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Seat
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
Born
February 13, 1946
Age 80
Phone
(202) 224-2823
Office
503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a member of the Senate since 2011. Blumenthal previously served as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, as a member of the Connecticut General Assembly, and as the 23rd Connecticut attorney general.

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Voting Record — 834
Yes28%
No70%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
Richard Blumenthal headshot
Richard Blumenthal
U.S. SenatorDemocratConnecticut
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Richard's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 111 sponsored · 590 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Proud to be in New Haven & Storrs—centers of educational excellence—to stand in defense of international students & faculty who have seen their valid visas revoked with arbitrary, craven cruelty.
They will now have to give up clients, causes, hires, reputation, not to mention hundreds of millions in fees—without recourse or safeguards, or anything reliable in return. Hope is not a strategy. Neither is appeasement.
Some of the supposedly savviest, shrewdest lawyers on the planet have backed themselves into one of the worst deals in history. They’ve shredded their honor & integrity only to become indentured to Trump’s tyrannical whims.
Law firms that caved to Trump’s bullying are now at greater risk of ruin than before because they thought they could appease him with a handshake deal (no documents) an open-ended pro bono commitment (no specifics), & expansive public assurances (no factual evidence).
I’ll be standing with Rep. Delauro & Rep. Larson today to lay out our fight to preserve Social Security against benefit cuts, access constraints, & unconstitutional privacy violations. Trump’s slash & trash must be stopped. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The mob had code language for bribes—fishes, numbers—but Trump’s favors are undisguised. Other industries are no doubt racing to Trump’s door to ask how they can “earn” tariff exemptions. Nobody needs AI to read the roadmap—bend the knee, beckon the wallet, be obeisant.
Trump is making these law firms complicit in his assault on the rule of law. I’m redoubling investigative efforts through PSI & support for firms that put professional integrity above profit & self serving obeisance to a bullying tyrant.
These sellout surrenders are staggering— & sickening. Trump has bludgeoned some of the most powerful, wealthy law firms into $600 million worth of free work, but equally important, it will disqualify them from causes or clients he dislikes apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has prioritized his billionaire buddies over the needs of the American people. We continue to stand up to Trump's slashing of vital agencies & programs, including veterans' health care, food assistance for families, & Medicaid-all to provide a tax cut for the ultra-wealthy.
Let’s recognize law firms standing up & speaking up against Trump’s repugnant campaign of threats & intimidation. They’re resisting a slide toward tyranny. We should all be paying attention to law firms bending the knee to his bullying-& and those that don't. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
Trump escalates his attack & amasses more free legal work for clients he dictates. Law firms bending the knee to his bullying become part of his “network," as he calls them. Legal serfs & supplicants ready to do his bidding.
These impoundments—that’s the technical term—are very likely illegal, but most certainly a travesty, & a tragedy. I’ll join federal, state, & local officials in fighting back.
I’m heading to the Capitol for 4 votes at 1 am this morning— because I’ve insisted on separate roll calls on closing debate & confirmation for John D. Caine as Maj. Gen., & nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It’s our responsibility to be on record.
When top firms are made a tool of the Trump regime, they’ll no longer take cases they might've in the past–protecting election workers, fighting discrimination, or holding domestic terrorists accountable. I am demanding this information to stop Trump's attack on democratic values
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Voting History
834 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-02-04End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (55-45)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-46)
2025-02-04Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (77-23)
2025-02-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-38)
2025-02-03Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-01-30End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)
2025-01-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-35)
2025-01-30Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (80-17)
2025-01-29End debateNOYESCloture Motion Agreed to (78-20)
2025-01-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (56-42)
2025-01-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-42)
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28Confirm nomineeNOYESNomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27End debateYESYESCloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20Confirm nomineeYESYESNomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNOAmendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNOAmendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture 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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