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Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
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Voting Record — 834
Yes28%
No70%
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 · 111 sponsored · 588 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Kids will go hungry so billionaires can get a tax break.
Elon Musk & Donald Trump aren’t eliminating waste, they’re laying waste to government programs that support farmers, children, & working families.
Aiding & abetting the slide toward Trump tyranny, House Republicans stunningly surrender all power over tariffs.
They’re silently complicit in his chaotic economic folly, causing higher prices & real constituent pain. Demand accountability.
A federal judge just confirmed what we knew all along—Trump & Musk’s reckless firings of VA & federal employees are illegal.
Trump & VA Secretary Collins must follow the rule of law & immediately reinstate all fired probationary employees.
The only opportunity I have to participate in this process is how I choose to vote, & I cannot support a measure that would devastate our state.
Congress should pass a short-term clean CR & then negotiate a bipartisan, long-term spending bill that gives our communities what they really need. 3
It cedes unwarranted, broad, unbridled discretion to President Trump, creating in effect a personal slush fund. Republicans decided to barrel forward with this reprehensible & reckless bill without making any effort at bipartisan legislating. 2/
I will vote “no” on the Republican funding measure.
The Republican House bill slashes billions from community budgets for police officers, firefighters, & teachers & critical federal investments in the NIH’s cancer & Alzheimer’s research. 1/
We're witnessing a digital book burning—deleting data to manipulate the facts.
Straight out of authoritarian leaders’ playbook Musk & Trump are culling troves of public info collected with taxpayer dollars so they can create their own false reality.
A promising reason for hope—the ceasefire agreement puts the onus on Russia. U.S. military & intelligence support for Ukraine must be amplified, both in word & action ASAP—to preserve American credibility & enable Ukrainian perseverance.
Congressional Republicans are cowardly in their complicity. This move will hurt the students, teachers, & schools in their states & districts just as much.
But those it hurts the most will be kids with disabilities, low-income students, teachers already struggling in overcrowded classrooms, & so many more who will be left behind.
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...
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.
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Voting History834 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
834 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 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-45) |
| 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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