The Senate Judiciary Committee Monday adopted by voice vote five amendments sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal during committee markup of the landmark immigration bill.

The first amendment would limit the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention. In committee meeting Monday Blumenthal said his amendment protects the “rights of these individuals who can be subject to [...]

The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy, former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.

This was the second vote the committee scheduled on McCarthy’s nomination after Republicans last week boycotted [...]

Sen. Blumenthal on Thursday signed onto legislation to address a growing crisis over sexual assault in the military. A Department of Defense Report released last week found that in fiscal year 2012 there were 26,000 cases of sexual assault, a 37 percent increase from the previous year.

The Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 has [...]

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it will keep all the air traffic control towers in Connecticut – and nationwide – open.