Richard Blumenthal

There is often overlapping and disparate responsibility for enforcement of privacy protections.

I sent a letter to Charter with serious concerns about the legal and privacy implications.

There was also, parenthetically I should mention, a public outcry from consumers, consumer advocates, and lawmakers, including none other than Congressman Edward Markey.

I would very much like to work with you on this issue, and as the FTC Chairman, you certainly helped to make the FTC the primary champion of privacy in the Federal Government.

If it is a threat to the effectiveness of NATO, it's something that we'll have to address before it reaches crisis proportions.

We're in the midst of the biggest refugee crisis in our lifetimes, certainly since World War II.

I think that the focus on NATO is very well justified.

I would be happy to yield to the Senator from Georgia, as long as I be permitted to follow him for up to 10 minutes.

We strongly support Senator Blumenthal's efforts under S. 3042, legislation that will clarify in law the procedural rights of Guard members within USERRA.

We greatly appreciate Senator Richard Blumenthal's (D-CT) leadership on this significant issue.

The reforms included in Ranking Member Blumenthal's draft bill to amend USERRA will not only help our veterans and servicemembers find good jobs, but also ensure that they can retain their civilian employment when they must leave it to…

I am hoping that we will have bipartisan support on this Committee for the USERRA clarification that is in the legislation that I have proposed.

I applaud Senator Blumenthal for introducing this much needed legislation that would clarify that servicemembers and veterans cannot waive their substantive or procedural rights under USERRA.

The Blumenthal bill would strengthen enforcement of USERRA, because it would provide additional protections for those who have served our Nation in uniform

Would clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights.

'expand the requirements for reissuance of veterans' benefits in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to include misuse by all fiduciaries, [and] to improve oversight of fiduciaries.'

The purpose of the PEER Act, which is essentially a pilot program, is 'to promote the use and integration of mental health services in a primary care setting.'

I would respectfully strongly disagree with the VA on this. I would point out that the VA has been wrong about every single darn toxic exposure in my adult lifetime.

I was proud to introduce the FRAUD Act (Fiduciary Responsibility and Accountability for Unpaid Debts) with my colleagues, Senators Brown and Moran, to address the misuse--I think it is rampant--of VA benefits.

If I count correctly, we have 18 bills on our agenda and they are extremely important to advance the interests of our veterans.

Thank you so much for your leadership on this issue.

Congress mandated that DOT take action to ensure railroads are using technology to save lives.

These are practical, rail safety measures that will save lives.

Well, these kinds of data breaches, and if they are rising sixfold over just a year, really have to be addressed right away.

Ms. Council, my information is--well, actually, it is the VA's monthly information security report for April 2016--about 2,556 veterans were affected by incidents of data breach.