Richard Blumenthal: “I appreciate that. And what would you say to people who might complain that it discourages unbanked or underbanked…”

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.

Sen. Blackburn and I will fight as long and hard as necessary to pass this bill.

The circumstances in which AWDC gifted this ring, and the lack of clarity about its disposition, raise significant questions about whether the President has in fact accepted the ring as part of a quid pro quo agreement to reduce diamond…