Richard Blumenthal: “This nominee is rapidly becoming doomed by the administration's own stonewalling.”

Long-term unemployment is devastating for someone’s financial security, future job opportunities, and overall wellbeing—and it can take a toll on our economy as well.

This disaster declaration is a strong step toward bringing federal aid to Connecticut following severe floods last month.

There’s no excuse for this administration disobeying the law and withholding this funding.

“After all those horrific deaths and public outcry, we were told DHS was going to change,” he said. “Again and again, those promises were proven false.”