Richard Blumenthal: “I have proposed increasing the penalties or in some way restructuring them, but also stronger oversight and scrutiny…”

“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.”

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.

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

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.