Richard Blumenthal

I am demanding answers and a relief plan for the sailors.

But they also raise a broader question: whether the Navy can sustain the operational tempo now being demanded of its carrier force

When a member of the military raises their right hand, they know they're going to endure some hardship. But they should expect that our leaders should do everything possible to avoid additional hardship, not contribute to the hardship.

There’s powerful momentum going forward because of the overwhelming bipartisan support.

Reports of shortages and poor conditions "warrant immediate attention".

For too long, dangerous cabin air events have gone underreported, under investigated, and unaddressed.

There have been widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns, and disruptions in the mail system, which have caused many care packages en route…

The Navy has been deployed more than 250 days without coming ashore in over 200 days, setting a record for consecutive days at sea.

But remember that there continued to be reporters and staff and military on the legacy Air Force One, which then flew without the President, and I’d like to know what was done to keep them safe.

It is almost certainly never going to be approved by a court because it violates basic constitutional rights.

I hope we'll continue those conversations,

This is a big effing deal,

Today we say to the people of Ukraine: You are not alone. And today we say to Vladimir Putin: You will not conquer Ukraine.

I would like to think that Lindsey Graham is watching, too.

Time is not on our side, and I hope the conversations will take place quickly.

This bill is the bill that will pass and be signed into law by the president.

I'm not even going to try to channel my inner Lindsey Graham, except to say, as he said to me in some of his last words, 'This is a big effing deal.'

VA must make clear it will not punish veterans seeking effective sleep apnea treatments or deny veterans with service-connected tinnitus the benefits and health care they have earned.

We write in strong opposition to a proposed reduction in benefits for more than one million veterans suffering from sleep apnea and tinnitus.

Manipulating casualty records for political purposes is a despicable disservice to brave heroes.

He wants to strip Americans of their right to choose and strip states of their right to govern.

If a judicial nominee cannot answer that basic question, refuses to speak the truth to power now, there is no guarantee that they will be independent on the bench and provide real justice to the American people.

Trump is openly selling preferential access to his presidential statements on Truth Social—trading insider information to benefit himself and his billionaire cronies.

Cornyn and Tillis seem to have gotten nothing. The tax immunity deal is still unlimited in terms of tax control liability, and the slush fund, or the thug fund, as I call it, is still alive and well so far as Donald Trump is concerned.

The Trump Administration’s threats to Social Security and skyrocketing costs require common sense steps to expand benefits and ensure financial stability.