Richard Blumenthal

Democracy dies when people become inured to a tyrant’s reality distortion machine—like Trump’s. Cooking the books, shooting the messenger, suppressing the media, & more—all mark the march to tyranny. Constant & cumulative—like Trump’s—they need to be called out & pushed back.

To stop Russia’s war machine, we need to pass my bipartisan Russia Sanctions bill.

VA proposes new rule to end abortion access at their hospitals Several Republicans on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs issued a statement applauding the decision by Secretary Doug Collins.

We cannot let VA stop providing this care to veterans by ripping away this narrow, targeted protection. I will be fighting as hard & long as possible to reverse this cruel, dangerous new policy. 3 www.13newsnow.com/article/news...

It's disgusting & dangerous that the Trump Admin will strip VA’s ability to provide essential health care to vets in these harrowing situations. It's a harmful & reckless move that reneges on the Department’s promise to provide every vet the health care they earned & deserve. 2/

THREAD: The gov't should not be able to impose a pregnancy on anyone—least of all survivors of rape, abuse, or those whose health is at risk. Current VA policy guarantees that, at the very least, vets who are raped or who could die w/o an abortion can get the care they need. 1/

Scorching sanctions on China, India & Brazil are vital—ASAP, without loopholes—to stop them from buying Russian oil & gas, fueling Putin’s war machine & mocking US Ukraine support. Trump’s tariff orders are a start, but my & Sen. Graham’s Russia Sanctions Bill is a broader solution.

Russian assets, frozen here & in Europe, should be for billions more in vital arms, countering Putin’s continued murderous, bloodthirsty assault.

After Trump’s Ukraine pivot, Senate panel moves to fund more military aid Bipartisan groups in Congress are attempting to preserve a weapons procurement program for Ukraine that the Trump administration proposed eliminating.

There’s daylight for Ukraine support—as Senate appropriators move toward modest aid—but larger, surer funding commitments are essential.

At the same time the Trump Admin is cutting health care, nutrition assistance, & emergency services in the name of ‘efficiency’ & ‘savings,’ they have enabled DOGE’s reckless waste of at least $21.7 billion. My new PSI report is a searing indictment of DOGE’s false claims.

The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work Early resignation offers and other programs have reduced the workforce, but critics say the moves are also wasting money.

As my PSI investigation has shown, DOGE was clearly never about efficiency or saving the American taxpayer money. Instead it wasted at least $21.7 billion. I urge Inspectors General to take my investigation’s findings & initiate a comprehensive review of DOGE’s careless actions.

John Lewis’ only body armor as he crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge—& endured brutal beating—was his courage & conviction. Now we need to make “good trouble,” protecting voting rights against suppression with a bill named for him.

A dark day for the Senate, & the country—confirmation of Emil Bove as a federal appellate judge. Unfit & unqualified, he was rushed to a vote by Republicans, who refused  to hear whistleblower testimony or demand DOJ files. Reckless & reprehensible.

The Medical Disability Examination Improvement Act will help improve this process for veterans in CT & across the nation—giving VA resources to hire more medical disability examiners, improve training for staff, & access rural veterans living in hard-to-reach areas.

Blumenthal & Murphy Introduce Bill to Improve Veterans' Medical Disability Exams | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) today introduced...

Veterans deserve a VA system where their disability benefits claims are fairly & accurately decided in a timely manner. Strengthening & streamlining vets’ medical disability exams is a critical part of doing that.

I spoke with @wolfblitzercnn.bsky.social about why the time is now to pass my & Senator Graham’s Russia Sanctions bill.

Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate A third whistleblower has new information about a Justice Department official the president has nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

Not 1, not 2, but 3 whistleblowers have come forward to challenge Emil Bove’s nomination. Republicans’ rush towards confirmation means they’re willfully ignoring clear evidence of his disqualifying breaches of conduct, including misleading testimony at his confirmation hearing.

Delta’s AI pricing is threatening personal privacy & consumers. Putting profits over people, Delta’s AI algorithm uses personal information to tailor pricing up to an individual’s specific pain point—lining the airline’s pockets at the consumer’s expense.

Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Maxwell: "Never met a more predatory, terrifying human" "She's a very dangerous person, and she threatened my life on many occasions." Jen Psaki spoke with Jeffrey Epstein accuser Maria Farmer and her lawyer, Jennifer Freeman, on "The Briefing with Jen Ps...

Deeply complicit in trafficking kids, & now seeking Trump’s favors, Maxwell has zero credibility. The DOJ files are critical to disclose the truth. Trump is using his immense power to conceal facts—victimizing again the kids exploited by Epstein & Maxwell.

Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders | CNN Politics Another whistleblower has made claims to the Justice Department’s watchdog that Emil Bove — a top agency official who is now nominated for a judgeship — suggested others in the department could ignore...

Additional whistleblowers compel postponing a Senate confirmation vote on nominee Bove’s judgeship. Possible new info about his alleged ethical & legal breaches must be considered. Republicans have barred hearing from any whistleblower so far—a reckless, irresponsible rush.

The Trump Administration is filled with lawless lawyers. But don’t take our word for it.

Here’s how federal judges described them:

The appearance is unmistakable. Cutting FCC’s staff, firing a commissioner, & more, Trump makes it a blatant tool of self-enrichment & partisan bullying. Sending unmissable signals, he purposes the FCC’s sweeping power to benefit himself—an unprecedented act of corruption.

F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount

FCC acts as Trump’s bagman, delivering his end of the $16-36 million payoff—after his unrelenting, undisguised interference in this supposedly independent oversight agency. A once proud public interest protector is enveloped in Paramount’s capitulation stench.

UnitedHealth Confirms Civil and Criminal Justice Department Probes The healthcare conglomerate said it was complying with requests from the agency after reaching out following media reports.

Last year, my Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released new evidence on the ways UnitedHealth Group has long been sacrificing patient care to maximize profits. I’m glad to see their abusive practices are facing added scrutiny.

This appalling Supreme Court decision empowering President Trump to decimate this agency will leave Americans vulnerable in their own homes—allowing defective, dangerous products to make their way to store shelves without effective safeguards.

The Supreme Court just gave the Trump Administration a green light to dismantle the bipartisan, independent Consumer Product Safety Commission. For decades, this agency worked to put consumer safety above corporate profits & protect children & families.

Hegseth Signal messages came from email classified ‘SECRET,’ watchdog told The revelation contradicts the Trump administration’s long-standing claims that no classified information was shared by the defense secretary’s account during the “Signalgate” scandal.

This news flies in the face of the Trump Admin’s claims that nothing classified was shared on Signal. Sec Hegseth’s incompetence & disregard for our national security is putting our servicemembers & country at risk. Unacceptable.

I’ve long advocated, through our Afghan Adjustment Act, to create a pathway to permanent legal status for these allies & will continue to fight to protect them as they did for our troops. My office stands ready to assist Zia & his family as we receive more information. 3

Our Afghan wartime allies, at risk of retribution, fear for their lives in Afghanistan. ICE seems to be seeking to deport citizens, legal residents & others who have committed no crime without articulating any legal basis. 2/

Ex-U.S. military translator from Afghanistan arrested by ICE in CT. Attorney calls it ‘nonsensical.’ The 35-year-old husband and father of five was taken into custody by ICE agents outside a routine green card appointment in East Hartford.

Targeting our Afghan allies is unconscionable & cruel. Zia S. entered & resided in the United States legally, after serving bravely alongside American forces fighting against tyranny & oppression. 1/

The time is now to pass our Russia Sanctions bill. On @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social, I talked about how peace through strength is the only viable strategy with a thug like Putin.