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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.
there is very little question today that our democracy is under attack. The threat is not only from outside our country but from within with the threat to our rule of law, our basic values, and our democratic institutions. From outside the…
The silence of my Republican colleagues is absolutely unsustainable and inexcusable.
There is no love for Donald Trump on the part of many of my Republican colleagues and there is severe disdain for him.
The danger is very real and urgent. Protecting whistleblowers is a long established practice.
Speaking truth to power takes courage and protecting whistle blowers is absolutely essential to stopping waste and fraud in government but also to deterring retaliation and retribution which is all too common.
Their silence is unsustainable. History is going to judge them partially. The voters will.
detention centers' reliance on solitary to hold vulnerable populations, such as detainees with mental illness, a basic structural challenge for ICE.
that ICE continues to place many detainees with mental health concerns in administrative or disciplinary segregation--also known as solitary confinement--contrary to agency directives.
I am here after talking to my good friend Fred Guttenberg, who visited my office just minutes ago to talk about what we are doing here on the floor of the Senate--what we are failing to do, more precisely, and what we have an obligation to…
I am honored to follow my colleague from Connecticut after his powerful and eloquent description of the lives that have been lost, the stakes of this decision, and the clear path we have--an opportunity and an obligation to save lives. Let…
later today, the Senate will move to consider the measure on the floor, probably pass it, and then leave town. There will be efforts to describe what we have done as a reason for satisfaction and pride. There have been accomplishments, but…
I have a separate bill. It has not come to us from the House, but it should have bipartisan support. I ask unanimous consent that the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1247; that the Senate proceed to its…
I thank my colleague from New York, our distinguished leader, for his very powerful and compelling remarks and for his steadfast leadership on this issue of election security. The issue of election security goes to the core of our national…
I yield to another great colleague who has been a champion of this cause of election security, Senator Wyden. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon. ____________________
I thank my colleague Senator Warner, and we will hear shortly from Senator Wyden. These two great colleagues are championing election security. Senator Warner, at the helm as vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, has done as much as…
It ought to be the president at the forefront leading, not denying the overwhelming unanimous opinion of the intelligence community.
Whether the president likes it or not, he has to lead or get out of the way.
The Republicans yesterday really tried to turn that hearing into a kind of side show, but this attack on our democracy is really deadly serious. Robert Mueller is a modern-day Paul Revere. Now, the question is, will the nation listen?
That Intelligence Committee report is bipartisan. What it shows is that the Russians began this misinformation and disinformation attack on our democracy as early as 2014, well before the 2016 election. They are continuing. They probed and…
The president refuses to hear about it because he regards it as an insult to his election.
when it comes to air safety, the United States of America should be the gold standard for the world. In fact, better than the gold standard, it ought to be the Sullenberger standard. We remember Sully Sullenberger, who was the pilot at the…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Stephen M. Dickson
today I wish to recognize the American Legion as it celebrates 100 years of dedication to serving and advocating for veterans on a local and national level. Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, the American Legion has grown to…
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