Press Releases
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December 18, 2024
Blumenthal to Serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced today that he will become the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs during the upcoming... Continue Reading about Blumenthal to Serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs -
August 10, 2021
Blumenthal & Dingell Introduce Legislation Requiring VA to Reimburse Veterans for Emergency Health Care Claims
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led the introduction of legislation that would mandate the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Dingell Introduce Legislation Requiring VA to Reimburse Veterans for Emergency Health Care Claims -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), and U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Tracey Mann... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Blunt, Peters, Allred & Mann Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Expand Successful Peer Specialist Support Program to All VA Medical Centers
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April 15, 2021
Blumenthal & Hayes Lead Legislation to Bring Relief to Veterans Harmed in Palomares Nuclear Disaster
[Washington, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-CT) introduced the bicameral Palomares Veterans Act today to remove barriers... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Hayes Lead Legislation to Bring Relief to Veterans Harmed in Palomares Nuclear Disaster -
February 25, 2021
Blumenthal, Baldwin, Lynch & Green Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Cover K2 Veterans' Toxic Exposure Care and Benefits
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and Mark Green (R-TN) introduced... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Baldwin, Lynch & Green Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Cover K2 Veterans' Toxic Exposure Care and Benefits -
November 10, 2020
Blumenthal & Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), members of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, introduced the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation today, mandating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Baldwin Push for VA to Cover K2 Veterans' Toxic Exposure Care
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced... Continue Reading about Democratic Senators Introduce Legislation Mandating VA Reimbursement of Veterans' Emergency Health Care Claims as VA Files Court Appeal to Avoid Payout
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June 10, 2016
Blumenthal & Cicilline Lead Fight to Protect Basic Employment Rights for Service Members and Veterans
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI), a member of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Cicilline Lead Fight to Protect Basic Employment Rights for Service Members and Veterans -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), today praised the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Colleagues Praise Senate Passage of Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – The current appeals process for veterans benefit is broken, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member on the Senate Veterans Affairs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls for "Complete Overhaul" of Veterans Appeals Process at Senate Hearing
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – On the heels of a Human Rights Watch report that documents and draws attention to the experience of survivors of military sexual trauma, U.S. Senator... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Pingree Call for Reforms to Outdated DOD Discharge Policies Regarding Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
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April 28, 2016
Blumenthal, Isakson Unveil Groundbreaking Veterans Legislation to Change Culture at VA
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., ranking member and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Isakson Unveil Groundbreaking Veterans Legislation to Change Culture at VA -
April 15, 2016
Blumenthal Releases Comprehensive Report Calling for Immediate Specific Steps to Reduce Opioid Deaths and Addiction
(Hartford, CT)- Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released his comprehensive report Opioid Addiction: A Call to Action. This detailed report, which includes a multipronged... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Releases Comprehensive Report Calling for Immediate Specific Steps to Reduce Opioid Deaths and Addiction -
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a bipartisan group of six senators in... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Urge VA to Extend Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure to More Veterans Who Served in Korean DMZ
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on VA to Stop Wasteful Spending on Expensive, Excessive Medications
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March 16, 2016
Blumenthal, Isakson Statement on Army Response on Eligibility at Arlington National Cemetary
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., ranking member and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Isakson Statement on Army Response on Eligibility at Arlington National Cemetary -
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about In Wake of New Research, Blumenthal Calls on VA to Consider Expanding List of Medical Conditions that Qualify Veterans for Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure
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March 8, 2016
Blumenthal Applauds FCC Draft Order to Modernize Lifeline Program, Improve Veterans' Phone and Broadband Access
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and member of the Senate Commerce... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Applauds FCC Draft Order to Modernize Lifeline Program, Improve Veterans' Phone and Broadband Access -
March 3, 2016
Blumenthal Calls on VA to Extend Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure to More Veterans Who Served in Korean DMZ
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on VA to Extend Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure to More Veterans Who Served in Korean DMZ