WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Speaks on Senate Floor in Support of Senate Democrats' Proposal to End the Republican Shutdown & Address Healthcare Affordability * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor today after Senate Democrats offered a proposal to reopen the government, which would end the longest shutdown in American history and address the growing prob  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Stands up for Iowans Hurt by the Unaffordable Care Act * WASHINGTON - During a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) laid out the consequences and crushing weight of health care costs Iowans are facing due to the Unaffordable Care Act. Ernst talked about her own farm family's experiences, pa  more