Richard Blumenthal: “Senator Richard Blumenthal aggressively approached me on the Senate floor on an absolutely ridiculous vote.”

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.

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

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

It’s illogical, illegal, intolerable — and that’s in effect what the court found.