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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut and a member of the Democratic Party. Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Blumenthal is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was editorial chairman of The Harvard Crimson. He studied for a year at Trinity College, Cambridge in England before attending Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal. While at Yale, he was a classmate of future President Bill Clinton and future Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. From 1970 to 1976 Blumenthal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, where he earned the rank of sergeant. After college Blumenthal served as administrative assistant and law clerk for several Washington figures. From 1977 to 1981 he was United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. In the early 1980s he worked in private law practice, including serving as volunteer counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987, when he was elected to the Connecticut Senate. He was elected state Attorney General in 1990, and served for twenty years.

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Im gonna do what I think is right.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 9 months ago Latest Headlines

This kind of back channel for the President's personal attorney, a political operative ought to... deeply alarm and frighten America because it in essence, weaponizes law enforcement and the Department of Justice as a political tool.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

Pardon me for seeming somewhat cavalier about it, but were talking about an impeachment trial. Nothing we do as senators will be more important.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 9 months ago Politics

This is every Americans worst nightmare, attacked and then being subjected to criminal proceedings in a foreign country, we want fair and transparent proceedings.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 1 year ago U.S.

I am deeply concerned that these vintage aircraft, decades old, some of them having been involved in crashes before, are still flying, until we know exactly what caused this crash, a major tragedy, whether it was a defect in the machine or some problem with maintenance or flying. There should be very serious scrutiny over these planes before theyre allowed back in the air.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago U.S.

We had (a) serious, substantive conversation even when we may have differed.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Business

A financial settlement is no substitute for strict reforms that will stop Google and other tech companies from invading our privacy, i continue to be alarmed by Big Tech's policies and practices that invade children's lives.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Technology

This needs to empower and embolden the athletes who should feel they can come forward without fear of retaliation, and without intimidation.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Top News

You can't simply unleash the monster and say it's too big to control, the hourglass has run out.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Top News

Our goal is simple and straightforward - stopping President Trump from putting a 'For Sale' sign in Russian on the door to the Oval Office.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

The triumph today is really a lesson from Sujitno and his family, never give up. Never back down. Never give up, because the fight is worth it.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 1 year ago U.S.

( Mueller's) letter was an extraordinary act, a career prosecutor rebuking the attorney general of the United States, memorializing in writing, i know of no other instance of that happening.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

We're making good progress and I'm very hopeful.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

According to the Attorney General, The Special Counsel concluded that the evidence fell short of a prosecutable criminal conspiracy, which involves a high bar of proof beyond a reasonable doubt -- but reached no such conclusion on the obstruction of justice issue. On obstruction of justice, The Special Counsel tossed a jump ball, and the Attorney General tipped it to President Donald Trump, but shared none of the information supporting his conclusion.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

Words have consequences like saying we have an invasion on our border and talking about people as though they were different in some fatal way, i think that the public discourse from the president on down is a factor in some of these actions.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

Privacy is all the rage. Bipartisan. But as frequently happens, the devil is in the details.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

I really feel strongly that we should build on California.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

This aircraft model represents only a small fraction of the domestic fleet, and several other countries have already taken this important step.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

This bill is about guaranteeing every individual their day in court.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Business

Our legislation would guarantee that every special counsel does a report complete with findings and evidence -- and that it be directly disclosed to Congress and the American people, a report would be required whenever a special counsel finishes the investigation, is fired, or resigns, assuring that the results can not be sealed or selectively censored.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

A special counsel is appointed only in very rare serious circumstances involving grave violations of public trust, the public has a right and need to know the facts of such betrayals of public trust.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

When we've said to ourselves on the Armed Services Committee or in the Senate that we were deeply disturbed and worried about a petulant and unpredictable administration, we could reassure ourselves and the nation that there was a strong and stable expert, a patriot, in the position of standing between The President and the use of military force.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

That may be true in other countries.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

The world deserves an explanation, not from the Saudis, who evidently are making every effort to insulate and shield Crown Prince, but from an international inquiry.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

I believe that( Kavanaugh's) nomination is going to be tainted. It will be stained by a badly broken process that has shattered the norm and broken the tradition Senate Judiciary.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

Paul Manafort today faces, in effect, a life sentence. Michael Cohen should also face serious punishment for Michael Cohen crimes. Both should now cooperate -- truthfully and fully.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

He would be screaming to the world,' I am guilty !' And he would so undermine the credibility of his office that it would be a disaster for the nation, it would very possibly be an obstruction of justice because he would be misusing that power to protect himself as a target of that investigation.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

Michael Cohen pleads guilty could not accept Michael Cohen's plea agreement unless Michael Cohen pleads guilty believe Michael Cohen.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

Michael Cohen pleads guilty're in a Watergate moment. Michael Cohen pleads guilty need bipartisanship now more than ever to protect the special counsel and to stop, and I must underscore stop, any consideration of pardons.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

We're likely to see a firestorm of resistance from the President of the United States.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

It would very possibly be an obstruction of justice because he would be misusing that power to protect himself as a target of that investigation.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

A confirmation of this historic magnitude... the American people should have a voice.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

New revelations that Facebook provided access to users' personal information, including religion, political preferences, and relationship status, to dozens of mobile device manufacturers without users' explicit consent are deeply concerning.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Technology

It's an issue that has never been resolved, and that way there is a Department of Justice opinion to the contrary, i happen to think that he could be indicted even if the trial is postponed.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

The President is not above the law, and an indictment -- if that's the course that Robert Mueller chooses to go -- I believe would be upheld by the courts.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

What we are seeing repeatedly - and these nominations are part of a pattern - is the administration's attempts to radically re-shape our judiciary and remake the bench in the image of the far-right fringe of the Republican Party.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

It endangers methods and sources of the intelligence community.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 2 years ago Politics

Ultimately, there may be subpoenas to the President of the United States, just as occurred in 1973 precipitating 'United States v. Nixon' and the similar firing of a special prosecutor, so what's needed now is an independent counsel and special prosecutor.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

I have misspoken about my service, and I regret that, and I take full responsibility.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

Without that published report, and without the free press telling us a lot of what went on, Michael Flynn might still be sitting in the White House as national security adviser.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 3 years ago Top News

There’s a reason they call it the nuclear option, and that is that there’s fallout—and this fallout will be dangerously and perhaps disastrously radioactive for the Senate in years to come.

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Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

If you fail to be explicit and forthcoming and definite in your responses, we have to assume that you will pass the Trump litmus test.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

These times are not ordinary.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

It’s a desperately serious problem.

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Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

There are powerful forces against us.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

What we've seen over the past years is a trend toward mammoth beer behemoths in our market and the result has not been a happy one for many consumers, i would urge the Department of Justice to think beyond the divestiture that has been proposed.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Business

I'm deeply troubled by evidence that shows that neither providers nor consumers benefit( from consolidation).

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Company News

What I can share with Joseph Swedish is that there are many new players who have entered the market.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Company News

Rejecting this agreement is fraught with unacceptable risk. Our formal negotiation partners and allies have signaled clearly that they are not coming back to the table -- a point confirmed in my conversations and meetings. There is no better deal available now.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

If the cloture (procedural) vote becomes in effect the opportunity to vote in support of the agreement, I will vote in favor of closing debate.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

While this is not the agreement I would have accepted at the negotiating table, it is better than no deal at all.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

Many of these crimes were committed in the United States, which is especially disturbing.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Sports

Every year we lose hundreds of lives at highway-rail grade crossings -- each is a tragedy, and each is a heartbreaking reminder that our rail-grade crossings are based on technology and practices from the 19th century, we need to do everything we can to ensure we're using 21st century technology to protect drivers from these dangers.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

Inward-facing cameras, with the right privacy protections for employees, are a critical way to make our railroads safer, cameras improve accident investigations, deter unsafe behavior, and detect compliance with safety laws, which is why I have urged their installation as soon as possible.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Industrials

If the FCC fails to address this issue of spectrum more effectively, Congress will have to act.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters 5 years ago US News

The practice of steering involves jeopardy to the consumer because of the concern about parts, safety concerns are raised by this practice of steering because often it involves the use of parts that may be salvaged or inferior or even counterfeit and that is a real urgent and imminent safety concern for the consumer who may have no idea what the origin of the parts are, who made them, or even whether they're installed properly.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

I have been concerned for years about it and why I think the Department of Justice should be investigating, i believe strongly that federal watchdog agencies have a role in protecting consumers because serious safety concerns are raised by this practice of steering often involving the use of inferior or even salvaged or counterfeit parts.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

I believe strongly that federal watchdog agencies have a role in protecting consumers because serious safety concerns are raised by this practice of steering often involving the use of inferior or even salvaged or counterfeit parts.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

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