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RFK Jr. confirmed as health secretary, despite objections from Murphy, Blumenthal
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Senators Chris ...
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Richard Blumenthal Calls For Second Kash Patel Hearing To ‘Answer’ Claims He Directed FBI Purge
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a second confirmation hearing for ...
Dan Haar: Sen. Murphy's anti-Trump meeting exposes friction among Democrats
Sen. Chris Murphy brought out hundreds of alarmed citizens. The reaction might have surprised him and Sen. Blumenthal.
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Gillibrand, Blumenthal introduce legislation to cap private insurance prescription costs
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation to cap the cost of ...
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CT's Linda McMahon, Trump nominee for education secretary, faces confirmation hearing Thursday
Linda McMahon, a Greenwich resident, has been nominated to lead an agency President Donald Trump hopes to dismantle.
Blumenthal calls for federal funding for first responders impacted by service-related cancer
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is joining first responders to call on the federal government to support those who have ...
CT suing Trump over research funding cuts at UConn, other universities. Senator calls it ‘Musk slash and trash approach’
Connecticut officials pushed back hard Monday against President Donald Trump’s cuts to medical research money for colleges ...
Democrats Demand VA Secretary Deny Elon Musk Access To Veterans' Private Records
America's vets "deserve better than to have an unelected billionaire reviewing their medical records," 26 senators warned ...
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Senator Blumenthal to introduce bill that combats gambling addiction
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal is introducing new legislation surrounding gambling addiction. The bill would establish the first federal funding for treatment and research.
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GRIT Act: Push for Federal Funding to Gambling Addiction Programs Resumes for 2025
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas and Senator Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the GRIT Act, which aims to dedicate federal funds to studying, preventing, and treating gambling addiction across the US.