Comprehensive Review in Wake of Hurricane Response
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Joe Courtney wrote Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) President Jeffrey Butler today, pressing the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Courtney Press CL&P for Comprehensive Review in Wake of Hurricane Response -
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today sent a letter to Jeffrey Butler, President and COO of Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) urging the company to use... Continue Reading about Blumenthal: CL&P Response to Outages Inadequate, Says No to Rate Hike Proposal
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September 1, 2011
Blumenthal Calls for Fair Share of Emergency Resources for Connecticut in Wake of Hurricane Irene
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today surveyed damage and met with local officials from the Connecticut shoreline and the Housatonic River Valley that continue to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Fair Share of Emergency Resources for Connecticut in Wake of Hurricane Irene -
Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today after the Department of Justice announced it would sue to block AT&T’s acquisition... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on DOJ Announcement to Block AT&T and T-Mobile Merger
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August 26, 2011
Statement from Senator Richard Blumenthal on Congressional Delegation to Pakistan August 24-27
Friday, August 26, 2011. ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement today during a Congressional delegation to Pakistan led by Senator... Continue Reading about Statement from Senator Richard Blumenthal on Congressional Delegation to Pakistan August 24-27 -
August 26, 2011
Connecticut Delegation Sends Letter in Support of Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration
(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Barack Obama in support of Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s request for a... Continue Reading about Connecticut Delegation Sends Letter in Support of Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration -
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal today chaired his first U.S. Senate field hearing, which discussed ways the federal government can partner with state and local... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Chairs Field Hearing, Pushes for Proposals to End Elder Abuse
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August 18, 2011
Blumenthal Applauds DHS Policy Change on DREAM Act and Other Low Priority Deportation Cases
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement this afternoon on the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it will... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds DHS Policy Change on DREAM Act and Other Low Priority Deportation Cases -
August 18, 2011
Blumenthal Calls for Joint Committee on Job Creation
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote his Senate colleagues today, urging them to join him in an effort to establish a Joint Select Committee on Job... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for Joint Committee on Job Creation -
(Hartford, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today wrote to the Department of Defense (DOD) urging them to implement the recommendations made by the Department of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Department of Defense to Implement Suicide Prevention Measures
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Hartford, CT) - Senator Richard Blumenthal today joined Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and community leaders at the Blue Hills Post Office in Hartford to advocate keeping the office... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal and Mayor Segarra Advocate to Keep Blue Hills Post Office Open
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August 11, 2011
Blumenthal Announces Legislation on Data Privacy
(West Hartford, CT) –Senator Richard Blumenthal today held a roundtable discussion with data breach experts and community leaders at the Information Technology Center at the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Announces Legislation on Data Privacy -
August 10, 2011
Lieberman, Blumenthal, Larson Announce over $350,000 in Funds to Charter Oak Community Health Center
(Hartford, CT) – Senators Joe Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal, and Congressman John Larson today announced a $358,333 federal grant for Charter Oak Community Health Center in... Continue Reading about Lieberman, Blumenthal, Larson Announce over $350,000 in Funds to Charter Oak Community Health Center