Richard Blumenthal: “That is how they can be disruptive because they have a lot of money, bucketsful of money. Correct?”

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

This disaster declaration is a strong step toward bringing federal aid to Connecticut following severe floods last month.

“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.”

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.