Richard Blumenthal: “Thank you for having this hearing and, again, demonstrating your leadership in the area of combating financial fraud.”

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.

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.

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