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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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Mar 21, 2023

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.

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 16, 2023

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

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Mar 16, 2023

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

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Mar 16, 2023

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

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Mar 16, 2023

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?

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Mar 16, 2023

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?

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Mar 16, 2023

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

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Mar 15, 2023

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.

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Mar 15, 2023

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

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Mar 15, 2023

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

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Mar 15, 2023

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.

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Mar 15, 2023

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

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Mar 15, 2023

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

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Mar 15, 2023

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?

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Mar 15, 2023

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.

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Mar 15, 2023

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.

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Mar 15, 2023

Obviously, this is not a cyberattack, but it is an attack on the patients, not an attack as perhaps we would characterize it normally.

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Mar 15, 2023

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.

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Mar 15, 2023

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

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Mar 15, 2023

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.

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Mar 14, 2023

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

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Mar 14, 2023

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.

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Mar 14, 2023

I think your point is very important, that an analogue means exactly that.

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Mar 14, 2023

Bruen remains an inchoate and deeply frightening potential obstacle to commonsense measures.

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