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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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May 8, 2017

And they are likely to be better if they are the result of consortiums, that is, coming together rather than singly or solely.

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May 8, 2017

These are immense resources for our nation, and they're underutilized, in my view.

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May 8, 2017

I have been approached by some of the midshipmen and their families to ask about the consequences to their careers from this issue.

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May 8, 2017

Thanks to you and Senator Booker for having this hearing.

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May 8, 2017

Connecticut has three significant ports--New London, New Haven, and Bridgeport--and I have been committed to improving them.

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May 7, 2017

If there is another takeaway here, it's Jim Clapper's reference to the power and seriousness of the threat to our democracy, a foundational threat resulting Russian hacks, the cyber attack, really an act of cyber war.

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May 7, 2017

A special prosecutor is the only way to have an independent, impartial objective prosecutor to hold people accountable.

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May 7, 2017

Michael Flynn might still be there but for 'The Washington Post' report that in effect shamed them into getting rid of him.

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May 7, 2017

The headline from today is that Trump Administration waited for two and a half weeks before it took action against Flynn to fire him.

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May 7, 2017

You said, Ms. Yates that we're not going to prosecute our way out of the Russian continued attack on this country. But putting Americans in prison, if they cooperate, collude, aid and abet, or otherwise assist in that illegality, might…

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May 4, 2017

The President of the United States could be a target of your ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's involvement with Russian interference in our election.

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May 3, 2017

I am working on a Passenger Bill of Rights that will expand the current rights that are in our statutes.

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May 3, 2017

My view is that today's hearing is the beginning rather than the end of Congress' oversight role in protecting not only consumers, but also people who work on airlines.

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May 3, 2017

Many ought to be made a matter of statute, and they ought to be expanded, because consumers need real rights.

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May 3, 2017

NCL along with 10 other national consumer and passenger organizations supported and do support Senator Markey's and Senator Blumenthal's Fair Fees Act.

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May 3, 2017

Fortunately, there is pending legislation, Senator Blumenthal and Senator Markey's Passenger Bill of Rights, which would require that all airplanes be equipped with lavatories that meet the needs of passengers with disabilities.

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May 3, 2017

The bill, which enjoyed bipartisan support in the Senate Commerce Committee

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May 2, 2017

Sen. Blumenthal's amendment, had it been adopted, would have replaced each of the 1-year requirements with a 60-day requirement.

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May 2, 2017

I've introduced a bill, it's called MY DATA, the Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act, along with Senator Udall.

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May 2, 2017

I think it's important to your interests, the public's interests, the industry's interests, and restoring consumer privacy and data security across all Internet platforms.

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May 2, 2017

The threat to net neutrality and privacy on the Internet I think are two of the most profound challenges we face.

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May 2, 2017

They've been set back in recent weeks by Republican colleagues, by pronouncements from Chairman Pai, and by President Trump.

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May 1, 2017

No low ticket price makes up for a miserable experience.

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May 1, 2017

My constituents do not have that choice.

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May 1, 2017

If the customer is really king or queen, you have forgotten that.

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