Richard Blumenthal

There's a reason the Constitution requires the president to seek congressional approval before initiating war.

There needs to be a classified briefing of Congress and a public explanation to the American people about the strategy for protecting American troops.

DWF Lab’s management previously managed Russian firms accused of enabling Russian banks to bypass sanctions.

I feel that a lot of the MAGA rhetoric is an accelerant to this kind of political violence.

The use of military, whether it's the National Guard or the Marines, can be inflammatory and provocative.

This moment cries out for presidential leadership.

Americans have no interest in a Forever War.

The use of military can be inflammatory and provocative.

A nuclear-armed Iran is an unacceptable threat to the world.

Displays of hardware, whether its tanks or Stryker vehicles, is more characteristic of totalitarian militaristic states like North Korea or Russia.

Veterans are retired early because of the wounds and the injuries they receive, and they’re entitled to disability compensation for them, but then their retirement pay is reduced dollar for dollar because of that disability compensation.

Instead, DOJ should ensure that both the company and the executives that ran it are held accountable for any wrongdoing by thoroughly investigating the potential culpability of Boeing executives and holding criminally accountable any…

Putting someone in that role who’s been approved for a different job is a thumb in the eye of the Senate.

This is a really offensive defiance of the constitutional role that the Senate has to play.

Make no mistake, it is a disaster that is on the horizon, approaching us as surely as a thunderstorm in the nation’s capital.

Earlier today, I was unable to vote on Executive Calendar No. 80, David Perdue to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, due to my attendance as ranking member at a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on mental health care…

Due process is a bulwark against tyranny and a legal protection afforded to these students by law.

President Trump’s gutting of the Department of Education has thrown classrooms all across America into chaos.

They will be MAGAs, basically. Given the trend of the end of the last Trump term, we’re heading over a cliff in terms of fringe right wing views. They will have a litmus test on steroids.

We need to be ready for the fight ahead and redouble our efforts, and be unified.

The litany of dismantling agencies by firing their employees is happening in real time, but it's really on them to produce majorities for whatever it is they want to pass.

I think none of us wants to shut down the government. In a sense, the Republicans are shutting it down as we speak.

Elon Musk sees veterans as roadkill on his way to revenue for tax cuts.

And it is completely unacceptable there has been no transparency, accountability, or consultation surrounding these contracts.

Make no mistake, cancelling these contracts will cause harm to veterans and VA care and benefits.