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Gas prices in Connecticut have gone up about a dollar per gallon from this time last year, partly due to tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Congress could temporarily suspend the federal gas tax to slash prices.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and nine of his colleagues wrote to the Biden administration urging regulators to limit natural gas exports and look into their impact on home heating prices.
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Connecticut has received 800 complaints of COVID-related price gouging since the start of the pandemic. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) plans to introduce legislation to close legal loopholes to hold price gougers accountable.
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There is a through line from the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot to efforts in Republican-controlled states to change election laws to put them in charge, said U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
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Blumenthal was a surprise speaker and award presenter at the Connecticut People’s World Committee Awards. The December 11 ceremony marked the 102nd anniversary of the Communist Party USA.
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But a Gallup poll from last month indicates support for gun control has hit its lowest point in almost a decade.
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved the annual defense spending bill Tuesday night, but it faces criticism by several members of the Senate.
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With heating expenses expected to skyrocket this year, low-income households have been urged to sign up for federal weatherization programs. That would help save families an average of $437 a year, said U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is pushing a bill that would help Afghan allies and Americans still trapped in Afghanistan.
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The bill is called Social Security 2100 and has almost 200 co-sponsors. It was first introduced in 2019 but was stalled by the pandemic.