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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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Mar 18, 2015

Software changes and it is so dynamic.

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Mar 18, 2015

My concern is that these types of arrangements could result in private companies in effect reaping the financial benefits of collecting personal data, but the costs could still be spread or socialized among consumers and taxpayers if they…

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Mar 18, 2015

Is there active discussion of the use of captive insurance for cyber?

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Mar 18, 2015

Thank you for inviting me to today's hearing.

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Mar 18, 2015

Are they doing enough? Are they asking the right questions, and are they acting sufficiently?

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Mar 18, 2015

The simple and stark fact is that the Internet was not built for security.

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Mar 18, 2015

Thank you. Those three areas, the first two areas seem very much alike in terms of both being responses...

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Mar 17, 2015

If existing law, let alone new law, is unenforced, it is dead lettered, it is useless.

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Mar 17, 2015

Why not encourage law enforcers to use those existing laws more aggressively and effectively?

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Mar 17, 2015

Shouldn't we be cautious about legislating in an area where circumstances are changing?

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Mar 17, 2015

I think the trend is heading in the right direction.

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Mar 17, 2015

shouldn't we target those solutions to the problems that are causing the abuses and target them narrowly in very limited ways

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Mar 17, 2015

The great enemy of constructive change has been overreaching.

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Mar 17, 2015

I think a number of us are concerned about the potential increases in prices and reduction in consumer choice.

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Mar 17, 2015

I want to express my strong support for the FCC's Open Internet order. This decision was unequivocal, emphatic, and epical in its affect.

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Mar 17, 2015

I want to express to all of you the action that you've taken strong and, again, emphatic action on cramming.

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Mar 17, 2015

I also want to express my gratitude to all of you for joining in the bipartisan vote to repeal the sports blackout rule that I long called for with my colleague, Senator McCain.

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Mar 17, 2015

I think clarity is to be greatly sought and prized here.

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Mar 16, 2015

If I may have another minute to finish. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Mar 16, 2015

Which is what we should be doing here, and I believe we will do it. Loretta Lynch has a stellar record. She served with incredible distinction during her time as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. I suggest to my…

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Mar 16, 2015

I have no personal complaints about them.

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Mar 16, 2015

I want to follow up on some of the questions that I heard Senator Booker ask about surface transportation.

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Mar 16, 2015

What frightens me more so than anything else in talking to our partners in Amtrak and others is that individual that may be carrying a backpack or device of some type to create harm.

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Mar 16, 2015

I am proud to follow the distinguished Senator from Florida, and I join him in his observations of the ``60 Minutes'' show, but equally, if not more importantly, in his views on the letter that was sent to the rulers of Iran and its…

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Mar 12, 2015

later today, the Senate will vote on two nominees who are critical to ensuring the safety of our Nation's transportation network: Christopher Hart, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, also known as the NTSB, and…

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