Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthalis the senior United States Senator from Connecticut, in office since 2011. Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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The claims are legal blanks -- no more than a lot of noise and smoke.
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This is a sad day for students of Connecticut, ... Instead of addressing the issue at hand, the state has chosen to attack a law that is designed to assist the students most in need -- and those whom these funds directly help.
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State regulators twice rejected the proposed Islander East pipeline because it poses a significant threat to water quality and critical marine resources in the Long Island Sound,
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I will fight Islander East's arrogant attempt to sidestep long-established state laws, violating constitutional guarantees,
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Our positions are solidifying, ... Our objective and our paramount goal really is to stop the anti-competitive practice that restrains consumers' choices, whether it is requiring the browser be purchased and be incorporated into the Windows product, or restraints on the Internet service providers and content providers.
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Addressing those harms, has really been the purpose of our action all along and we moved substantially in ways that I think demonstrated that we had been flexible and open-minded and we will continue to be,
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Civil unions performed in other states are entitled to full faith and credit in Connecticut. ... Out-of-state same-sex marriages have no legal force and effect here,
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reach a preliminary conclusion in the case early next week.
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These are serious and far-reaching violations that should lead to serious and far-reaching remedies.
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This action is preposterous, false and unfounded, and an insult to law enforcement,
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This mindless rigidity harms our taxpayers, but most of all our children.
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I'm satisfied that this result does justice, returns taxpayer dollars, and helps bring closure to a shameful chapter in state history,
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Still, there may be technologies that are very useful in identifying people over the age of 18 because they have all kinds of identifying characteristics, while those same tech may be useless for 12- and 13-year-olds.
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The goals of the No Child Left Behind Act are laudable. Indeed, Connecticut has pursued these goals for decades, but the federal government has failed in implementing them.