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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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Jun 6, 2023

I think everyone has agreed regulation is necessary, maybe through some kind of Federal agency, call it an administrative agency.

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Jun 6, 2023

I want to talk about one specific area that is important to nursing homes, which is the shortage of nurses.

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Jun 6, 2023

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.

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Jun 6, 2023

I think the idea of a pause is totally impractical.

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Jun 6, 2023

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…

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Jun 6, 2023

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for affording us this opportunity to be here today with some really exceptionally qualified nominees.

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Jun 6, 2023

Senator Hawley and I wrote to Meta earlier this week about an AI model they released to the public in February.

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Jun 5, 2023

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?

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May 31, 2023

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?

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May 31, 2023

I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.

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May 31, 2023

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?

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May 31, 2023

This system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.

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May 31, 2023

I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.

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May 31, 2023

I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.

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May 31, 2023

This system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.

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May 31, 2023

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…

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May 31, 2023

I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.

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May 31, 2023

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…

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May 30, 2023

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?

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May 30, 2023

the kinds of abuses that are documented in the Polaris Project, in Operation Blooming Onion... are much more widespread

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May 30, 2023

But right now, this system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.

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May 30, 2023

I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.

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May 30, 2023

I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.

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May 23, 2023

Senator Blumenthal's draft bill examined in the Committee's May 24 legislative hearing provides such reform.

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May 18, 2023

What do they wish they had known?

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