Richard Blumenthal

What I have found in consumer protection work that I did as state attorney general, that what is really vital is for the victims to come forward.

I think it is vital that we have this leverage and tool so that we can effectively prosecute people who exploit our veterans.

I want to thank the Chairman for joining Senator Boozman and I in the GUARD VA Benefits Act, which would restore the criminal penalties for unaccredited actors charging veterans fees for their claims.

May I suggest that the same kind of mass communication that is right now being used by the lawyers seeking clients as a result of the Lejeune protections that we passed, that kind of massive outreach, should be the way to warn veterans…

I think it is vital that we have this leverage and tool so that we can effectively prosecute people who exploit our veterans.

I want to thank the Chairman for joining Senator Boozman and I in the GUARD VA Benefits Act, which would restore the criminal penalties for unaccredited actors charging veterans fees for their claims.

What I have found in consumer protection work that I did as state attorney general, that what is really vital is for the victims to come forward.

I co-sponsored it and I have been a strong advocate of it.

But they could have listened.

Thank you and your team's. I really appreciate you being here and your contribution to our Nation.

I have been a strong advocate of a separate food safety agency.

I would like to follow up with you on this issue because I think that the lessons that you are learning should be more widely known throughout government.

Puerto Rico has no representation in the U.S. Senate. Speaking on behalf of Puerto Rico, but really all of America, I think, on behalf of fellow Americans, do you commit to ensuring that FEMA will rebuild that infrastructure on the island…

I would like your commitment that DHS will commit to working with me and my colleagues to find a long-range conservation outcome for Plum Island.

The Afghan Adjustment Act, which I strongly support, would address the anomalous situation of Afghan refugees.

I read recently about the very substantial numbers of children who are still separated from their families.

I think your testimony is very, very reassuring to me that the awareness of the importance of those standards will be with you when you are confirmed.

I think our public trust and credibility in the judiciary is more threatened than ever due to recent controversy involving the Supreme Court.

Puerto Rico has no representation in the U.S. Senate. Speaking on behalf of Puerto Rico, but really all of America, I think, on behalf of fellow Americans, do you commit to ensuring that FEMA will rebuild that infrastructure on the island…

The Afghan Adjustment Act, which I strongly support, would address the anomalous situation of Afghan refugees.

I would like your commitment that DHS will commit to working with me and my colleagues to find a long-range conservation outcome for Plum Island.

I read recently about the very substantial numbers of children who are still separated from their families.

I think your testimony is very, very reassuring to me that the awareness of the importance of those standards will be with you when you are confirmed.

I think our public trust and credibility in the judiciary is more threatened than ever due to recent controversy involving the Supreme Court.

I think it is vital that we have this leverage and tool so that we can effectively prosecute people who exploit our veterans.