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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 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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Jan 16, 2018

I appreciate your being so forthcoming.

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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 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

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

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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

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

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

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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 10, 2018

a number of us are here today with a very simple, straightforward demand. We must act now to pass a Dream Act. Very simply, the honor and integrity of this Chamber are at stake. The young people who would be covered under the Dream Act are…

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Jan 9, 2018

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank my colleague Senator Whitehouse for his very erudite and insightful summary of the bright, shiny toys and rabbits and rabbit holes that a number of our colleagues have attempted to use to distract the…

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Jan 9, 2018

every day in America--the greatest Nation in the history of the world--children, young women, and teenagers are sold for sex. That is not a proud fact about America, but it is the stark reality. Every day in America, young women, children…

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Jan 9, 2018

Mr. Buchwald wrote a satirical list of tactics Republicans were using to keep Americans from focusing on the Watergate scandal. The list is eerily familiar. The tactics being employed by the Trump supporters today ring of those same…

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Jan 8, 2018

The American people heard a lot of promises 2 years ago about how great their health care would be under a President Trump, and how the era of skyrocketing drug prices was over.

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Jan 8, 2018

The Trump administration has made millions of people's health care worse, and there does not seem to be a serious plan to undo the damage.

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Jan 8, 2018

they've got no serious plan to undo the damage.

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Jan 8, 2018

I believe continued exclusions will only make it more difficult to provide solutions to global health challenges.

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Jan 8, 2018

The same Donald Trump who said almost exactly a year ago that price-hiking drug companies were getting away with murder has nominated a drug company executive with a documented history of raising prescription drug prices.

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Jan 8, 2018

the system is broken. Mr. Azar was a part of that system.

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Jan 8, 2018

everybody you ask seems to have a different answer for what exactly 'welfare reform' means.

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Jan 8, 2018

the sabotage agenda went into effect on day one.

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Jan 8, 2018

Like many Senators, I was disappointed to see Taiwan excluded from the WHA in 2017.

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Jan 8, 2018

Mr. Azar will have to explain today whether he is going to continue that policy.

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Jan 8, 2018

he should, because it stands in stark contrast to what he did as a member of the Bush administration.

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