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CT’s Judge Sarah Merriam confirmed to 2nd Circuit Court

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen September 15, 2022 @ 1:08 pmSeptember 26, 2022 @ 3:51 pm

Merriam, a federal district court judge, is one of two Connecticut nominees appointed by President Joe Biden to sit on the 2nd Circuit.

Posted inGovernment

Senate races to confirm CT judges to 2nd Circuit Court

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen September 13, 2022 @ 4:52 pmSeptember 26, 2022 @ 3:50 pm

The Senate will likely start voting this week on Sarah Merriam’s confirmation. CT’s senators hope to take up Maria Kahn’s nomination soon.

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Schumer proposes $750 billion coronavirus bill as previous legislation runs into problems

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat March 16, 2020 @ 7:42 pmJuly 13, 2022 @ 2:16 pm

The Senate hasn’t approved the second coronavirus package, but another massive bill has been proposed.

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Blumenthal to travel to U.S.-Mexico border to investigate migrant detentions

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat July 18, 2019 @ 4:23 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am

Blumenthal and about a dozen fellow Senate Democrats will try to investigate the conditions of immigrant detention centers in McAllen, Tex.

Posted inJustice

After Trump endorses gun measures, Senate Dems propose a bill

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat March 1, 2018 @ 2:22 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:32 pm

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will push for tighter background checks and new protective orders, modeled after a program that Connecticut has had in place since 1999, to disarm dangerous individuals.

Posted inPolitics

Rail overhaul plan is both a winner and a loser in CT

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat January 9, 2017 @ 5:00 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:04 pm

WASHINGTON — Connecticut officials have been more critical than those in any other state of the Federal Railroad Administration’s plan to overhaul train service in the Northeast Corridor, yet some of its strongest critics admit they like much of the plan.

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Blumenthal no longer top Dem on VA panel

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat November 16, 2016 @ 1:39 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:01 pm

WASHINGTON – Sen. Richard Blumenthal has been toppled from his job as the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

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Murphy ends filibuster saying two gun measures will get votes

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat June 16, 2016 @ 5:50 amMay 24, 2022 @ 8:52 pm

WASHINGTON — Nearly 15 hours after he launched a filibuster to pressure GOP colleagues to allow votes on gun safety measures, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said there had been an agreement to vote on measures barring those on a terrorist watch list from purchasing firearms and expanding background checks.

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Oregon shootings spark new effort on Newtown-inspired gun control bill

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat October 8, 2015 @ 2:57 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:44 pm

WASHINGTON – Reacting to the nation’s latest mass shooting in Oregon, Senate Democrats, including Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, on Thursday said they would try once again to pass legislation first prompted by the mass slaying in Newtown.

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Blumenthal: Inaction on highway bill could ‘devastate’ plans to fix CT roads

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat July 9, 2015 @ 5:06 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:43 pm

WASHINGTON – Congress faces a looming deadline to approve a highway bill if it wants to keep federal transportation dollars from slowing to a trickle in a few weeks, but there’s no consensus on what to do. To press the GOP to action, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other Democrats unveiled a plan Thursday.

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Blumenthal, Schumer differ on approach to Metro-North Valhalla crash

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat February 4, 2015 @ 5:23 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 4:10 pm

WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Schumer and Richard Blumenthal held a joint press conference on the fatal crash between a Metro-North train and an SUV in Valhalla, N.Y. ; and though they were on the same telephone line, they weren’t always on the same page.

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Senate’s failure to act on terrorism risk insurance roils industry

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat December 19, 2014 @ 5:30 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:31 pm

WASHINGTON – Insurers like The Hartford and Travelers are contemplating what to do following the U.S. Senate’s failure to approve a federal backstop for coverage the insurers offer businesses to protect them from a terrorist attack.

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Murphy leads Democratic celebration of ACA

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat April 1, 2014 @ 6:55 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:18 pm

“I’m sure that [the GOP] hoped it was an April Fool’s joke,” Murphy said of the high Obamacare enrollment numbers.

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