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People came together in New Haven on Saturday afternoon in support of the Affordable Care Act. Senator Richard Blumenthal spearheaded the effort, as President Donald Trump and republicans vow to repeal the ACA and replace it with something else.
The sacrifices made by those who serve in our nation's armed forces are many. Unfortunately, some of these heroes must lay down their lives so that the American way of life can be preserved.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal announced Monday morning that contracts have been requested from vendors to provide every room at VA hospitals in Connecticut with Wi-Fi access, after a News 8 exclusive report in 2016. At a news conference Monday, Blumenthal said that every veteran staying at a VA facility should feel connected to the world around them.
Even the guy you nominated to the Supreme Court, your first attempt at building a solid conservative majority there, has taken a shot at you. Everybody knows by now that Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found your remarks about some of his fellow jurists "demoralizing and disheartening."
Stephen Feinberg is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2008. The Trump administration has asked the Feinberg, the founder of a New York-based private equity firm to lead a review of the U.S. intelligence community as President Donald Trump vows to crack down on what he describes as "illegal leaks" of classified information.
Even though the Metro-North New Haven Line broke ridership records in 2016, a recent report in the Republican-American revealed that Connecticut's three Metro-North branches all saw decreasing ridership last year, prompting members of Congress to demand improvements. The Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan branches all saw declines last year, the Republican-American reported.
In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, Small Business Administration Administrator-nominee,former wrestling entertainment executive, Linda McMahon testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington,at her confirmation hearing. McMahon is on track to secure Senate confirmation to be the next leader of the Small Business Administration.
Clockwise from left; Hear Our Voice Connecticut members Kelley Hangos-Cerrano, of Monroe, Myrna Mills Albino, of Monroe, Nancy Gardiner, of Trumbull, Lori Charlton, of Monroe, Harriette Trevino, of Monroe, Jessie Ward, of Monroe, Sue Smelzer, of Monroe, and Cathy Lindstrom, of Monroe, meet at Albino's home in Monroe, Conn. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
President Trump's comments about the federal judge who blocked his immigration executive order have raised concerns among members of Congress and could complicate the pending confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. In a tweet over the weekend, Trump referred to Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington as a "so-called judge" after Robart issued a nationwide temporary restraining order on Friday stopping the implementation of the executive order, which barred immigrant and nonimmigrant visa holders from seven countries from entering the U.S., indefinitely suspended the Syrian refugee program and temporarily stopped all refugee admissions to the United States.
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, right, meets with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Gorsuch has performed a valuable public service by criticizing President Donald Trump's acerbic attacks on the judiciary.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer acknowledged Thursday that President Donald Trump has leveled attacks on the US judiciary and that Judge Neil Gorsuch said attacks on the US judiciary were "demoralizing" and "disheartening." But Spicer repeatedly insisted that Gorsuch's comments had nothing to do with Trump's comments, leading to heated back-and-forth exchanges with White House reporters about the issue.
The New York Democrat told reporters on Thursday that Puzder's record as CEO of fast food empire CKE Restaurants, Inc. disqualifies him from advocating for workers as the head of the Labor Department. Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled another former employee of Puzder's company who says she was mistreated.
President Trump attacked Sen. Richard Blumenthal in a tweet early Thursday, following the Connecticut Democrat's remarks about his meeting with Judge Neil Gorsuch, Mr. Trump's pick to be a Supreme Court justice. The president accused Blumenthal of "misrepresenting" Gorsuch's comments, after the senator reported that the conservative judge had expressed disappointment over Mr. Trump's latest comments about the court system .
US President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary has prompted a rebuke from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator the president's comments were "demoralising and disheartening". Donald Trump applauds as he stands with Judge Neil Gorsuch after announcing him as his nominee for the Supreme Court US President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary has prompted a rebuke from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator the president's comments were "demoralising and disheartening".
President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary has prompted a rebuke from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator the president's comments were "demoralizing and disheartening." Judge Neil Gorsuch, who was nominated by Trump to the nation's high court last week, made the comments Wednesday after Trump accused an appellate court considering his immigration and refugee executive order of being "so political."
President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary prompted a rebuke Wednesday from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator that the president's comments were "demoralizing and dishearte Trump's court nominee critical of president's remarks on judges President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary prompted a rebuke Wednesday from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator that the president's comments were "demoralizing and dishearte Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's extended criticism of the judiciary prompted a rebuke Wednesday from his nominee for the Supreme Court, who told a senator that the president's comments were "demoralizing and disheartening."
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has said he found the president's attacks on the judiciary "disheartening" and "demoralizing," according to a Democratic senator. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut disclosed the comments from Judge Neil Gorsuch after meeting with the nominee Wednesday, as the candidate for the high court vacancy paid a series of courtesy visits to senators.
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Friday it would be "illegal" for President Donald J. Trump's administration to cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities under an executive order issued Wednesday. "Cutting off funding to Hartford or any town or city in Connecticut would be illegal," Blumenthal said.
You can learn a lot from one largely overlooked confirmation hearing. And WWE mogul Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing Tuesday morning-she's been selected to run the Small Business Administration-was nothing if not largely overlooked.
On a visit to CIA headquarters Saturday, President Donald Trump took a shot at Democrats, saying they were playing politics with the confirmation of Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo, his choice to head the agency. An objection from three Democratic senators delayed the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm Pompeo as the CIA's new director Friday.