Press Releases
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February 20, 2025
Video: Blumenthal Slams Nomination of Kash Patel to Lead FBI at Press Conference Outside FBI Headquarters & on the Senate Floor
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor today ahead of a vote to confirm President Trump’s nominee for FBI Director Kash Patel. In his... Continue Reading about Video: Blumenthal Slams Nomination of Kash Patel to Lead FBI at Press Conference Outside FBI Headquarters & on the Senate Floor -
February 20, 2025
Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Implementation of Trump's Unconstitutional Attempt to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), in introducing the Born in the USA Act to effectively... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Implementation of Trump's Unconstitutional Attempt to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship -
February 19, 2025
ICYMI Video: Blumenthal & Experts Discuss House Leadership Inaction & Big Tech Lies on Kids Online Safety
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discussed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on... Continue Reading about ICYMI Video: Blumenthal & Experts Discuss House Leadership Inaction & Big Tech Lies on Kids Online Safety -
February 19, 2025
Blumenthal, Senators Demand VA Secretary Collins Put Veterans First, Reverse Mass Terminations of VA Employees
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 35 Democratic Senators calling on Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Senators Demand VA Secretary Collins Put Veterans First, Reverse Mass Terminations of VA Employees -
February 19, 2025
Blumenthal Demands Department of Transportation Reverse Trump's Mass Firings of Aviation Safety Personnel
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today called on Secretary of... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands Department of Transportation Reverse Trump's Mass Firings of Aviation Safety Personnel -
February 19, 2025
Video: Blumenthal Grills VA Nominee on Trump Administration's Dangerous Policies for Veterans, Lack of Transparency
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing today to consider the nomination of Paul Lawrence to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ranking... Continue Reading about Video: Blumenthal Grills VA Nominee on Trump Administration's Dangerous Policies for Veterans, Lack of Transparency -
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representatives Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Debbie... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Cornyn, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Child Exploitation
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February 15, 2025
Blumenthal Statement on Release of Sagui Dekel-Chen
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released the below statement following the release of U.S.-Israeli citizen Sagui Dekel-Chen by Hamas under the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on Release of Sagui Dekel-Chen -
February 14, 2025
Blumenthal, Murphy, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Age to Buy Assault Weapons
[HARTFORD, CT] – On the seventh anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Murphy, & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Age to Buy Assault Weapons -
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, yesterday demanded answers from U.S.... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Demands Answers From State Department on Cybertruck Spending Spree
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February 13, 2025
Blumenthal Statement on the Trump Administration's Recommendation to Fire All Recently-Hired VA Employees, Including VA Doctors and Nurses
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s call for... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Statement on the Trump Administration's Recommendation to Fire All Recently-Hired VA Employees, Including VA Doctors and Nurses -
February 13, 2025
Blumenthal Travels to Munich Security Conference
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join a bipartisan bicameral delegation led by U.S. Senators... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Travels to Munich Security Conference -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) raised the rapid increase in egg, meat, and dairy prices as a result of widespread monopolies in the food industry... Continue Reading about Video: Blumenthal Cracks Down on High Egg & Grocery Prices at Antitrust AAG Nominations Hearing, Calls for Aggressive Action to Combat Consolidation in Food Industry
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February 11, 2025
Blumenthal Calls on Doug Collins to Focus on Veterans, Step Aside as Acting Head of Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released the following statement on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Calls on Doug Collins to Focus on Veterans, Step Aside as Acting Head of Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel -
February 11, 2025
Blumenthal & Espaillat Lead 53 Members of Congress in Bicameral Legislation to Protect Immigrant Access to Essential Service Locations
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to codify protections... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Espaillat Lead 53 Members of Congress in Bicameral Legislation to Protect Immigrant Access to Essential Service Locations -
February 11, 2025
Blumenthal Lambastes Eversource, Avangrid; Supports PURA's decisions to reduce sky high electricity rate requests
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to the Connecticut General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee, regarding Senate Bill 1193, An Act Concerning... Continue Reading about Blumenthal Lambastes Eversource, Avangrid; Supports PURA's decisions to reduce sky high electricity rate requests -
February 10, 2025
Blumenthal & Senators Introduce Legislation to Support First Responders with Service-Related Cancers
[HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), in the reintroduction of the... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & Senators Introduce Legislation to Support First Responders with Service-Related Cancers -
February 7, 2025
Blumenthal & 21 Colleagues Call on Administration to Address Delays in Community Health Center Funding
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined 21 of his colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), in writing a letter to... Continue Reading about Blumenthal & 21 Colleagues Call on Administration to Address Delays in Community Health Center Funding -
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Gambling addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment... Continue Reading about Video: Blumenthal & Salinas Reintroduce Bill to Address Gambling Addiction
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February 6, 2025
Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 26 Democratic Senators calling on Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk