Senator Richard Blumenthal's Public Statements

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Full Name: Richard Blumenthal
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last 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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5/16/13 Murphy, Blumenthal, Esty Announce Bill to Authorize Federal Funds for New Sandy Hook Elementary School Washington, DC 5/10/13 Connecticut Delegation Applauds Award of $1.55 Million to Local Community Health Centers, 13 Centers Statewide Eligible to Benefit Hartford, CT 5/02/13 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Michael Huerta, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Preserve Contract Tower Funding Washington, DC 4/30/13 Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White - Protect Consumers' Legal Rights Against Wall Street Unknown 4/29/13 Letter to President Obama - Reduce V-A Claims Backlog Washington, DC 4/26/13 Senators Lautenberg, Durbin, Harkin, and Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Stop Tobacco Smuggling, Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes, and Increase Federal Tobacco Taxes Washington, DC 4/26/13 Blumenthal Statement On Congress's Passage Of Bill To Avert Furloughs, Tower Closures Hartford, CT 4/26/13 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 4/25/13 Blumenthal Praises Federal Regulators For Cracking Down On Bank Payday Lending Washington, DC 4/24/13 Boxer, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Washington, DC 4/23/13 Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro and Courtney Announce Fire Safety Grants for Middletown, Plainfield and Willington Hartford, CT 4/22/13 Blumenthal Issues Statement Regarding Impact of FAA Furloughs Hartford, CT 4/22/13 Blumenthal Statement On Supreme Court's Decision To Reject An Appeal By Tobacco Companies Challenging Marketing Laws Washington, DC 4/18/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Washington, DC 4/17/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Washington, DC 4/17/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 -- Continued Washington, DC 4/17/13 Blumenthal, Murphy to Advocate for Amendment to Ban High-Capacity Magazines Washington, DC 4/16/13 Schatz Joins Rockefeller and 17 Other Senators to Introduce Legislation That Protects Seniors and Reduces Deficit By $141.2 Billion Washington, DC 4/16/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Washington, DC 4/15/13 Blumenthal, Murphy and Courtney Announce Appointment of State Rep. Bryan Hurlburt as Farm Service Agency Executive Director Hartford, CT 4/15/13 Gun Safety Washington, DC 4/11/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC 4/11/13 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Tibet Washington, DC 4/11/13 Ayotte, Blumenthal Introduce "Never Contract with the Enemy" Bill Washington, DC 4/11/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC 4/11/13 Murphy, Blumenthal Statement on Toomey-Manchin Proposal Washington, DC 4/11/13 Blumenthal Issues Statement on President Obama's Budget Proposal and Impact to Connecticut Defense Industry Washington, DC 4/10/13 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC 4/10/13 Markey, Durbin, Blumenthal Energy Drinks Report Shows Labeling, Marketing, Ingredients Create Questionable Concoction for Consumers Washington, DC 4/04/13 Blumenthal Statement On Sandy Hook Promise Letter to US Senators Hartford, CT 4/03/13 Senator Blumenthal Issues Statement On Connecticut Vote on Bipartisan Common Sense Gun Violence Hartford, CT 3/31/13 CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Transcript - Gun Safety Unknown 3/29/13 Letter to The Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of the Army and General Raymond Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army - Renew Call for Army to Fully Review Contractor Cases With Links to Terrorists Groups Washington, DC 3/28/13 Letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu - Save Weatherization Assistance Program Washington, DC 3/28/13 NBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript - Gun Safety Unknown 3/28/13 Senator Blumenthal Issues Statement Regarding Guns and Ammunition Revealed in Lanza Home Search Warrants Hartford, CT 3/25/13 Letter to Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the NRA - Stop Robocalling Newtown Families Hartford, CT 3/22/13 Connecticut Delegation Issues Statement on Federal Funds Requested to Help State Recover from Winter Storm Washington, DC 3/22/13 Letter to Seth D. Harris, Acting Secretary of Labor - End Student Enrollment Freeze Washington, DC 3/22/13 Blumenthal, Murphy Statement on FAA's Decision to Close Air Traffic Control Towers at Six Airports in Connecticut Washington, DC 3/22/13 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Combating Gender-Based Violence Abroad Washington, DC 3/22/13 Letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg - Develop Tobacco Warning Labels Washington, DC 3/22/13 Connecticut Delegation Issues Statement on Federal Funds Requested to Help State Recover from Winter Storm Washington, DC 3/21/13 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner - Contaminated Drugs in CT Hospital Washington, DC 3/21/13 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC 3/20/13 MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript - Gun Control Unknown 3/20/13 In Wake of JPMorgan Report, Lynch, Members of Congress Call for Immediate Implementation of Volcker Rule Washington, DC 3/20/13 Letter to Rodney C. Sacks, CEO Monster Beverage Corp - Targeting a Connecticut Health Newsletter Author Unknown 3/19/13 Letter to President Obama - Collins, King Among 77 Senators Calling on President to Continue Support of Israel Washington, DC 3/19/13 Blumenthal Issues Statement Regarding Progress on Gun Violence Legislation Washington, DC