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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.
That measure was a basic disclosure step proposed to address secrecy in government. Nothing is more fundamental than transparency in a democracy. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. The people of the United States deserve that information…
as more important as that health for veterans is, equally so is assistance for our election system. We are going through an election right now. Even as we consider this nominee, tens of millions of Americans are voting. The threat to our…
we are here today on probably one of the most serious national security issues that we will confront. I say that as a member of the Armed Services Committee, having received a variety of classified briefings on threats to this country…
this bill, H.R. 4779, ``To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006,'' would reauthorize the U.S. SAFE WEB Act, which is an important tool for the Federal Trade Commission to…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. The bill was ordered to a third reading and was read the third time.
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4779 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will…
as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 46, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…
I further ask that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
I am delighted and honored to follow my great colleague from neighboring Rhode Island after that feisty, fighting speech, which also captures the spirit of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was deeply concerned about the corrupting impact of money…
I am proud to follow my colleagues who have spoken on the floor, particularly Senators Carper and Duckworth, and to join them today, for they are in the great tradition of this body--Bob Dole, Daniel Inouye, Tammy Duckworth, Tom Carper…
I would be happy to listen for much longer to that kind of eloquence and enormously powerful and significant comment on the blanket shield that some of our Republican colleagues seek to provide to wrongdoers, whether they are corporate…
I am proud to follow my very distinguished colleague from Maryland after those very powerful and eloquent remarks, and I subscribe to literally every point that he has made in representing Maryland. We are joined by Senators from all over…
I would like to recognize the 193 additional survivors who have chosen not to be identified publicly by name. They, too, contributed to this cause, and they, too, deserve to be recognized, as do survivors in the future who will come…
I am here with profound gratitude and pride--first of all, gratitude to Senator Moran for his leadership, his vision, his courage, and his steadfastness on a journey that had many bumps. This task was far from easy intellectually, legally…
I thank my colleague from Oregon for his eloquence and for the power of his remarks. He speaks not only for Oregon but for America. He speaks for every one of our communities and States that ought to fear this overreach. It was, indeed…
I want to thank from my heart our two colleagues from Oregon who are standing up and championing not just their hometowns, not just the constituents of their State, but they are speaking for every hometown and every citizen of our country…
I am so honored and proud to join my colleague from Minnesota, who has been such a champion on this issue in all kinds of constitutional weather. She has been a leader for all seasons on this issue, tireless and steadfast in her advocacy…
I am honored to follow my colleagues Senators Shaheen and Hassan from New Hampshire and Senator Whitehouse of my neighboring State of Rhode Island--great advocates and steadfast champions of our elderly, our nursing home and assisted…
I am honored to follow the Senator from Nevada who knows so well the importance of public service and public servants. One of the reasons why we are here is because many of those public servants doing such great service for our communities…
the committee is closely monitoring upgrades to F-35 software and other capabilities under the continuous capability development and delivery C2D2 stragetic modernization framework. The principal purpose for C2D2 is the development of…
I have been doing a lot of listening over these past months. Like Americans across this country, I have been doing a lot of listening to the dedicated and passionate people, our fellow Americans, who have marched in the streets and our…
I am here to talk about the nomination of Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, but let's start with Conner Curran. Justin Walker actually has met Conner--not really, but I introduced him to Conner through this picture during…
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