Richard Blumenthal: “Would you agree with me that the protections for whistleblowers ought to be strengthened?”

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

“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.

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.