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Press Release: Blumenthal Issues Statement on Russian Sanctions Following Trump’s Deadline Expiration

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Senator Blumenthal critiques Trump's delay on Russian sanctions amid ongoing aggression in Ukraine, advocating for stronger legislative action.

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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has issued a statement following President Trump's missed deadline for Russia to halt its actions in Ukraine. He criticized Trump's delay in imposing sanctions, stating, "Trump is undercutting his own credibility" and called for the passage of the Graham-Blumenthal Russia Sanctions Bill to impose severe restrictions on Russia's oil and gas customers.

Blumenthal emphasized the importance of addressing Russia's aggression and criticized any potential one-on-one meetings between Trump and Putin without including Ukrainian President Zelensky and European allies. He expressed concern over ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, declaring, "Putin has shown zero sign of wanting peace."

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Richard Blumenthal Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Richard Blumenthal:

  • S.2682: Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
  • S.2640: A bill to improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes.
  • S.2493: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation, and for other purposes.
  • S.2264: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025
  • S.2072: MORE Savings Act
  • S.2071: Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

You can track bills proposed by Richard Blumenthal on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Blumenthal.

Richard Blumenthal Fundraising

Richard Blumenthal recently disclosed $55.3K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 710th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 87.3% came from individual donors.

Blumenthal disclosed $63.0K of spending. This was the 642nd most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.

Blumenthal disclosed $1.3M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 235th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.

You can see the disclosure here, or track Richard Blumenthal's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.

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