Blumenthal, Shaheen Secure Provision To Protect Star & Stripes Independence in National Defense Authorization Act
this cause receive bipartisan support,” said Blumenthal. “With Secretary Hegseth openly moving to restrict the freedom
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Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 6/5/2026-6/12/2026
bipartisan support in Congress and support from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “The United States … hearing where I questioned him, the Secretary of Defense joined in supporting us, and said very simply
Blumenthal Demands Answers From Burgum After National Park Service Rubberstamps Trump Construction Projects, Enables Blatant Corruption
Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), yesterday demanded answers from Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Acting Director … letter is available here and below. Dear Secretary Burgum and Acting Director Bowron, I write regarding the persistent
Blumenthal Slams Republican Package Slashing Disabled Veterans' Benefits
received support from Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth. “ As I have said in the past
Video: Senate Republicans Obstruct the Major Richard Star Act for Combat-Injured Veterans
bipartisan support in Congress and support from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “The United States … hearing where I questioned him, the Secretary of Defense joined in supporting us, and said very simply
Blumenthal Announces He Will Live UC & Force Amendment Votes On The Major Richard Star Act This Week
votes on the legislation during the NDAA markup. Secretary Pete Hegseth supports the legislation. 79 Republican and Democrat … Committee hearing in April, Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged the Department’s support
After Years of Delay, Blumenthal Demands U.S. DOT Finalize Rule to Prevent Deaths in Hot Cars
Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy urging … letter is available here and below. Dear Secretary Duffy, I write to urge the National Highway Traffic Safety
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/30/26-6/5/2026
Cantor Fitzgerald and the family of the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick.” “The use of Tether’s stablecoin … Blanche for Attorney General. Blumenthal called out DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin for dodging questions about obeying court orders
Blumenthal Probes Tether On Its Role in Iranian Shadow Banking
Cantor Fitzgerald and the family of the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick.” “The use of Tether’s stablecoin … Cantor Fitzgerald and the family of the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick. However, despite these ties, Tether
Connecticut Delegation Opposes Shortsighted Plan to Close Hamden Invasive Species Research Facility
goals for USDA research and development. In a Secretary’s memo dated December 30, 2025, you list ‘protecting … below: June 4, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington
Murphy to Rubio: How Are You Going to Reopen the Strait, Bring Down Food and Gas Prices for Americans?
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday questioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a U.S. Senate Foreign … Murphy: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for being with us today. Despite the differences that
Murphy to Mullin: Why Are You Refusing to Obey Court Orders?
Tuesday questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin . Murphy confronted Mullin on his agency’s repeated … shocking admission, Secretary Mullin refused to commit to follow court orders that find ICE and CBP’s actions
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/15/2026-5/22/2026
Member Blumenthal pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on his elimination of more than … care positions amid historic staffing losses. I confronted Secretary Collins over these staffing cuts that undermine veterans’ health
Blumenthal & Colleagues Raise Concerns About Food & Nutrition Service Reorganization
letter is available here and below. Dear Deputy Secretary Vaden: We write with strong concern regarding the reorganization
Video: Blumenthal Confronts VA Secretary Collins Over Staffing Cuts at Hearing
pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on his elimination of more than 28,000 jobs … solution. But I was heartened to hear the Secretary of Defense in his testimony just about a week
Murphy Warns DOL's Proposed Budget Cuts Will Leave Connecticut and the Country Vulnerable
slots than you do today? Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor: Well, thank you, Senator
Blumenthal Calls for IG Investigation into Top Trump Interior Official for Blatant Violations of Conflicts-of-Interest Law
into U.S. Department of the Interior Associate Deputy Secretary Karen Budd-Falen for obvious conflicts of interests … Department of the Interior (“Interior Department”) Associate Deputy Secretary Karen Budd-Falen. Recent reporting and Ms. Budd-Falen
Video: Blumenthal Presses Energy Secretary to Commit to Legislation to Lower Consumer Gas Prices
member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Energy Secretary Chris Wright refused to commit to supporting legislation … provide Americans relief at the gas pump. “Secretary Wright, I noted on Sunday that you said that
Murphy to Hegseth On Iran War: History Is Not On Your Side, Time Is Not On Our Side
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, and the Chairman … here. Let me give you a chance, Mr. Secretary, to answer Senator Coons’s question, which
Blumenthal Calls Out Trump's FDA for Pattern of Political Interference in Lifesaving Scientific Research
public. Just weeks into his tenure, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. cancelled the public meeting … agency.” “Anti-vaccine activists, including the current HHS Secretary, stake their authority on claims that the country
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/1/2026-5/8/2026
simple floor vote. Last week, Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged the Departments support for the bill … cost of war. As I said to Secretary of Defense in the hearing last week, we are spending
Blumenthal Joins 13 Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Resume Russian Oil Sanctions
Armed Services, and 13 Senate colleagues urged the Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to fully resume sanctions
Ahead of Mother's Day, Senators Demand Accountability for Dangerous Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in ICE Detention
Ossoff (D-GA) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and two private contractors demanding information about … detention during this Administration,” the senators wrote to Secretary Mullin, detailing accounts of pregnant women who experienced bleeding
Murphy Demands Trump Administration Comply With Law, Use Foreign Assistance Funding to Support Global Health, Food Aid, Help Save Lives as Congress Directed
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Office of Management … letter follows and is available here . Dear Secretary Rubio, Director Vought, and Deputy Director Ueland: On April
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/24/2026-5/1/2026
Grilling Secretary Hegseth on the Cost of War [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – At a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing … Blumenthal (D-CT) questioned Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Trump Administration’s commitment