Richard Blumenthal

Take Senator Paul's analogy, bread. Someone is going to produce more bread if there is more demand, the price will rise, and the demand will be met.

In the greatest country in the history of the world, ... we seem to be unable to provide enough of these basic medicines, anesthetics.

The PACT Act could be a recruitment tool.

Are you then equipped, being staffed up to do these evaluations now?

I know that the VA is struggling with the same challenges that every private employer is...

Our adversaries know we know what you told us. We know our adversaries know that they know we know.

Take Senator Paul's analogy, bread. Someone is going to produce more bread if there is more demand, the price will rise, and the demand will be met.

In the greatest country in the history of the world, we seem to be unable to provide enough of these basic medicines.

I cannot blame it all on the FDA. I am sorry. There have to be other reasons.

I am a strong supporter of capitalism, but in this situation why is it not working?

We are continuing to staff up.

I know that the VA is struggling with the same challenges that every private employer is...

If there were more effective prosecution, either by the Department of Justice (DOJ) or by other agencies, it would have some deterrent effect.

Would it not be important for our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to take more proactive and maybe more aggressive action with respect to China and Russia if they are condoning or even encouraging ransomware attacks?

Cerebral recently disclosed it had shared personal data of over 3.1 million American patients with TikTok, Facebook, and Google.

If there were more effective prosecution, either by the Department of Justice (DOJ) or by other agencies, it would have some deterrent effect.

Would it not be important for our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to take more proactive and maybe more aggressive action with respect to China and Russia if they are condoning or even encouraging ransomware attacks?

I'm going to continue to advocate Ethan's Law at the Federal level and other measures that I've introduced here, trying to encourage the courts to interpret Bruen expansively, because it really is a matter of life and death.

In fact, gun deaths have recently surpassed any other kinds of deaths affecting children.

Thank you to the advocates who have joined us today. And I want to thank Senator Padilla and other Members of the Committee for their steadfast support of measures that will stop that epidemic of gun violence.

I'm going to continue to advocate Ethan's Law at the Federal level and other measures that I've introduced here, trying to encourage the courts to interpret Bruen expansively, because it really is a matter of life and death.

Every day, an estimated eight children, teens are killed, unintentionally injured or killed due to an unsafely stored firearm.

In fact, gun deaths have recently surpassed any other kinds of deaths affecting children.

I could talk about a great many of them, but I want to focus on safe storage laws, known in Connecticut as Ethan's Law.

Thank you to the advocates who have joined us today. And I want to thank Senator Padilla and other Members of the Committee for their steadfast support of measures that will stop that epidemic of gun violence.