Richard Blumenthal: “The other trend that, obviously, is at play here is the higher ratio of debt to wealth.”

“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.”

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.

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