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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 25, 2014

I understand S. 2157, introduced earlier today by Senator Wyden, is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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Mar 25, 2014

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:16 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 10 a.m.

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Mar 25, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2014; that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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Mar 25, 2014

I am here to express my support for S. 2124, which expresses the American people's support for the sovereignty, integrity, democracy, and economic stability of Ukraine. I also support the Senate taking up a modified version of H.R. 4152 so…

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Mar 25, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Murray's Budget Committee's legal extern, Elizabeth Mendoza, be granted floor privileges beginning March 26 and ending April 30, 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

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Mar 25, 2014

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 396, S. Res. 397, and S. Res. 398. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There being no…

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Mar 25, 2014

Because anybody can be a victim of hacking or intrusion, but no one should in any way delay notification to consumers once it has happened.

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Mar 25, 2014

The best technology in the world is useless unless there is good management.

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Mar 25, 2014

how does DOD plan on ensuring that every servicemember received training, education, and credentials needed to successfully transition to the civilian workforce?

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Mar 25, 2014

How can we get such a system in operation in Connecticut in order to expedite the processing of claims for our deserving veterans?

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Mar 25, 2014

However, in today's more mobile economy, it may make better sense for the veteran to consider a different location--an industrial cluster more accommodating to the years of experience they have gained from their years in service.

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Mar 25, 2014

I am increasingly aware of the problems plaguing our Reserve component due to homelessness and joblessness.

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Mar 25, 2014

In my view, there should have been earlier discovery.

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Mar 25, 2014

Ultimately, notice should happen reasonably promptly.

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Mar 25, 2014

although there seems to be some agreement on what a shared or interoperable electronic medical record should look like, there still is not one in practice.

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Mar 11, 2014

Thank you for your service to our Nation over many years and for providing information to me at our last meeting.

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Mar 11, 2014

The urgency of this cause, I think, is no less, perhaps even more than it was when we last discussed it.

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Mar 11, 2014

This one strikes me as profoundly significant insofar as it involved not just a matter of constitutional rights...

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Mar 11, 2014

There are perhaps physical facilities available to provide homes to veterans who are suffering on our streets.

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Mar 11, 2014

The positions that you are hopefully going to occupy are positions of immense trust and importance to our justice system.

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Mar 11, 2014

Ending homelessness by 2015 is one of your preeminent goals.

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Mar 11, 2014

I am very concerned about discrimination against veterans, particularly in employment situations and most especially when it comes to PTS.

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Mar 11, 2014

A law is a blunt and cumbersome instrument to work against it, but I hope that perhaps I can work with you in documenting the discrimination if it exists, then doing something to counter it.

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Mar 11, 2014

I would be more than happy to do so.

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