Richard Blumenthal: “I led it with Senator Grassley, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and it is obviously a bipartisan 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.”

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.

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

I am thrilled that this $584,250 in federal funding will allow for 1,510 additional final resting places for Connecticut veterans, ensuring families have options for their loved ones for years to come.