Senator Blumenthal to Speak at RMA

Senator Richard Blumenthal will discuss the current issues, what can and cannot be expected to pass this year, his own vision of what Congress should do, and what this means to the citizens of Connecticut.
Senator Blumenthal began his first term in January 2011. He is the Ranking Democratic Member on the Committee on Veterans Affairs, and serves on three additional committees: Judiciary, Armed Services, and Commerce, Science and Transportation. He has been a very active representative of Connecticut, sponsoring or co-sponsoring dozens of bills. For example in just the last two weeks of February of this year he was involved with:
• Concerns of the CT fishing industry
• Legislation to fine automakers for violating emissions rules (VW scandal)
• Takata airbag recalls
• The refusal of the Republican majority to hear a SCOTUS candidate
• Amtrak’s completion of the Hartford line
• Recognizing Agent Orange exposure of Navy veterans
• Runaway fuel fees that impact passenger fares
• Combatting tick-born diseases
• Managing prescription opioid excesses
• College debt impacts on students
• Pay TV Video boxes
• Bringing Northeast rail network into the 21st century
• Honoring CT’s submarine century
• Women’s access to reproductive heath care in light of the Zika virus
• Customs Enforcement
Senator Blumenthal served an unprecedented five terms as Connecticut’s Attorney General. His impressive educational achievements include Harvard College (B.A.), Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude; Trinity College, Cambridge; and Yale Law School (J.D.).