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Senator Richard Blumenthal's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Richard Blumenthal
Full Name: Richard Blumenthal
Office: U.S. Senate (CT) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Cynthia; 4 Children
Birth Date: 02/13/1946
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: Greenwich, CT

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April 26, 2013 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Tom Harkin and Jerry Moran - Senators Seek Support for Seniors Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner - Contaminated Drugs in CT Hospital Washington, DC
March 11, 2013 Senators Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Congressman Gibson, Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, And Weill Cornell Medical College Host NYC Forum On Silent Epidemic Of Lyme And Tick-Borne Diseases New York, NY
March 6, 2013 Blumenthal Urges NLRB To Take Action To Preserve Compensation For Healthbridge Workers Hartford, CT
July 9, 2012 Letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Washington, DC
June 18, 2012 CEOs, Major Companies and Government Officials Launch Public-Private Initiative to Remove Obstacles to Employing People with Disabilities Windsor, CT
June 15, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; The Honorable Michael B. Enzi, Ranking Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; The Honorable Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce; The Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC
June 15, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Honorable Michael B. Enzi, Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Honorable Fred Upton, Chairman on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Blumenthal Hails Senate Passage of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, Highlights Key Consumer Provisions He Introduced Washington, DC
April 25, 2012 Corker, Blumenthal, Gingrey Praise Senate Committee Passage of GAIN Act in FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill Washington, DC
April 19, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Washington, DC
March 30, 2012 Blumenthal Applauds New Food and Drug Administration Guidelines on Big Tobacco Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Blumenthal, Corker, Gingrey Praise Inclusion of GAIN Act in Discussion Draft of Food and Drug Administration User Fee Reauthorization Bill Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Senator Applaud First of its Kind Smoking Prevention Campaign Washington, DC
March 9, 2012 Letter to John T. Standley, President Chief Executive Officer of Rite Aid Pharmacy Hartford, CT
March 8, 2012 Letter to Mr. John T. Standley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rite Aid Pharmacy Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Hartford, CT
March 6, 2012 Letter to Attorney General Holder and Commissioner Hamburg Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2012 Senate Democrats Speak Out Against Republican Efforts to Restrict Women's Access to Health Care Washington, DC
Feb. 7, 2012 Women's Health Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2012 Letter to Nancy G. Brinker Washington, DC
Feb. 1, 2012 Mikulski, Senate And House Leaders, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Chronic Health Conditions Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Letter to Commissioner Hamburg, Commissioner of FDA Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2011 Letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner and IRS Commissioner Shulman Unknown
Dec. 15, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner Food and Drug Administration Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary US Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Nov. 8, 2011 Letter to Attorney General Holder and Commissioner Hamburg Washington, DC
Oct. 19, 2011 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC
Sept. 26, 2011 Letter to Secretary Sebelius, Health and Human Services Washington, DC
Sept. 16, 2011 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Aug. 12, 2011 Letter to President Barack Obama Washington, DC
Aug. 1, 2011 Senator Blumenthal Applauds Guidelines That Require Full Preventive Health Care Services for Women, Eliminate Gender Disparities Washington, DC
July 19, 2011 Blumenthal Praises Recommendation of Full Preventative Health Care Services for Women Washington DC
June 30, 2011 Legislation Designed to Protect Consumers of Dietary Supplements Washington, DC
June 8, 2011 Blumenthal Testifies Before Veterans Affairs Commitee on Bill to Improve Services Washington, DC
May 26, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Washington, DC
May 25, 2011 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
May 14, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
May 12, 2011 Letter to Mary Wakefield, Health Resources and Services Administration Washington, DC
May 5, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
April 18, 2011 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Hartford, CT
April 14, 2011 Continuing Resolution Washington, DC
April 8, 2011 Budget Negotiations Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Blumenthal Speaks Out Against House Bills that Aim to Curb Women's Health Care Access Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2011 Senate Democrats Speak Out Against Republican Efforts to Restrict Women's Access to Health Care Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2011 Senators Gillibrand and Blumenthal Call on Colleagues to Uphold Women's Access to Reproductive Health Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2011 Judiciary Committee Democrats: Health Care Law is Constitutional, Repeal Efforts Will Fail Washington, DC

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