Sep 15, 2016
And is section 2004 simply a restatement of current law under the Clean Water Act?
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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Sep 14, 2016
This issue is a classic 'inside-the-Beltway versus the people of America' issue.
Sep 14, 2016
The first and foremost duty of anybody in public office is to enforce the law.
Sep 14, 2016
We don't want consumers to be forced to rent a box from their pay-TV provider in perpetuity.
Sep 14, 2016
How do we transition to the modern technology and not an archaic technology?
Sep 14, 2016
This investment--it is not spending. It is investment in our future--I think is really vital.
Sep 14, 2016
Your point about the importance of planning I think is profoundly important, little understood by the American people.
Sep 13, 2016
These claims do not seek handouts or hand-ups. They seek benefits that were earned through service and sacrifice.
Sep 13, 2016
Time is not on our side, time is not on the veterans' side, when there is delay on appeals of these claims.
Sep 13, 2016
The present system is broken. The President thinks so. The VSOs think so. Our veterans think so.
Sep 13, 2016
There seem to be very broad reservations--perhaps I should say opposition--to the idea of a board of directors
Sep 13, 2016
If you see us doing something that you have an objection to or perceive there might be a benefit challenge to, come to us first
Sep 13, 2016
I believe that the Veterans First bill is a dramatic and historic step forward, and any additional funds required to support it should come from non-veterans programs.
Sep 13, 2016
I should state for the record my own view that there really should be no requirement as to a pay for when we are taking about benefits for veterans.
Sep 13, 2016
To the commission's credit, commissioners rejected the idea of privatizing VA healthcare.
Sep 13, 2016
Not only do veterans want to be with fellow veterans, but there are ways that veterans' care is tremendously enhanced by professionals who see them literally daily, hourly, for the same kinds of wounds, injuries, and so forth.
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