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Richard Blumenthal

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Richard Blumenthal is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Blumenthal has focused on issues such as consumer protection, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his tenure. He previously served as the Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011, where he gained recognition for his advocacy on behalf of consumers and his efforts to hold corporations accountable. Blumenthal has been an active voice in the Senate, participating in various committees and addressing key national issues.

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Jan 29, 2018

The world community ought to be unified in responding and retaliating, or deterring and punishing, this kind of state-sponsored cyberattack.

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Jan 29, 2018

He and I have recently submitted a letter to Acting Chairwoman Ohlhausen seeking an investigation into the deceptive and fraudulent practices...

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Jan 23, 2018

You would all agree, I assume, that government does have a role to play in protecting safety?

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Jan 23, 2018

I think the military certainly has experimented and done a lot in teleoperation with UAVs and drones and all, and they work, and they are safe.

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Jan 23, 2018

Nobody is for overregulation or overinvolvement by government, but sometimes standards are necessary.

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Jan 23, 2018

I want to avoid creating another generation of cars that may be unsafe at any speed.

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Jan 23, 2018

The Internet was the result of a partnership, a continuing partnership over many decades of private industry, academia, and the government.

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Jan 23, 2018

I think a big part of that is going to be the adoption of it and the trust, more so than the technology itself.

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Jan 23, 2018

So you would view teleoperation as having a role in the future of your vehicles?

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Jan 23, 2018

Collision-avoidance technologies... have been proven. They are available.

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Jan 23, 2018

I think there is a common thing that says technology is overrated in the near term and underrated in the long term.

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Jan 23, 2018

I still do lament... if we were to broaden the scope of it.

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Jan 23, 2018

So that something as simple as AV technology, and I know, Mr. Mansuetti, you produce it, so you would agree, can help save lives.

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Jan 16, 2018

The Russians will continue. They have an asymmetric advantage here.

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Jan 16, 2018

I think it's so tremendously important that we have all hands on deck in dealing with this threat.

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Jan 16, 2018

I am disappointed by Google's written response. It essentially blew off my concerns.

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Jan 16, 2018

The investigation of those efforts is not a hoax, or a witch hunt, that this danger is continuing.

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Jan 16, 2018

The Southern Poverty Law Center has warned that social media has been instrumental to the growth of the alt-right movement.

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Jan 16, 2018

The Internet is a potential monster when it comes to extremists and terrorism.

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Jan 16, 2018

I have been unhappy with some of the laggard and lacking action on the part of the Department of Education.

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Jan 16, 2018

Thank you for spending the extra time with us and being so forthcoming in your responses.

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Jan 16, 2018

I was appalled and stunned and surprised and grateful that this veteran is still alive.

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Jan 16, 2018

I appreciate your being so forthcoming.

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Jan 16, 2018

I would also like a commitment that the VA protocol and practices will be reviewed so that, in fact, this incident can be a teaching moment.

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