I think everyone has agreed regulation is necessary, maybe through some kind of Federal agency, call it an administrative agency.
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.
I want to talk about one specific area that is important to nursing homes, which is the shortage of nurses.
For me, what keeps me up at night, one of the main reasons to stay awake when thinking about AI is the impact on our economy.
Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I want to just begin by echoing the Chairman's remarks about the extraordinary impressiveness of this panel and, frankly, of many of the nominees who have come before our Committee, who have been nominated by the…
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for affording us this opportunity to be here today with some really exceptionally qualified nominees.
Senator Hawley and I wrote to Meta earlier this week about an AI model they released to the public in February.
I would ask any player that has left or any player that would ever consider leaving, have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?
Will you commit to working with me to expand care to those veterans and also to secure, from the Department of Defense, the records that are needed to assess the potential exposure that they have?
I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.
Will you commit to working with me to expand care to those veterans and also to secure, from the Department of Defense, the records that are needed to assess the potential exposure that they have?
This system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.
I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.
I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.
This system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.
I would suspect, and I think you would agree, that the kinds of abuses that are documented in the Polaris Project, in Operation Blooming Onion--you refer to them in your testimony--are much more widespread and I agree with you that it has…
I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.
I would suspect, and I think you would agree, that the kinds of abuses that are documented in the Polaris Project, in Operation Blooming Onion--you refer to them in your testimony--are much more widespread and I agree with you that it has…
Will you commit to working with me to expand care to those veterans and also to secure, from the Department of Defense, the records that are needed to assess the potential exposure that they have?
the kinds of abuses that are documented in the Polaris Project, in Operation Blooming Onion... are much more widespread
But right now, this system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.
I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.
I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.
Senator Blumenthal's draft bill examined in the Committee's May 24 legislative hearing provides such reform.





