WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Donald Trump's Inaugural Remarks [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the inaugural address and remarks made by Donald Trump, who was sworn in today as the 47 th President of the United States: "I was hoping for a unifying message - a speech seeking to bring us together and heal our differences. Instead, it  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on the Death of Cecile Richards [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the death of Cecile Richards, the longtime President of Planned Parenthood and a champion for women's rights and progressive causes: "Cecile Richards was a giant. She modeled guts and grit in public service, showing courage and fortitude beyo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on the Inauguration of Donald Trump [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement ahead of attending the Inauguration of Donald Trump, who will be sworn in today as the 47 th President of the United States: "The peaceful transition of power is foundational to our democracy. This bedrock principle has guided our country th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump Firing Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump has fired the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, after more than forty years of service: "Admiral Fagan is a dedicated public servant who has devoted her car  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump's Pardon of Violent January 6 Insurrectionists [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on President Trump's issuance of mass pardons and commutations for participants in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those who violently attacked and assaulted law enforcement officers: "   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Dean, & Raskin Lead 43 Members of Congress in Urging Supreme Court to Combat Flow of American Firearms to Mexican Drug Cartels [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) led 10 Senators including U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and 33 Representatives in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Exempt All VA Employees From Hiring Freeze [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 24 Democratic Senators calling on President Trump to put veterans first and immediately exempt all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees from the hiring freeze he issued on Monday. I  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Orders that, if executed, will lead to the illegal impoundment of federal funds: "The President spent his first day in office stealing from American taxpayers. In at least two of his Day 1 Execut  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2025, with Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, ranking member of the Subcommitee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ranking Member Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement on the use of Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Blumenthal Pushes Collins to Protect Veterans' Reproductive Rights [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pressed Doug Collins, the nominee to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to commit to protecting veterans' access to reproductive care under the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) current rule t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Questions Elise Stefanik On Elon Musk's Nazi Salutes WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday questioned U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) at a hearing on her nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Murphy pressed Stefanik for her reaction to Elon Musk's Nazi salutes at Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Shares Winning Essays Of His 9th Annual 'Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Challenge' HARTFORD--In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Thursday the 15 winners of his ninth annual 'Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest.' This year, Murphy received close to 1600 entries from elementary, middle, and high school students from acro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on the Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement after voting against final passage of the Laken Riley Act : "This bill comes with an astronomical price tag and will create more problems than it solves. It will make our immigration system more chaotic and our country less safe. Under this bill, people charge  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Votes To Block Republican Bill To Criminalize Doctors Providing Abortion Care WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after voting to block Republican legislation to politicize abortion care and criminalize doctors: "Putting politicians in charge of women's health care decisions and threatening doctors with criminal penalties is  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 45 Members Of Congress Urge Supreme Court To Combat Flow Of American Firearms To Mexican Drug Cartels WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led 45 members of Congress in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court concerning the ongoing Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al., v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos case urging the Supreme Court to h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill To Promote Competition And Improve Antitrust Enforcement WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 12 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to reinvigorate America's antitrust laws and restore competition to American markets. The Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Hegseth Will Run The DOD Into The Ground. Find Somebody Else. WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to oppose the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. Murphy called on Republicans to reconsider advancing Hegseth's nomination in light of serious unanswered questions about his character and conduct, troubling past st  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Thanks To Trump, Political Violence In This Country Just Became Mainstream WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call out Republicans' hypocrisy on U.S. national security. As Republicans try to expedite the confirmation of John Ratcliffe as CIA Director on the basis of national security, Murphy called out their silence on Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Name Subcommittee Ranking Members and Full Committee Vice Ranking Member * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced the Democratic rosters for the House Appropriations Committee's 12 subcommittees in the 119th Congress, including the Subcommittee Ranking Members and full C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) was named Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Committee oversees the nation's intelligence agencies and activities. Rep. Himes was appointed to the Committee by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2013, and was named Ranking Member for the 118th Congress in 2023   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune to Senate Democrats: We Can Do This the Easy Way or the Hard Way Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, it didn't take long. "Democrats have already begun stalling President Trump's nominees - and it doesn't seem to mat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration's Order to Pull Thousands of At-Risk Afghan Allies from Flights [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) slammed the Trump Administration's move to cancel the flights of nearly 1,660 Afghans allies, including family members of active-duty U.S. military perso  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Stresses Concerns with VA Hiring Freeze Ahead of Vote to Advance VA Secretary Nominee Doug Collins [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks ahead of voting to support advancing Doug Collins, nominee to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, out of Committee. During his remarks  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal to Collins on Trump's VA Hiring Freeze: This will be Your First Test [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday on the nomination of Doug Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pressed Collins to push back against any cost-cutting efforts pursued by the Trump Administration that would ne  more