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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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Mar 19, 2018

We know, Mr. Schostek, that Honda provides loaner vehicles to anyone who has a defective air bag.

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Mar 14, 2018

today is a momentous one in the Capitol because the students of America are giving us a real life lesson in the American Constitution. Their energy and passion are a civics lesson for America. What a proud and wonderful moment today is for…

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Mar 13, 2018

We can all agree the infrastructure needs are absolutely overwhelming.

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Mar 13, 2018

I urge you to advise the President, in fact, urge the President to back off his threat to shut down the government over the Gateway Project.

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Mar 13, 2018

The end of your deadline will be enforced.

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Mar 13, 2018

We know it's there, but we also know that in order to pay for it, you're going to have to go back.

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Mar 13, 2018

It's essential to our transportation network and economy around the country. So I'd like you to commit that you will urge the President to support the Gateway Project.

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Mar 12, 2018

It's a form of sort of second class citizen.

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Mar 12, 2018

I want to talk a little bit about urban areas which, in my view, are as important as rural areas in lack of adequate service.

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Mar 12, 2018

I don't know how anyone could possibly use a smart phone to do a paper.

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Mar 12, 2018

We were actually disappointed that some members of the FCC wanted to include wireless broadband service as satisfying the requirements for meeting broadband deployment.

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Mar 6, 2018

I sort of feel like there is an elephant in this room, which is where are our law enforcers, right?

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Mar 6, 2018

Thank you, Mr. President. We are here at a critical time for our democracy because our country is under attack. In fact, we are here because Russia is attacking our democracy as part of a campaign of informational warfare. That term is not…

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Mar 6, 2018

I have proposed--the Robert Matava Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act that would require mandatory forfeiture...

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Mar 6, 2018

If it were a priority, if our law enforcers at both the state and federal level took a more aggressive role here...

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Mar 5, 2018

Would you agree with me that Russia committed an act of war against the United States by interfering in our past election, as detailed graphically and dramatically by that indictment?

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Mar 5, 2018

Can you assure us that you will take action in the event that any foreign government seeks to manipulate a member of the White House staff?

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Mar 5, 2018

there is no reasonable justification for a yearlong policy that allowed people who may have very harmful secrets in their own backgrounds to have access to our nation's secrets?

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Mar 5, 2018

I think the American people deserve to know whether, in fact, the President directed his top intelligence officials to effectively counter this continuing act of war on our country.

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Mar 5, 2018

Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea will pose the greatest cyber threats to the United States during the next year.

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Mar 5, 2018

Isn't his continuing access to that information a threat to our national security?

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Mar 5, 2018

But, he's never given you orders to take any specific action either to deter or retaliate against Russia for its act of war on our country.

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