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June 26, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the US Department of Defense, the Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of the Office of National Intelligence, the Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Paul M. Nakasone, Commander of US Cyber Command, and the Hon. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security - Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Intelligence Agencies to Take Further Action to Combat Disinformation Campaigns Aimed at Disenfranchising Voters
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Caroline Hunter, Chair of the Federal Election Commission, Steven Walther, Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, Ellen Weintraub, Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, and James Trainor III, Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission - Klobuchar, Colleagues, Urge Federal Election Commission to Act Now to Require Transparency for Online Political Advertisements
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Inc. - Menendez, Harris, Blumenthal Blast Facebook's Continued Failure to Protect Users from Hate Speech and Misinformation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call for $3.6 Billion to Expand Vote-By-Mail, Early Voting in CARES 2 Relief Package
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
April 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Joins 70 Members of Congress in Calling for House to Ensure Americans Can Vote Amid COVID-19
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
March 30, 2020
Murphy, Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Secretary Merrill Announce $5.4 Million in Coronavirus Federal Funding for Voting Security and Safety
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
March 11, 2020
Usa Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020
Rep. Jim Himes
Feb. 24, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Rep. Jim Himes (D- CT) Is Interviewed About Russia's Ongoing Election Meddling
Rep. Jim Himes
Feb. 23, 2020
CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Feb. 21, 2020
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jim Himes
Rep. Jim Himes
Jan. 31, 2020
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 15, 2020
Letter to Pat Cipollone, Counsel to the President - Bennet, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Fill Vacancies at the Federal Election Commission
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 20, 2019
Hartford Courant - Rep. John Larson: Why I voted to impeach the president
Rep. John Larson
Dec. 12, 2019
Rep. Courtney Statement On Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump
Rep. Joe Courtney
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Feinstein, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge IRS to Reverse Decision Protecting Dark Money
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senators Warn IRS against Weakening Dark Money Reporting
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Congressman Marc Veasey, Majority Leader Hoyer, and congressman Raskin call on congressional appropriators to secure critical funding to secure elections
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 5, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Giuliani Back in Ukraine; House Proceeds With Articles of Impeachment
Rep. Jim Himes
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Tom Graves, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Udall, Heinrich Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Grants to Protect New Mexico Elections
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 4, 2019
Murphy Statement on Election Security Ahead of 2020
Sen. Chris Murphy
Oct. 24, 2019
Executive Calendar
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 23, 2019
Rep. Courtney votes to pass legislation to secure America's federal elections
Rep. Joe Courtney
Oct. 21, 2019
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: "Facebook takedowns"
Rep. Jim Himes
Sept. 10, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Pres Trump ousts NSA John Bolton."
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 1, 2019
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
July 30, 2019
Udall, Shaheen & All Senate Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
July 30, 2019
Cortez Masto cosponsors Constitutional Amendment to reverse Citizens United, get big money out of public elections
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 25, 2019
Cortez Masto cosponsors legislation to protect elections from foreign interference
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 27, 2019
Larson Votes to Secure Elections
Rep. John Larson
June 27, 2019
Rep. Courtney Helps Pass Legislation To Secure America's Federal Elections
Rep. Joe Courtney
June 14, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Modernize Voting Systems and Protect Against Electoral Interference
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 12, 2019
Reps. Himes, Ratcliffe introduce bill to punish election interference
Rep. Jim Himes
June 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnel - Crow Leads Letter Calling on Sen. McConnell to Bring H.R. 1 for a Vote
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
May 20, 2019
Hayes Brings Power Back to the People
Rep. Jahana Hayes
May 16, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Whitehouse, Blumenthal, & Graham Bill to Prevent Cyberattacks on Voting Machines
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 15, 2019
Markey Joins Wyden, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 15, 2019
Harris, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 14, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill to Strengthen Election Interference Law
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 8, 2019
Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senate Judiciary Democrats Renew Call for Mueller Hearing
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 7, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
May 2, 2019
Menendez, Durbin, Blumenthal, Hirono Introduce Election Security Bill in Wake of Mueller Report Findings
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 30, 2019
Swalwell and Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Protect Elections from Foreign Interference
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 24, 2019
Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Tester File Brief in Major Campaign Finance Challenge
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 19, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
April 18, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Himes
Rep. Jim Himes
March 31, 2019
Fox News "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript: Rep. Jim Himes on where the Democratic Party stands in a post-Mueller Report world
Rep. Jim Himes
March 28, 2019
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jim Himes
Rep. Jim Himes
March 28, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
March 27, 2019
47 Senate Democrats Introduce "For the People' Act to Put Power Back in the Hands of the American People
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 19, 2019
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Date
Title
Politician
June 26, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the US Department of Defense, the Hon. John Ratcliffe, Director of the Office of National Intelligence, the Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Paul M. Nakasone, Commander of US Cyber Command, and the Hon. Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security - Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Intelligence Agencies to Take Further Action to Combat Disinformation Campaigns Aimed at Disenfranchising Voters
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 11, 2020
Letter to the Caroline Hunter, Chair of the Federal Election Commission, Steven Walther, Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, Ellen Weintraub, Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, and James Trainor III, Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission - Klobuchar, Colleagues, Urge Federal Election Commission to Act Now to Require Transparency for Online Political Advertisements
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Inc. - Menendez, Harris, Blumenthal Blast Facebook's Continued Failure to Protect Users from Hate Speech and Misinformation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 22, 2020
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call for $3.6 Billion to Expand Vote-By-Mail, Early Voting in CARES 2 Relief Package
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
April 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Joins 70 Members of Congress in Calling for House to Ensure Americans Can Vote Amid COVID-19
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
March 30, 2020
Murphy, Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Secretary Merrill Announce $5.4 Million in Coronavirus Federal Funding for Voting Security and Safety
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
March 11, 2020
Usa Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020
Rep.Jim Himes
Feb. 24, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Rep. Jim Himes (D- CT) Is Interviewed About Russia's Ongoing Election Meddling
Rep.Jim Himes
Feb. 23, 2020
CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Feb. 21, 2020
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jim Himes
Rep.Jim Himes
Jan. 31, 2020
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 15, 2020
Letter to Pat Cipollone, Counsel to the President - Bennet, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Fill Vacancies at the Federal Election Commission
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 20, 2019
Hartford Courant - Rep. John Larson: Why I voted to impeach the president
Rep.John Larson
Dec. 12, 2019
Rep. Courtney Statement On Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump
Rep.Joe Courtney
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Feinstein, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge IRS to Reverse Decision Protecting Dark Money
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senators Warn IRS against Weakening Dark Money Reporting
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Congressman Marc Veasey, Majority Leader Hoyer, and congressman Raskin call on congressional appropriators to secure critical funding to secure elections
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 5, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Giuliani Back in Ukraine; House Proceeds With Articles of Impeachment
Rep.Jim Himes
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services, the Hon. Christopher Coons, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Tom Graves, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Udall, Heinrich Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Grants to Protect New Mexico Elections
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 4, 2019
Murphy Statement on Election Security Ahead of 2020
Sen.Chris Murphy
Oct. 24, 2019
Executive Calendar
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 23, 2019
Rep. Courtney votes to pass legislation to secure America's federal elections
Rep.Joe Courtney
Oct. 21, 2019
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: "Facebook takedowns"
Rep.Jim Himes
Sept. 10, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: "Pres Trump ousts NSA John Bolton."
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 1, 2019
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
July 30, 2019
Udall, Shaheen & All Senate Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
July 30, 2019
Cortez Masto cosponsors Constitutional Amendment to reverse Citizens United, get big money out of public elections
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 25, 2019
Cortez Masto cosponsors legislation to protect elections from foreign interference
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 27, 2019
Larson Votes to Secure Elections
Rep.John Larson
June 27, 2019
Rep. Courtney Helps Pass Legislation To Secure America's Federal Elections
Rep.Joe Courtney
June 14, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Modernize Voting Systems and Protect Against Electoral Interference
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 12, 2019
Reps. Himes, Ratcliffe introduce bill to punish election interference
Rep.Jim Himes
June 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnel - Crow Leads Letter Calling on Sen. McConnell to Bring H.R. 1 for a Vote
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
May 20, 2019
Hayes Brings Power Back to the People
Rep.Jahana Hayes
May 16, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Whitehouse, Blumenthal, & Graham Bill to Prevent Cyberattacks on Voting Machines
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 15, 2019
Markey Joins Wyden, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 15, 2019
Harris, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 14, 2019
Senators Introduce Bill to Strengthen Election Interference Law
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 8, 2019
Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senate Judiciary Democrats Renew Call for Mueller Hearing
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 7, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
May 2, 2019
Menendez, Durbin, Blumenthal, Hirono Introduce Election Security Bill in Wake of Mueller Report Findings
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 30, 2019
Swalwell and Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Protect Elections from Foreign Interference
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 24, 2019
Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Tester File Brief in Major Campaign Finance Challenge
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 19, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
April 18, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Himes
Rep.Jim Himes
March 31, 2019
Fox News "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript: Rep. Jim Himes on where the Democratic Party stands in a post-Mueller Report world
Rep.Jim Himes
March 28, 2019
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jim Himes
Rep.Jim Himes
March 28, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
March 27, 2019
47 Senate Democrats Introduce "For the People' Act to Put Power Back in the Hands of the American People
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 19, 2019
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
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