Press Releases
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March 12, 2025
ICYMI: Child Safety Experts Testify in Support of "Duty of Care" to Protect Kids Online
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the author of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), asked two child safety... Continue Reading about ICYMI: Child Safety Experts Testify in Support of "Duty of Care" to Protect Kids Online -
March 12, 2025
Blumenthal, Booker, Klobuchar & Colleagues Urge Secretary Rollins to Ensure Disaster Aid Reaches Small Farmers
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and their colleagues wrote a letter calling on USDA Secretary Brooke... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Booker, Klobuchar & Colleagues Urge Secretary Rollins to Ensure Disaster Aid Reaches Small Farmers -
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 -
March 11, 2025
Blumenthal & Tillis Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Barriers to Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, bipartisan legislation that makes... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Tillis Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Barriers to Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims -
[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, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner urging him to reverse efforts by... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on HUD Secretary to Reverse Efforts to Take Affordable Housing Away from Seniors, Victims of Natural Disasters & Low-Income Tenants - Deepening Housing Crisis
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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 7, 2025
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 2/28-3/7
HIGHLIGHTING ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS ON VETERANS AHEAD OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S JOINT ADDRESS Senator Blumenthal brought Michael Missal, former Inspector General (IG) for the Department... Continue Reading about Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 2/28-3/7 -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), wrote Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin... Continue Reading about Senators Call for Interim U.S. Attorney to Prioritize Public Safety Over Baseless & "One-Sided" Investigations into Democratic Lawmakers
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March 7, 2025
Blumenthal & Senators Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Decision to Gut IRS
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), in sending a letter to the Acting... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Senators Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Decision to Gut IRS -
March 7, 2025
Blumenthal Leads 17 Senators in Introducing to Prevent Dangerous Individuals from Accessing Firearms
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of 17 Senators in introducing the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act, legislation to prevent people... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Leads 17 Senators in Introducing to Prevent Dangerous Individuals from Accessing Firearms -
March 7, 2025
Blumenthal Demands Answers as HHS Secretary Kennedy Fails to Address Ongonig Measles Outbreak, Undercuts Future Flu Response
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy raising concerns over HHS’s... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands Answers as HHS Secretary Kennedy Fails to Address Ongonig Measles Outbreak, Undercuts Future Flu Response -
March 7, 2025
After Musk Decimates CFPB, Blumenthal Raises Consumer Protection Concerns over X Money Venture.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, yesterday wrote to Visa Chief Executive... Continue Reading about After Musk Decimates CFPB, Blumenthal Raises Consumer Protection Concerns over X Money Venture. -
March 6, 2025
Blumenthal, Committee Democrats Ring Alarm, Demand Immediate Answers on Collins' Disastrous Plan to Cut 83,000 Jobs at VA
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and every Democratic Committee member teamed up with House Veterans’ Affairs... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Committee Democrats Ring Alarm, Demand Immediate Answers on Collins' Disastrous Plan to Cut 83,000 Jobs at VA -
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined 31 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Joins 31 Senators in Demanding Trump Administration Ensure Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System
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[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released a statement following news that Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) is closing its office space in New Haven... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Closing of IRIS Office in New Haven
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March 5, 2025
Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Abrupt Firings of Judge Advocate Generals
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 12 of his Senate Armed Services Committee colleagues in a letter to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Abrupt Firings of Judge Advocate Generals -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress: “Touting false feats,... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress
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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