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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Republicans Block Larson-Led Amendment to Protect Disability Benefits from Trump’s Cuts
operate at around 20% administrative costs. Accounting for inflation, SSA’s administrative funding has fallen 21% since
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
Hayes Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers
they did ten years ago when adjusted for inflation. Additionally, 40% of school districts employing half a million
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
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces Over $9.5 Million in LIHEAP Funding to Connecticut
facing sharply higher energy costs and rising inflation due to the war in Iran, this release of LIHEAP
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
DeLauro to GOP: Do not lie to families struggling to pay rent and put food on the table about the expanded Child Tax Credit
very movement I have led for years — invoking inflation indexing, invoking expansion — as if small pieces borrowed from
Courtney Calls on Congress to Reclaim War Powers Authority and End President Trump’s War in Iran
changing. At home, the war has driven up inflation driven down the stock market, raised interest rates
Larson Leads 152 Members of Congress in a Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding to Improve Customer Service at the Social Security Administration
fell by approximately 23 percent, after accounting for inflation. On top of this, the Trump Administration has created
Courtney, Welch Re-Introduce Bill to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest
public colleges—a 312.4% increase when adjusted for inflation. As a result, average college debt has more than
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
Himes, Pappas, Harder, Liccardo Celebrate Senate Passage of Bill to Expand Home Loan Access
Allowing FHA to index property improvement loans to inflation and expand the data it uses when setting loan
Himes, Pappas, Harder, Liccardo Celebrate Senate Passage of Bill to Expand Home Loan AccessToday, Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Josh Harder (CA-09) and Sam Liccardo (CA-16) celebrated the Senate’s passage of their Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act included as part of the 21st Century Road to Housing legislative package.
Allowing FHA to index property improvement loans to inflation and expand the data it uses when setting loan
DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Trump’s Unilateral Tariffs
paycheck and struggling to pay the bills. Inflation is killing them. And President Trump’s tariffs were pouring
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
Larson, House Democratic Leaders Introduce American Affordability Act of 2025 to Take on Cost-of-Living Crisis
automatically adjusting the contribution limit for inflation Creates a new $5,000 refundable tax credit to cover startup
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
DeLauro, Craig, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce NO GOUGE Act to Stop Corporate Abuse of Tariffs
COVID pandemic to jack up prices far beyond inflation and squeeze every penny from America’s working families … federal and state enforcers to hold them accountable.” “Inflation and tariffs are raising prices, and corporate greed
Larson Applauds Lower Drug Prices for Seniors on Medicare
prices from Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy. Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, which Larson helped author and pass … medications because of Democrats’ work to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. We capped out-of-pocket drug costs
Larson, Horsford, Warren Introduce Bill to Provide Economic Boost for Seniors, Veterans, and Disabled Workers During Cost-of-Living Crisis
announced the introduction of the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act with Rep. Steven Horsford … their own,” said Horsford. “Trump’s tariffs and inflation are driving this downturn, but my constituents and everyday