Whitehouse, Khanna, Blumenthal Call for Passage of Big Oil Windfall Profits tax

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6pPWf6Z1RE

 

Pentagon says about 140 U.S. troops have been injured in Iran war so far, 8 severely | PBS News

"The American people deserve to know much more than this administration has told them about the cost of the war, the danger to our sons and daughters in uniform, and the potential for further escalation," Blumenthal said…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-about-140-u-s-troops-have-been-injured-in-iran-war-so-far-8-severely 

 

US senator seeks perjury investigation into Kristi Noem over DHS spending

Senator Richard Blumenthal alleges the ousted DHS secretary lied to Congress about the agency's contracts…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/kristi-noem-congress-investigation

 

Trump Scheme UNMASKED by WHISTLEBLOWER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9nimxsiu4

 

Senators Launch Inquiry Into Paul Ingrassia After Andrew Tate Intervention — ProPublica

In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention by Paul Ingrassia a "brazen interference with a federal investigation."…

https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation 

 

SHOCK MOMENT: Trump's Judge Nominee Emil Bove Outright Refuses To Answer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxLgDxXidpk

 

Sen. Blumenthal SHOCKED That Vought Thinks Trump Is ABOVE The Law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpMN8-t_BN8

Trump wants to send troops to the inner cities. A top senator wants to rein him in. - POLITICO

"President Trump has in fact talked about sending troops into cities where he regards the police as being inadequate — in effect, potentially declaring martial law," Blumenthal said, "so I think there needs to be stronger oversight." 

"I think part of the evidence for enacting reform is in fact Donald Trump's own statements about how he would abuse the insurrection powers," Blumenthal added… 

"I think to put the burden on the military for avoiding misuse of the insurrection powers of the presidency is an unfair burden on them," he added. "They're professionals, they're charged to protect the country. They should not be making decisions about whether it's proper to put the National Guard in Chicago to stop fentanyl trading."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/24/trump-insurrection-act-deploy-military-00137598

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen could usher in tech’s ‘Big Tobacco’ moment, lawmakers say - The Washington Post

… "We need to understand what the hell is happening on these platforms before we can create good public policy," he said in an interview. "We need to do something immediately."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/06/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-senate-unity/

‘A fiasco is clearly foreseeable’: USPS watchdog probe found 1 million primary ballots likely delivered too late to count – Raw Story

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called the findings “more powerful proof that resources and reform are vital right away to prevent serious election mail delays and voting suppression.” The U.S. Postal Service’s internal watchdog issued in a report this week detailing a number of concerns about how prepared the service is for the upcoming November elections in which a record number of Americans are expected to vote by mail, with one Democratic lawmaker seizing the findings as further evidence of the need for reforms “to prevent serious election mail delays and voting suppression.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/a-fiasco-is-clearly-foreseeable-usps-watchdog-probe-found-1-million-primary-ballots-likely-delivered-too-late-to-count/

WATCH: Blumenthal says history will judge Barr 'harshly' as Mueller report 'fall guy'

"You seem to have been the designated fall guy for this report," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Attorney General William Barr in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Blumenthal told Barr he felt his credibility was undermined in the Justice Department, with Congress and with the American people with regard to his handling of the evidence in the Mueller report that President Donald Trump had obstructed justice. Blumenthal also grilled Barr on whether he had discussed the additional investigations that have sprung from the Mueller probe with anyone in the White House, and whether Barr would recuse himself. Barr answered that he could not recall giving the White House substantive information and that he would not recuse himself. ....
https://youtu.be/xbWzrR3MW6k

Senator fights back against Trump Twitter attack, says he’ll stand up to ‘threats and intimidation’ -- ThinkProgress.org

Trump's tweets attacking Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Monday morning are further proof that legislation that would stop the president from firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller is necessary, Blumenthal said Monday at a press conference. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/senator-fights-back-against-trump-twitter-attack-says-hell-stand-up-to-threats-and-intimidation/

'Chicken Hawk Piece of Trash': Vets Unload on Trump for Attacking Dem Senator's Military Record | Alternet

President Donald Trump on Monday once again attacked Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for misrepresenting his military record.

“Never in U.S. history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal,” wrote Trump on Twitter, referring to Blumenthal’s admission that he never actually served in Vietnam in the 1970s, despite statements he made suggesting otherwise. “He told stories about his Vietnam battles and conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child.”

While Blumenthal has publicly apologized for claiming that he served in Vietnam, he did actually enlist in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, where he served from 1970 to 1976. Trump, meanwhile, was granted four deferments on the draft....
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/chicken-hawk-piece-trash-vets-unload-trump-attacking-dem-senators-military-record

Senate Dem On Comey's Firing: Need For A Special Prosecutor 'Now Crystal Clear' - TPM

A member of Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey made "need for a special prosecutor " in the FBI's investigation into Russia's ties to the Trump campaign "crystal clear. " ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/blumenthal-comey-firing

'Far From Idle Speculation': Dem. Senator Says 'Looming' Impeachment Is Reason to Filibuster Gorsuch

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) argued on Monday that Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, should not be nominated in the midst of a “looming” constitutional crisis. The Connecticut Democrat explained at a Senate confirmation hearing on Monday that he would be voting against Gorsuch after “deliberating carefully and deeply.”...
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/far-idle-speculation-dem-senator-says-looming-impeachment-reason-filibuster

Trump wrong on Sen. Blumenthal's CNN interview and Vietnam

President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo for failing to get tough with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn. Cuomo had interviewed Blumenthal after the senator made headlines by saying that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch had told him he was "disheartened" by the president’s dismissive comments about federal judges. Blumenthal drew Trump’s wrath first. The president tweeted, "Sen.Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie),now misrepresents what Judge Gorsuch told him?"...
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/feb/09/donald-trump/trump-wrong-sen-blumenthals-cnn-interview-and-viet/