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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 8, 2018

He toured like he was in the Grateful Dead.

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Jan 8, 2018

To say the administration has not yet delivered would be a wild understatement.

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Jan 4, 2018

This excellent reporting certainly indicates a key element of an obstruction of justice case which is corrupt intent. And what is building here, it may not have reached the threshold of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, is clearly an effort…

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Jan 4, 2018

Far from protecting the president, he is supposed to protect the people of the United States. He is the people's lawyer. They are his client.

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Jan 4, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Connecticut.

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Jan 4, 2018

Inappropriate and hard to believe that the attorney general of the United States would seek dirt on his own FBI director. It so contravenes the ethic of the Department of Justice that it seems unbelievable.

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Jan 4, 2018

I am here to talk about our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico. Even as the Northeast is gripped by a storm of impressive proportions, Puerto Rico is still recovering from the hurricane that hit that island 106 days ago. I visited Puerto Rico…

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Jan 4, 2018

The calls for him to resign come mainly from the Trump sycophants and henchmen who want the investigation stopped.

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Dec 21, 2017

I thank my colleague, Senator Mark Warner from Virginia, for his powerful and eloquent remarks on the floor less than 24 hours ago. He talked about the threat that exists now--looming larger every day--of a constitutional crisis. It is a…

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Dec 19, 2017

a tax bill is a fiscal document. It is a legal document. It is also a moral document. It involves choices, much as we make choices as families when we own a car that is unsafe or a house that has a front step that is about to collapse or…

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Dec 17, 2017

I firmly believe that Chairman Grassley, who is a straight shooter, would have no tolerance to shut down this investigation prematurely.

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Dec 17, 2017

I think perhaps most importantly, we need to respect and believe the brave and strong women who are coming forward to raise these allegations about a variety of spheres in American life.

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Dec 17, 2017

The conviction of Michael Flynn and his cooperation is a shattering blow to the Trump presidency.

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Dec 17, 2017

Very rarely. I can say not only as state attorney general but also as a former United States attorney, chief federal prosecutor in Connecticut, that this kind of letter is sent exonerating, it's rare, virtually nonexistent in the case of…

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Dec 17, 2017

I think he's made it and it's the right decision to have resigned. Very strongly, it is the right decision to have resigned.

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Dec 17, 2017

We have a very important obligation to make sure that legislation is passed if there was an obstruction to prevent it in the future.

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Dec 14, 2017

I wish to thank the senior Senator from New York, our minority leader, for his very powerful and eloquent remarks on net neutrality. He has been a leader in protecting consumers in so many areas, and this one is preeminently important. We…

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Dec 13, 2017

I am willing to wager that the term ``net neutrality'' has no meaning to many Americans. It is a term that refers to a practice and a set of rules that are likely a total mystery to the vast majority of the people who are affected by them…

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Dec 12, 2017

the incidence of sexual harassment and abuse in this Nation is horrible.

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Dec 12, 2017

I am honored to join my colleagues on the floor today, and I want to thank our great and distinguished leader on this issue, Senator Durbin, who has devoted so many years and so much energy and has been a model for me personally of what an…

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Dec 11, 2017

Is the 92 percent figure, which I find staggering----

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Dec 11, 2017

A current limitation to the advancement of artificial intelligence is the quality and cost effectiveness of sensing capabilities to provide high-quality information or data to the system to make those digital decisions.

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