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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 8, 2021

I will tell you, that I will oppose and help to block any NIL standard that is weaker than Connecticut's.

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Jun 8, 2021

In West Haven--I hope you are familiar with what happened there--an explosion killed two people, including a member of the Veterans Affairs staff, a veteran of military service, not long ago, and the OSHA report, which has recently been…

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Jun 8, 2021

I have advocated this reconstruction for years. It is a 1950's building with a more modern shell.

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Jun 8, 2021

I would like a specific commitment that it be done by date certain.

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Jun 8, 2021

I do not want to see more deaths occur there as a result of delay.

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Jun 8, 2021

Schools that cannot afford to provide this care to their student athletes should be able to get assistance from the NCAA because it is the right thing to do.

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Jun 8, 2021

I strongly support a Federal NIL rights law with the following three provisions that are necessary to achieve those objectives.

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Jun 7, 2021

She recognizes that addiction is a disease, not a moral failing.

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Jun 7, 2021

There is no sugarcoating the problems that she has to address.

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May 27, 2021

I was tremendously proud and grateful to be at the bill signing last week in the East Room of the White House with the President of the United States, at his side when he put his approval on a measure that took years to pass, the NO HATE…

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May 24, 2021

in just hours, we will be voting on the nomination of Kristen Clarke to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the United States Department of Justice. I am proud tonight to advocate for her, not that she needs my…

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May 24, 2021

I thank the Senator from Iowa, our colleague and friend, for those really eloquent and powerful remarks. I thank her and our other colleague from Iowa, who has been beside us from the very start of this cause 8 years or more ago. But most…

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May 18, 2021

I am working on legislation to eliminate or remedy these unlawful turnaways.

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May 18, 2021

I think that our colleges and universities across America have an obligation to take care of those students on their campuses.

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Apr 29, 2021

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut is recognized.

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Apr 29, 2021

reserving the right to object, Senators Murkowski and Sullivan have ably represented the very serious plight of the people of Alaska. I am very sympathetic to the economic and humanitarian situation that prompts this effort, the Alaska…

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Apr 29, 2021

I just want to make clear after Senator Lee's statement, No. 1, that I appreciate my colleagues from Alaska being as cooperative as they have been. These issues are a matter of vital consumer protection and worker safety. We are talking…

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Apr 26, 2021

Right now for these platforms, there's no cost to inaction.

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Apr 26, 2021

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1364) to provide for the recognition of…

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Apr 26, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

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Apr 26, 2021

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:21 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 10 a.m.

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Apr 26, 2021

In effect, what the Chamber of Commerce wants to do is convert 13B into a criminal statute.

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Apr 26, 2021

The FTC must act more swiftly to stop scams, perhaps going to court without Department of Justice authority.

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Apr 26, 2021

This decision permits loan shark AMG to pocket $1.3 billion that it stole from constituents in your communities.

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