Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

Enough is enough. Fort Hood’s climate & culture of harassment & violence must end. A full investigation into these heartbreaking deaths & murders is urgently needed. Command must take immediate action to better protect soldiers stationed there. https://t.co/8IqlPx6g5V — PolitiTweet.org

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Politics again trumping science. Walk back of CDC test guidelines is dangerous—delaying treatment & hastening COVID-19's spread. Pleasing Trump is hazardous to our health. https://t.co/zhuQL3nNCV — PolitiTweet.org

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The FDA must ban flavored e-cigarettes & other vaping products deemed attractive to kids. Beyond exhaled aerosols helping to spread the coronavirus, nicotine addiction is a growing danger for our teens that cannot be ignored. — PolitiTweet.org

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Vaping is a public health menace. Teens who vape are up to 7x more likely to be infected by COVID-19. Vaping damages their lungs & immune systems, making them vulnerable, but also spreads the virus through aerosol exhaled, aversion to masks, & physical distancing. https://t.co/vmIQUVjwdw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenWarren: Trump’s repeated politicization of the COVID-19 response is a public health & economic threat. Tens of thousands of American… — PolitiTweet.org

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Congress should provide USCIS more funding—but with enhanced transparency, guardrails, & oversight. — PolitiTweet.org

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No furloughs—welcome news—but USCIS also needs to end huge unacceptable backlogs. Immigrants who have passed tests, met criteria, paid fees are now needlessly waiting to be sworn in as citizens or receive their green cards. https://t.co/vaZY69WkzS — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Slaoui received special treatment & became COVID-19 vaccine czar while holding stock in vaccine manufacturers—a flagrant conflict of interest. @SenWarren, @RepJayapal, & I are working to get to the bottom of this apparent attempt to circumvent our country’s ethics laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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SalivaDirect is a potential revolutionary public health game changer to test for COVID-19. Using inexpensive, off the shelf reagents & instruments, it should be rolled out & scaled up ASAP. Congrats & thanks to Yale researchers. — PolitiTweet.org

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SalivaDirect looks like a historic breakthrough—a reliable COVID-19 test at a fraction of the cost, time, & discomfort. Today, I visited the Yale scientists who’ve developed it. Tremendously exciting. https://t.co/7MvkljgBBa — PolitiTweet.org

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The merits of any treatment should be determined by science with straight, accurate, complete data. Political pressure should have no part in such decisions. https://t.co/gOkyGaJHYK — PolitiTweet.org

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The HEROES Act would be a critical step in the right direction by providing $3 billion for treatment & medicine, but more can & should be done to address this unprecedented issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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We are facing parallel health crises: COVID-19 & substance abuse, with opioid deaths increasing at a record pace. I joined community leaders to call out the need for additional mental health, telehealth, & outreach funding. https://t.co/gcWlkUQMY0 — PolitiTweet.org

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George Floyd Breonna Taylor Rayshard Brooks Atatiana Jefferson Jacob Blake Countless others 2 months ago the House passed the #JusticeInPolicing Act. Lives are on the line. Americans can’t keep waiting for Senate Republicans. McConnell: Take action. Pass this legislation—now. — PolitiTweet.org

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The time for tinkering is over. At today’s PURA hearing, I made clear that we need to think big about becoming smaller, more responsive, & smarter in the way we do public utilities & deliver power in CT. People need to be put before profit—a priority that has been lacking. — PolitiTweet.org

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Eversource’s message to consumers with its $124 million windfall: Heads we win. Tails you lose. It seeks to raise rates even as it admits to overcharging. — PolitiTweet.org

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After Eversource’s abject failure in Tropical Storm Isaias response & $124 million windfall—regulators must rollback rates & order refunds, consider company break up, & public nonprofit ownership & control, or tie profits to performance & cap executive pay. — PolitiTweet.org

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Eversource’s stunning admission—rapaciously reaping a staggering $124 million windfall while consumers struggle through economic crisis—is more proof for big, bold reform. Regulators must compel them to put people before profits. https://t.co/PRy8wjXfsz — PolitiTweet.org

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Stunning but unsurprising—Trump’s bombastic attack on the FDA show again his preference for quacks & con artists over scientists. Deeply dangerous when there is immense power to damage lives. https://t.co/ZcOvGJsvO4 — PolitiTweet.org

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At rallies in Bridgeport & Hartford we demanded services & resources be restored. https://t.co/ZYNkP1ow2c — PolitiTweet.org

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The postmaster general owes America his resignation, now. By conducting cutbacks & downsizing, DeJoy is sabotaging our mail with damaging, debilitating delays. — PolitiTweet.org

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Due to the delays & disruptions from Postmaster General’s cutbacks & downsizing, the USPS unacceptably lost the cremains of veteran Scott Egan for 12 days. Today, I joined his family to demand answers & an apology from DeJoy. https://t.co/rbindzOqTH — PolitiTweet.org

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Abuses of location tracking show the immediate need for national privacy protections—like my Public Health Emergency Privacy Act. Congress must address this imperative. https://t.co/Hz3KXLEuqY — PolitiTweet.org

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With an emphasis on diversity, GalaxE’s Innovation Center is helping companies create new jobs in Hartford. Their mission to cultivate technological expertise in U.S. cities is a powerful example of how we can strengthen our communities by investing in our workforce. — PolitiTweet.org

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Links between the harmful effects of vaping & COVID-19 complications in youth demand additional research & serious action—before these addictive products jeopardize young people’s health even further. — PolitiTweet.org

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Stamford is doing their part to make buses cleaner, greener, & more energy efficient. This $6.7 million grant will kick-start upgrades & renovations to accommodate new battery-electric buses. https://t.co/N9D7i4Cm1M — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s border wall vanity project has always been a symbol of his bigotry. It comes as no surprise that his cronies & advisors now stand accused of personally profiting from it as they scammed the American people. https://t.co/viiH74COUm — PolitiTweet.org

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Worst of all: Absentee ballots are the only way that most of our military can vote. Making absentee voting more difficult disenfranchises the very Americans who serve&sacrifice in defense of our right to vote&live in a democracy—a cruel irony that must be fixed immediately. — PolitiTweet.org

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USPS is the only mail carrier that can deliver to our military overseas. That means DeJoy's changes disproportionately impact deployed servicemembers&prevents them receiving ballots, mail from loved ones&more. For the men&women in uniform, we demand he protect the postal system. https://t.co/si0CzbQZah — PolitiTweet.org

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A special time to show support for teachers & students. Communities are rallying for them to meet unprecedented challenges. https://t.co/HtyVaTfUMV — PolitiTweet.org