Richard Blumenthal: “I am just asking whether these quotas--and maybe it is the system, maybe it is the councils--reflect the best scientific…”

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

“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.

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