Today, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, U.S. Sen Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty will propose a bill that would provide funding to help pay for construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Last week a Newtown task force endorsed construction of a new school on the site of the existing [...]
One day after U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal expressed outrage at the Internal Revenue Service’s apparent targeting of conservative groups for federal tax scrutiny, the Democrat from Connecticut said he was “deeply troubled” about reports that the U.S. Department of Justice was collecting phone records from the Associated Press.
“I am deeply troubled by reports of [...]
Several members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation expressed anger and disappointment Monday over revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (in an interview): “There absolutely needs to be an investigation as promptly and effectively as possible. I say that as a former federal prosecutor who jealously protected [...]
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the author of 18 amendments to the Senate immigration overhaul bill, says he expects action on the bipartisan effort sometime this spring or summer.
“There is a clear and urgent sense that we have a fragile and fleeting moment of opportunity,” Blumenthal told reporters during a conference call on immigration this morning. “We [...]
Remember the national wildlife parks and refuges off the Connecticut coast that were damaged by Storm Sandy and later embroiled in a funding fight between the state’s congressional delegation and a tea party congressman from Louisiana?
Well, $6 million in disaster relief funds needed to pay for the repairs have now been released by the U.S. Department of [...]
An amendment sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal is among hundreds of proposed changes to the landmark immigration bill, which Blumenthal and other senators on the Judiciary Committee will meet to markup Thursday.
Blumenthal’s measure, the “Little DREAMers” amendment, would entitle undocumented immigrant children who are too young under the current proposal to qualify for the [...]
An email fundraising plea from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal appears to be backfiring. In an email to supporters, he asked for a $5 contribution while also citing the Newtown tragedy.
“In the wake of the horror of the December 14, 2012 massacre,” the email states, “I have focused on serving as a [...]
Sen. Blumenthal said Monday morning that a deal was in sight on background checks, which have been the sticking point in negotiations as Senators have aimed to reach a bipartisan deal on new gun laws following Newtown.
“These discussions have been going forward for some time, now crystallizing and possibly reaching an agreement,” he told [...]
Saying that Connecticut can help the national effort on gun control, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy came to the state Capitol in Hartford to congratulate Democratic senators for passing one of the strongest gun control bills in the nation.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra called Thursday for increased gun control as part of a nationwide effort to rally support for stricter measures.
Blumenthal said he was hoping that the Connecticut state legislature could pass new restrictions in the next two weeks so that he would have more [...]
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