Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/15/2026-5/22/2026
week, MS NOW reported that Patel has artificially inflated the Bureau’s arrest statistics and manipulated
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Video: Blumenthal Confronts VA Secretary Collins Over Staffing Cuts at Hearing
direct care fails to keep pace with inflation. As we all know, a failure to properly fund
Blumenthal Calls for IG Investigation into Impact of Kash Patel's Reported Irresponsible Behavior on FBI Readiness & Public Safety, Alleged Manipulation of Arrest Statistics
week, MS NOW reported that Patel has artificially inflated the Bureau’s arrest statistics and manipulated … week, MS NOW reported that Patel has artificially inflated the Bureau’s arrest statistics and manipulated
Blumenthal Questions Massive No-Bid Contract Awarded to Trump's Ballroom Construction Firm
apparent receipt of a contract of excessively inflated value is troubling on its own. But these reports
Murphy On Costs of Iran War: Everything is More Expensive Because of One Person's Insane Decision
almost 50% from before Trump was president. Inflation was 2.8% before the war, well above the Federal Reserve
Murphy: Republicans Could Have Used Reconciliation to Address Skyrocketing Costs But Chose to Write a Blank Check to ICE Instead
Senate floor being led by Republicans about inflation. There's nothing being done to bring our manufacturing jobs … more on goods and services because of inflation and tariffs. The average family has spent an extra
Murphy On Republicans' Continued Support for the Disastrous Iran War: Do the Right Thing and Stand Up to Trump
choice has set off a new wave of inflation and made basic goods more unaffordable for American families … grocery store. And so amidst high inflation, you are now going to see costs just become prohibitive
Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control
prices have spiked all across the country, inflation is rising and the region has become a tinderbox. Last
Blumenthal Calls on STB, DOJ to Oppose Railway Merger Threatening Jobs & Driving Up Costs
higher prices at the checkout counter. With inflation and affordability already top concerns for American families, approving … higher prices at the checkout counter. With inflation and affordability already top concerns for American families, approving
Blumenthal, Schumer & Colleagues Call on Independent Watchdog to Investigate Impact of Republicans' Health Care-Cutting Agenda on Veterans & their Families
Plan Act of 2021 and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, veterans are facing a life … Plan Act of 2021 and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, veterans are facing a life
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 12/12/2025-12/19/2025
Plan Act of 2021 and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, veterans are facing a life
Video: Wisconsin Mom Testifies at Senate Hearing on Affordable Care Act, Shuts Down Ron Johnson for Attacking ACA Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions
difference. Now if you inflated based on inflation 39%, you’d be saving about $7,500 in premiums … four times more the rate of inflation. Yeah, everything is up 39%. Obamacare rates
Blumenthal Joins Push for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations & Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees
escalation of activities as ICE implements its newly-inflated budget and requests ever-more resources from Congress
Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Gallego, Budzinski Introduce Bicameral Bill Expanding Social Security Benefits for Seniors
failed to accurately account for rising costs and inflation, theBoosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Actmakes necessary changes … benefits—more accurately accounting for rising prices and inflation—to better support older Americans,”said Blumenthal.“Our nation
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 10/24/25-10/31/2025
failed to accurately account for rising costs and inflation, theBoosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Actmakes necessary changes … benefits—more accurately accounting for rising prices and inflation—to better support older Americans,”said Blumenthal.“Our nation
Blumenthal & Colleagues Fight for Patients & Consumer Protections as Trump Puts Americans' Medical Debt Back on Credit Reports
Medical debt collections information is often inaccurate or inflated, and studies show that it is not useful
Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fight Price Gouging as Chaotic Trump Tariffs Drive Price Hikes
transparency,”said Blumenthal. Giant corporations take advantage of inflation and supply chain disruptions to expand their profit margins
Murphy on Trump Selling Off U.S. Foreign Policy: This Corruption Has No Precedent in American History
five largest stablecoins in the world, massively inflating the president's wealth due to this one single investment
Murphy on Meet The Press: Republican Tax Plan is Greatest Transfer of Wealth from the Poor and Middle Class to the Rich in the History of the Country
that reduced the deficit. In fact, the Inflation Reduction Act – which made massive investments in renewable energy, reduced
Murphy Slams Trump's First 100 Days: This Is A Story Of Incompetence, Theft, And Mind-Blowing Corruption
strategic reserve fund –a move that definitely inflates and protects Trump's investment portfolio, [which
Murphy, Blumenthal, 27 Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Expand Childcare Relief To Families
benefit. The credit would be indexed to inflation to retain its value over time. “The cost of child
Murphy, Blumenthal, Courtney, DeLauro, Hayes, 171 Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Raise Minimum Wage To $17 By 2030, Benefitting Nearly 22 Million Americans
Increasing the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation will go a long way to helping … hour. As a result of inflation, $15 an hour a couple of years ago would be over
Blumenthal, Warren & Takano to Collins: Stop Pushing Thousands of Veterans into Foreclosure
with the rising costs of housing and overall inflation, VA must ask itself: Is it more cost effective … with the rising costs of housing and overall inflation, VA must ask itself: Is it more cost effective
Blumenthal Urges Crackdown on Private Medicare Insurers that Scam Patients & Price Gouge Taxpayers Ahead of Dr. Oz's Confirmation
vertically integrated insurers in MA that send inflated payments to affiliated provider groups.22 Strong oversight and enforcement
Blumenthal & Senators Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Decision to Gut IRS
resources in 2022 when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, which provided $80 billion