Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/22/2026-5/29/2026
well as car users. Improved technology and increased investment provide the opportunity—and imperative—to cut road tragedies
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Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/15/2026-5/22/2026
catalogs arrests that make arrests appear to have increased, but failed to clarify those changes before publicly touting
Blumenthal & Schakowsky Introduce Resolution to End Roadway Fatalities & Improve Traffic Safety
well as car users. Improved technology and increased investment provide the opportunity—and imperative—to cut road tragedies
Video: Blumenthal Confronts VA Secretary Collins Over Staffing Cuts at Hearing
budget request. For example, the proposed $2 billion increase in construction projects is needed to improve … more than $8 billion of the $10.9 billion increase for health care services in FY27 is for community
Murphy on Iran War Cost: We Could Be Funding Education, Health Care, National Parks With This Money
these are increasingly heartbreaking motions to make, because it shouldn't be up to the minority party … billion to the taxpayer, billions more in increased costs. That's why they continue
Murphy Warns DOL's Proposed Budget Cuts Will Leave Connecticut and the Country Vulnerable
support a strong defense industrial base and to increase production of the - advanced military systems manufactured in Connecticut … training at a time when America needs to increase its defense manufacturing capacity would weaken
Video: Blumenthal Delivers Opening Statement at Forum on Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly & Corrupt DOJ Sweetheart Deal
essentially raising prices in response to increasing demand, and as you can see from this poster … dynamic pricing increased 700 percent in just three years from 2019 to 2022. That is monopolistic manipulation
Blumenthal Calls for IG Investigation into Impact of Kash Patel's Reported Irresponsible Behavior on FBI Readiness & Public Safety, Alleged Manipulation of Arrest Statistics
catalogs arrests that make arrests appear to have increased, but failed to clarify those changes before publicly touting … catalogs arrests that make arrests appear to have increased, but failed to clarify those changes before publicly touting
Murphy, Deluzio Introduce Bicameral Bill to Kick Private Equity Out of Kids' Sports and Stop the Ripoffs
said Senator Murphy. “Sports are one of the increasingly few places kids can find real community and learn … families and using our kids as pawns to increase their bottom lines." “Team sports are supposed
Blumenthal, Blackburn Announce OpenAI Endorsement of Kids Online Safety Act Ahead of Senate Hearing on Landmark Social Media Verdicts
time to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. Increasingly the only people opposed to this bill are Mark
Murphy to Hegseth On Iran War: History Is Not On Your Side, Time Is Not On Our Side
Strait of Hormuz still closed, and price increases on gas and basic goods fueling an economic crisis
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/1/2026-5/8/2026
betting among young people. The roundtable comes amid increasing attention on the sports betting industry, including questions about … features are designed to encourage repeat wagering and increase the accessibility and appeal of these platforms to young
Blumenthal Joins 13 Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions
self-made global energy crisis has predictably increased average national gasoline prices by over 85 cents a gallon
Blumenthal Joins Democratic Senate Colleagues to Kill Trump's Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail & Press USPS on Unconstitutional EO
voters to cast ballots, he hopes to increase the odds for Republican election victories. His anti-voting obstacle
Blumenthal Questions Massive No-Bid Contract Awarded to Trump's Ballroom Construction Firm
perform that same work, and made iterative increases in the scope of the project resulting in a total
Murphy On Costs of Iran War: Everything is More Expensive Because of One Person's Insane Decision
into financial crisis.” Murphy warned the worst cost increases are still to come: “It's not just … natural disaster. Donald Trump chose to increase gas prices in this country to $4.30 a gallon. Diesel prices
Blumenthal & Colleagues Renew Push to Support Survivors of Disasters as the Trump Administration Abandons Disaster-Stricken Communities
catastrophic wildfires. When communities struggle to rebuild after increasingly severe natural disasters, we must come together and make … bill.” “As more families are affected by the increasing number of severe storms and natural disasters, the Housing
Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Presses VA for Transparency Over the PACT Act Presumptive Process
budget request estimates of a $21,000 increase in appeals received by the Board this fiscal year … this increase is the direct result of the increased number of claims the VA has denied. The Appeals
Murphy Calls Out Ed. Secretary Linda McMahon for Gutting Office of Civil Rights, Failing to Protect Kids
budget of increasing dollars for civil rights. Murphy: No it's not…this budget has a 35% proposed … budget of increasing dollars for civil rights. Murphy: No it's not. This office this, this budget
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/17/2026-4/24/2026
move ahead with billions of dollars in spending increases for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customers & Border Protection … Trump Administration’s cuts at VA and increasing wait times at various facilities across the country. “The visible
Blumenthal Slams Senate Passage of Budget Resolution to Fund Lawless ICE & CBP
move ahead with billions of dollars in spending increases for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customers & Border Protection
Murphy: Republicans Could Have Used Reconciliation to Address Skyrocketing Costs But Chose to Write a Blank Check to ICE Instead
jobs back to the United States. Biden had increased the number of manufacturing jobs in this country
Blumenthal Calls Out Prediction Markets' Failure to Address Disputed & Unclear Bets
volume and types of wagers, users have increasingly found themselves in situations where the outcome
Murphy to RFK Jr.: Why Are Your Parroting Industry Talking Points Instead of Protecting Nursing Home Patients?
quality care in our nursing homes today, increasingly, because we have a lot of for-profit operators … constituencies, and there's actually no correlation between increasing staffing ratios and closures in rural areas… That
Murphy On Republicans' Continued Support for the Disastrous Iran War: Do the Right Thing and Stand Up to Trump
united in opposition to a war that is increasingly spiraling out of control, and called on his Republican … lives work because we have seen a 30% increase in gas prices since this war began. Farmers have