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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 am here to talk about 55 million Americans who presently lack the authority to save for retirement directly from their paychecks. I am here to talk about preserving, protecting, strengthening retirement savings for all Americans, and I…
Many ought to be made a matter of statute, and they ought to be expanded, because consumers need real rights.
I am working on a Passenger Bill of Rights that will expand the current rights that are in our statutes.
Fortunately, there is pending legislation, Senator Blumenthal and Senator Markey's Passenger Bill of Rights, which would require that all airplanes be equipped with lavatories that meet the needs of passengers with disabilities.
My view is that today's hearing is the beginning rather than the end of Congress' oversight role in protecting not only consumers, but also people who work on airlines.
I think it's important to your interests, the public's interests, the industry's interests, and restoring consumer privacy and data security across all Internet platforms.
Sen. Blumenthal's amendment, had it been adopted, would have replaced each of the 1-year requirements with a 60-day requirement.
The threat to net neutrality and privacy on the Internet I think are two of the most profound challenges we face.
They've been set back in recent weeks by Republican colleagues, by pronouncements from Chairman Pai, and by President Trump.
I've introduced a bill, it's called MY DATA, the Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act, along with Senator Udall.
You are in a near monopoly position, and I think that is why so many of us are concerned.
one goal we share in this body, which is a very bipartisan goal, is keeping faith with our veterans, making sure no veteran is left behind. I had the great honor to work as ranking member with Senator Isakson, the chairman of the Veterans'…
They did interfere. I think the intelligence community is fairly unanimous on that point.
That is about active measures. That is about eroding confidence in democracy.
In terms of recruiting the talent, since the human factor, as you say, is so important--and I am assuming that others on the panel agree that attracting qualified people in this effort is really critically important.
on Monday morning I stood with workers and fellow public officials in Bridgeport, CT, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the L'Ambiance Plaza disaster. Thirty years ago last Sunday, L'Ambiance Plaza collapsed, 28 families lost loved…
Witnessing the frightening possibility of Russian interference in the recent United States presidential election.
in less than an hour, we will consider the nomination of Rod Rosenstein to be Deputy Attorney General of the United States. We consider his nomination under highly unusual, if not unique, circumstances. Only today, there were revelations…
Behind all of it, there is the danger of miscalculation, which is perhaps most frightening.
I would like to thank all of you for being here today and for your very helpful and informative testimony.
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