Richard Blumenthal

As March Madness kicks off, wishing the best of luck to @UConnMBB, @UConnWBB, & @StagsWBball! Excited to cheer on the athletes as they demonstrate why our state is the basketball capital of the world.

TSA agents could get paid right now if Republicans stopped blocking Democrats’ repeated efforts to fund the agency.  Republicans need to stop holding TSA workers’ paychecks hostage as we work towards basic ICE reform.

The main objective of the SAVE America Act is suppressing the vote. We must stop this bill.

It’s added to his $1.5 trillion DOD FY27 request already made & would be spun as Congressional approval of the war itself. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

This $200 billion Supplemental seems like a total nonstarter. It supports a deeply unpopular war that Trump has never asked Congress to approve, as Constitutionally required—without clear statement of objectives or strategy, disclosure of accurate cost info, or public hearings.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he will not approve a $200 billion request from the Pentagon for more funding for the Iran war, a figure reported by the Washington Post tonight, if that's what they seek.

I’ll hold Senator Mullin to his word that ICE agents will no longer be instructed to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judicial warrant.

New nominee, same DHS defending violence against U.S. citizens. Senator Mullin doubled down on his belief that Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s killing was seemingly justified.

Surges of winning bets on the eve of the Iran War & Venezuela attack indicate problematic national security leaks & more. 2

Here is why we need my bill providing guardrails on perilous prediction markets—stopping market manipulation, insider trading, bets on wars, gambling addiction & other pitfalls. 1/ washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

ICE’s deficient, defective & broken training program—revealed during my PSI spotlight forum—continues to churn out unprofessional agents, endangering American communities. washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Today, Trump's Chief (all purpose) Negotiator Steve Witkoff will brief a small group of Senators behind closed doors—maybe trying to justify again rewarding Russia for tanking peace talks. Americans deserve to hear it—at an open hearing under oath. They deserve accountability.

Spiking oil prices—caused by Trump’s Iran War—now hit Americans hard & give him a false excuse to once again help Putin. Lifting sanctions on Russia is in fact inexcusable.

Tragically, after years of lifesaving service to American troops in Afghanistan, Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal was thanked with un-American inhumanity. Americans should be sickened & ashamed—& this year is set to be the deadliest ever for detainees. independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

A wonderful time at Milford’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. As always, huge rollicking crowds.

The ticketing market is broken. Congress should set national rules protecting consumers in the primary & secondary markets, such as my BOSS & SWIFT Act. As important, it’s time to break up Ticketmaster. 5

My report’s findings raise fresh concerns that the Trump admin’s settlement with Live Nation will allow anti-consumer price gouging tactics to continue while doing little to protect musicians, their fans, & independent venues. 4/

Today I’m releasing a PSI report, which presents new information on the ways Ticketmaster abused its monopoly power to reap huge profits & push concert ticket prices farther out of reach for fans. 1/ hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…