Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

I’m eager to discuss the extreme urgency of providing Ukraine with tanks, fighter jets, & other lethal arms necessary to win this war. The global community of democracies stands united in support of Ukraine—but we can and must hasten the speed & resources in showing that support. — PolitiTweet.org

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Our bipartisan Congressional delegation attending the @MunSecConf will join a coalition of global leaders & experts dedicated to preserving stability & security. This gathering comes at a pivotal moment as our Ukrainian allies prepare to resist a massive Russian offensive. — PolitiTweet.org

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Officially designating the Wager Group as a foreign terrorist organization will ramp up sanctions against its members & increase the tools available to hold them accountable. — PolitiTweet.org

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A mercenary murderous squad with 9 years of Ukrainian blood on its hands, the Wagner Group should be called what it is: a foreign terrorist organization. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fantastic! We need leaders like you, @EmmaLembke—sharing your story & making sure young people’s voices are heard. Can’t wait to have you back on the Hill to hit the ground running on passing online safety reforms like #KOSA. — PolitiTweet.org

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I appreciate @POTUS telling the American people what we've been hearing behind closed doors. Greater transparency establishes greater trust in government & provides the American people with the information they deserve. — PolitiTweet.org

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As tech giants continue to egregiously exploit personal data&put profits over safety, consumers need oversight&accountability. Real reforms of Big Tech’s vast power, privileges&necessary legal obligations demand serious consideration&focused action, such as Sec. 230 reform. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m honored to begin spearheading the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, & the Law with a robust agenda to serve the American people. Big Tech has well earned strong scrutiny & safeguards to ensure privacy, innovation, & national security. — PolitiTweet.org

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Keeping our roadways safe for travel & transport is absolutely crucial. I am thrilled that @CTDOTOfficial is receiving $158M+ for the Gold Star Memorial Bridge project. — PolitiTweet.org

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The attacks against @gigibsohn are nothing more than a baseless&coordinated smear campaign fueled&funded by corporate special interests. By holding the FCC hostage, they can stop the Commission from restoring net neutrality, protecting consumers' privacy&preserving local media. — PolitiTweet.org

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So much for Eversource’s handwringing & hypocrisy about helping consumers & sacrificing revenue—$10M for consumers & almost $1.2B for themselves. We need to break up Eversource & establish a truly public utility where profits go to Main St not Wall St. https://t.co/FoQZCKCVOR — PolitiTweet.org

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Too many Americans are still being senselessly murdered by this scourge. No more complicity, no more excuses—Congress must act. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

Unthinkable 5 years ago this day—Parkland became a real life horror, like Sandy Hook & hideous mass murders before it. Survivors & loved ones relive that tragedy every day, & their unspeakable loss. — PolitiTweet.org

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CT has shown the way on commonsense gun violence prevention measures & we know that red flag laws can save lives. Thanks to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, we are able to support the implementation of these laws & encourage other states to follow suit. — PolitiTweet.org

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This federal funding will be a critical driver to ensure states, including CT, have the necessary tools to keep firearms out of the hands of those who pose a serious threat to themselves or to others. — PolitiTweet.org

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This $2.5 million to support our state’s red flag law is a major investment in keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people—as I have long advocated in championing these protections nationally. Red flag laws are imperative to preventing the scourge of gun violence. — PolitiTweet.org

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Valentine’s Day is a reminder of what love is: mutual respect, trust, healthy boundaries, honest communication. This February during Teen Dating Violence Awareness we can empower & encourage young people to establish healthy relationships. — PolitiTweet.org

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I also feel that sense of outrage at Congressional inaction. The Kids Online Safety Act & EARN IT Act are the least we can do to help begin protecting children online—giving people the tools, transparency, & guardrails they need to take back control over their own lives. — PolitiTweet.org

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Powerful words from today’s witnesses. Eloquent & moving advocates who are exactly right: “We’re done with the hearings, we’re done with the stories—we’re looking to you all for action. I am confident that you can all come together & do this for us & for America’s children.” https://t.co/4Vqtg1Uk2X — PolitiTweet.org

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The poisonous Big Tech model—more eyeballs=more ads=more dollars, putting profits above people—can be curbed through my & @MarshaBlackburn's Kids Online Safety Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

Deepening depression among teens, particularly girls, heightens the urgency of protecting them against toxic content driven at them by Big Tech’s black box algorithms. https://t.co/jhTQM6xEmw — PolitiTweet.org

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Last Dec. a group of young people&mothers came to Congress to fight for the Kids Online Safety Act with a powerful message: “How many more children have to die before we make them a priority? Now is the time. Let’s do it. Let’s pass it.” Congress must heed that call, & act. 14 — PolitiTweet.org

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This mental health crisis will persist—take more young lives—until Congress cares more about kids than Big Tech. It is urgent for us to move the Kids Online Safety Act forward & enshrine these protections into law. 13/ — PolitiTweet.org

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But, right now, urgently, the Kids Online Safety Act can be a model for how bipartisan legislating can still work—a message to the public that Congress can still work. 12/ — PolitiTweet.org

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These powerful corporations have failed to stop the plague of child sexual exploitation infesting their platforms, while hiding behind Sec 230. That failure—calculated, cunning, unconscionable failure—demands changes like the EARN IT Act. 11/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Beyond any reasonable doubt, action is imperative now. There is a momentous need to reform Big Tech. 10/ — PolitiTweet.org

Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal

After Facebook hid this evidence this from parents, even misled Congress—Big Tobacco’s playbook to the letter. After all of America has seen with our own eyes, the tragedies & dangers in our own communities & households. The evidence of harm is heartbreakingly abundant. 9/ — PolitiTweet.org

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After testimony from a brave whistleblower, Frances Haugen, who presented documents that Facebook calculatingly drove toxic content to draw more eyeballs, more clicks, & more advertiser dollars. 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

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After five extensive hearings last session with Sen. @MarshaBlackburn at our Consumer Protection Subcommittee. After deeply painful conversations with young people & parents. 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

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We must give kids & parents the tools, transparency, & guardrails they need to take back control over their lives. That is why we must—& will—double down on the Kids Online Safety Act. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org