Blumenthal Calls ‘Shadow Hearing’ on Trump Veterans Cuts
Doug Collins, the veterans affairs secretary, is unlikely to accept Senator Richard Blumenthal’s invitation to appear on ...
Blumenthal decries new plan for convicted felons
Sen. Richard Blumenthal objects to Trump administration plan to change how convicted felons get their gun rights back.
$10 million in Trump food aid cuts to CT ‘cruelty for cruelty’s sake,’ senators say
Notices have been sent about the cuts for two programs that affect farmers and consumers who are struggling to find ...
CT U.S. senator vows to defend federal education department; CT GOP says system is costly and failing
Richard Blumenthal pledged Monday that the U.S. Senate will block President Trump’s elimination of the federal education department, but the dismantling of the operations has already ...
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Senate Democrats plan ‘shadow hearings’ on controversial VA cuts
The move comes as VA Secretary Doug Collins has accused Democrats of creating panic over planned department reforms.
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Blumenthal introduces bill to help VA employees, veterans affected by layoffs
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced legislation he said will protect veterans from past and future federal ...
Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance
As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump's slashing of the federal government, one group is ...
Why Connecticut's senators are voting against Republican spending bill, despite Schumer's support
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he understands Schumer's support for the bill but said it would result in "immediate, cruel ...
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Lawmakers push to end ‘double-dipping’ ban that keeps combat-wounded veterans from accessing full benefits
Lawmakers are pushing again to overturn a federal law that stops combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of service ...