Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

In the middle of a global pandemic McConnell’s seemingly singular focus is to rush through the nomination of his anti-health care crony—Justin Walker. Forcing through judges who will gut the ACA & cost millions access to health care is not only dangerous, but deadly. #StopWalker — PolitiTweet.org

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No need to shut the courthouse door to reopen the economy. McConnell’s blanket legal shield for lawbreakers has an unacceptable price—key Constitutional rights. Victims deserve their day in court. https://t.co/zjj5WeG9k8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Brian Miller should be willing to support oversight reforms—like barring Trump from retaliatory firing—advocated by @SenWarren & me. He should endorse tougher conflict of interest prohibitions, whistleblower protections, & more anti-corruption tools. https://t.co/ZQVxX7cdi4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Carnival must focus on making real, systemic change, not planning when they can set sail again. This pandemic highlights what many of us already knew—cruise lines require major health & safety reform. https://t.co/aG2lAPnNuK — PolitiTweet.org

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COVID-19 is having ripple effects on Americans’ mental health. As this virus uproots our communities & creates uncertainty, we must do more to extend & expand mental health support & care. https://t.co/s0HIK344hV — PolitiTweet.org

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Staggering news—Trump admin’s own petrifying death toll projections. The Senate should be doing a COVID 4 crisis relief package, not confirming judges, especially a McConnell protégé who wants to decimate the ACA & American health care. https://t.co/Buuo01xiBz — PolitiTweet.org

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May 4th—still no national testing strategy from the Trump administration. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m on the road to DC. It’s a beautiful day for a drive—but not for a Senate session that disregards the need for more COVID-19 relief. Instead of focusing on pandemic aid, Mitch McConnell is putting lives at risk to confirm non-urgent nominees. — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans want blanket immunity for blatant lawbreaking—denying victims redress & their day in court. It’s a destructive solution in search of a problem—decimating key rights & using the pandemic as a deceptive pretext. — PolitiTweet.org

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Instead of real remedies for the economic & health care crisis, Republicans are pushing a special, sweetheart legal shield—shutting courthouse doors to victims of flagrant wrongdoing. Businesses that follow the law have nothing to fear. https://t.co/9SihZoPyxa — PolitiTweet.org

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A partisan zealot & anti-health care crusader, McConnell’s 37-year-old protégé is unquestionably unqualified. Personally & professionally, he’d have no business arguing before, let alone sitting on, this powerful court. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

As a former Supreme Court law clerk (Justice Blackmun,1974-75), I’m aghast & appalled by Walker’s betrayal of Justice Kennedy’s trust. Good reason, among many, to oppose his nomination. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell’s priority in a deadly health care crisis is pushing confirmation of a judge who is passionately committed to destroying American health care. Incredibly, that’s why we’re all going back to DC tomorrow. https://t.co/aPYnZP6oRN — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @POGOBlog: "@SenWarren @SenBlumenthal @RepJayapal & @RepSarbanes [proposals address] many long standing issues affecting oversight & wou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Public_Citizen: We have to make sure that coronavirus relief dollars go to workers and the public, not to Trump's cronies and McConnell… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s serial IG purges must be stopped as part of a broad oversight package in COVID 4 legislation. @SenWarren & my proposals will help forestall fraud & favoritism—like HHS’s IG tried to do here— & assure taxpayer dollars reach Americans who need them. https://t.co/wdXfNj0pPn — PolitiTweet.org

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Questionable antibody tests should be removed from the market, pending FDA review, lest they lead to a dangerous false reassurance of safety. Beyond its new general guidance, FDA has the power & duty to be more protective. https://t.co/zTYs87ESPn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MSNBC: Sen. Blumenthal: "Mitch McConnell's response to a public health crisis seems to be to bring back the entire Senate to consider t… — PolitiTweet.org

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We need a national solution to the critical PPE shortage. I’m proud to join @needmaskstoday’s virtual march at 2pm EDT to demand the Trump Admin step up & address these dangerous supply gaps. https://t.co/8vGEWnD2jf — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Law without enforcement is dead letter. The Trump admin seemingly doesn’t respect the law unless they can be taken to court. Americans harmed by this admin’s corruption & mishandling of bailout funds should be able to seek justice in the courtroom. — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Sunlight is always the best disinfectant—& w/this admin we need a lot of it. There must be expanded transparency about who is receiving bailout funds & how that money is being used. Companies receiving federal $$ must do right by their employees & not sabotage their workforce. — PolitiTweet.org

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6. Crony capitalism has no place in the United States. Businesses who receive taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be allowed to use that money to lobby for more taxpayer funding. — PolitiTweet.org

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5. In the Trump admin if you are a whistleblower & speak truth to power, the president & his allies will use every tool at their disposal to retaliate. Whistleblower provisions must protect all Americans who call out wrongdoing. — PolitiTweet.org

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4. No transparency, no paycheck. If the admin stonewalls oversight of how the American people’s hard-earned tax dollars are being spent they are undercutting their accountably to the public & must be held responsible. https://t.co/FrOXKuLPAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Anyone who thinks the executive branch will freely give information to Congress without a subpoena is gravely mistaken. The Congressional Oversight Commission needs subpoena authority to give their oversight teeth. — PolitiTweet.org

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2. Time & again Trump has made clear he will go after any IG who threatens oversight of his power & policies. We must do more to protect IGs so they can protect the public from corruption. https://t.co/XBZYO1AkjZ — PolitiTweet.org

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1. No senior gov’t officials should be able to profit at the public’s expense. We need to ensure relief funds are not funneled to well-connected businesses/individuals. Conflicts of interest prohibitions must be broader in the people & money they apply to. — PolitiTweet.org

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THREAD: @SenWarren @RepJayapal @RepSarbanes & I have a comprehensive plan to ensure #COVID19 relief funds are going to the people&businesses in need not to enrich corporate giants or reward political allies. Here is a breakdown of what must be done to hold this admin accountable. — PolitiTweet.org

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Law Day should be about the rule of law, more imperiled & precious than ever. Our mission must be to teach & preach it. https://t.co/ZCnMAd5EUj — PolitiTweet.org

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The only people threatened by oversight are the ones trying to game the system or hide something. Getting relief to those who need it—small businesses & struggling families—means keeping an eye on the corporate fat cats who are trying to cut them in line. — PolitiTweet.org