This appalling move will hurt kids & teachers everywhere—in red & blue states, in urban & rural communities, in kindergarten classrooms & on college campuses. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/depar...
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
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Voting Record — 783
Yes27%
No72%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Richard Blumenthal
U.S. SenatorDemocratConnecticut
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Richard's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 103 sponsored · 568 cosponsored
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Disbanding two key food safety advisory bodies—supposedly for savings—serves only food companies that carelessly cause contamination. Recent outbreaks like Boar’s Head listeria show how stricter oversight, not weaker, is urgent & necessary.
That’s why I am introducing comprehensive legislation to ensure our government reverses course & puts veterans first—not tax cuts for billionaires. Vets & their families have willingly sacrificed for this country, & they deserve a gov't that treats them with dignity & respect. 4
These reckless actions are damaging the economic security & morale of our military & veteran families, the federal government’s ability to recruit and retain high-quality talent, & our national security. 3/
They are slashing & trashing the VA with their plans to further cut more than 80,000 VA employees & tens of thousands of veterans. The real life impacts of Trump & Musk’s harmful policies on our nation’s military & veteran community are undeniable and growing. 2/
My Putting Veterans First Act is a call to action at a moment of crisis for vets. VA health care & benefits has been disastrously put on the chopping block by Musk & Trump. Their cuts, freezes, firings, & other malign directives will destroy lives & livelihoods if unchecked. 1/
CT electricity consumers will feel the pain—as skyrocketing energy prices resulting from Trump tariffs hit hard. Tariffs on Canadian oil, gas & electricity will spur inflation. I’m telling Trump to halt energy tariffs & FERC to refuse compelling collection.
No, to funding research that helps find a cure for cancer.
No, to supporting the Veterans Crisis Line.
Yes, to funneling taxpayer dollars into a cryptocurrency stockpile that only benefits Trump’s tech cronies. www.bbc.com/news/article...
To the educators, scientists, activists, union members, who joined the Stand Up for Science rally: thank you for speaking out. Trump & Musk are slashing & trashing agencies & funding supporting critical research & fueling scientific innovation. We must fight these disastrous cuts.
It’s intentional malevolence or malign neglect. Either way, this attack on our brave veterans must stop.
Factual & hard hitting, this account of chaos & confusion at the VA confirms our urgent cries to stop the bleeding. Veterans are shortchanged & systematically betrayed by cruel cuts in staff & critical resources—resulting from Trump/Musk/Collins anti-vet policies.
Sounding a red alarm—our VA is in mortal peril. Vets health care & benefits—especially the PACT Act, & more—are on the chopping block as cruel, malevolent Musk cuts take effect. Now is the time to stand up & speak out. Apply pressure. Stop the bleeding.
Trump is playing with fire. Training saves heroes’ lives. Restore the classes.
Amazing rally for International Women’s Day in West Hartford, with hundreds loud & strong & ready to fight, because women’s rights are human rights.
Expanding extreme risk protection orders—red flag statutes—will help save lives by keeping guns away from people threatening harm to themselves or others. Court orders separating people from guns, based on factual evidence & due process, make communities safer & prevent tragedy.
More signs of Musk self-enrichment in his company Starlink confirming its deal with FAA. Corruption in air safety systems is truly a terrible, terrifying prospect. As ranking member of PSI I’m investigating it.
Veterans at risk of suicide will be denied potentially life saving help because of cuts in the Veterans Crisis Line. Yet Secretary Collins continues to insist that his slash & trash cuts will have no impact. Totally out of touch.
Trumpland thinks veterans are fit to serve & sacrifice, & lay down their lives—but unfit for jobs afterward. Calling vets “suckers”, Trump is undercutting vet health care & gutting the PACT Act by firing 80K VA workers—all to finance billionaire tax cuts.
The Admin's plan prioritizes private sector profits over veterans’ care, balancing the budget on the backs of those who served.
It’s a shameful betrayal, & veterans will pay the price for this unforgivable corruption, incompetence, & immorality.
This memo makes the Trump Admin’s goal crystal clear: they want to roll back the PACT Act by cutting 80,000 jobs—including 20,000 veterans—while starving VA’s ability to meet increased demand in order to justify privatizing VA.
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Voting History783 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
783 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-46) |
| 2025-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (77-23) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-38) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-35) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (80-17) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (78-20) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-42) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42) |
| 2025-01-28 | H.R. 23 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (77-22) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (68-29) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-23) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-34) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26) |
| 2025-01-22 | S. 6 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46) |
| 2025-01-20 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (99-0) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (64-35) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Amendment Agreed to (75-24) |
| 2025-01-17 | S. 5 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-49) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Amendment Agreed to (70-25) |
| 2025-01-13 | S. 5 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10) |
| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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