Secretary Mattis said as much during his confirmation hearing, noting the importance of making clear to adversaries what cyber activities we absolutely will not tolerate in order to avoid having somebody "stumble into a situation" and…
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.
I have tirelessly advocated for maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge so that it can defend itself against any threat that may arise from Iran.
There were a lot of questions unanswered, a lot of pieces missing. Certainly the revelation that Rod Rosenstein knew about Trump's plans before he wrote that memo was extremely important.
As a U.S. senator and a public official and former prosecutor and a citizen, I want to know what the Russians did to interfere with our election, what Trump campaign's collusion was there and what obstruction of justice there may have been…
I begin by thanking my colleague and friend Senator Schatz for his extraordinary leadership in this area that has brought us to the floor. I am proud to speak against the Federal Communications Commission Chairman's proposed order that is…
the Senate has under consideration the nomination of Rachel Brand to be Associate Attorney General of the United States, one of the very top positions in the Department of Justice and in law enforcement. It is a position of consummate…
The American people deserve to know and that should be the job either of the intelligence committee or the judiciary committee or an independent commission which I have long advocated.
I believe very strongly that there needs to be some public telling of the truth here.
I intend to reintroduce legislation that would, in effect, create very strong incentives for improvements in this area.
The NHL continues to say, 'Oh, no. There is no association,' contradicting the science.
What the NHL did and the Commissioner's statements have done is indeed sad. I do not agree with them.
Internet access can literally be a lifeline for people of all ages, most especially for our senior veterans.
the occupational hazard of being a U.S. Senator is you have to be in three places at one time or more
We cannot protect our children from all sports injuries, but at least we can protect them from some.
The present backlog and delay is unacceptable, and I hope that you will join me in pursuing the bill.
I think that peer support is really important, and also I think the greatest peer support is that at the VA, over one-third of the employees are veterans themselves.
None of this is really about veterans or the VA or accountability. It's about politics.
I am the supporter and sponsor of the Veterans' Partners Efforts to Enhance Reintegration, or Veteran PEER Act, as it is called, and I have advocated for improvements in behavioral health services.
Thank you all for being here and for all your tireless work for our veterans.
We tend to overlook the fact, all too often, that a vast number of the VA employees are veterans themselves, and they care more than anyone about keeping faith with our veterans.
The VFW supports this legislation, which would require VA to integrate peer support specialists into Primary Care Patient Align Care Teams (PACT).
Subpoenas are necessary to make sure that there is no destruction or hiding of evidence.
More than partisanship, I think they're sensing the moral ground shifting, as well as seismically, the political dynamic changing.
What we're seeing, Anderson, is an obstruction of justice case unfolding in real time.





