Richard Blumenthal: “I was thinking the last gold rush was by horse-drawn wagon, so we have come a long way, although our ultimate…”

“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.”

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

After all the years I’ve spent working on this issue, I could never for one minute trust the NCAA to police itself.

Sen. Blackburn and I will fight as long and hard as necessary to pass this bill.