Legislation like my Ghost Guns & Untraceable Firearms Act is still needed to deter the Trump Admin from rolling back critical safety measures & to ensure regulations that prevent domestic abusers, criminals, & terrorists from getting their hands on these weapons stay in place.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
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Voting Record — 789
Yes27%
No72%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Richard Blumenthal
U.S. SenatorDemocratConnecticut
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The Supreme Court made the right decision in upholding required background checks & other safeguards for ghost gun purchases. These readily available & easily assembled weapons pose a major threat to public safety & law enforcement’s ability to protect our communities from gun violence.
The Hegseth/Waltz defense is head spinning—& adds cause for their resignation. They say the highly sensitive Houthi bombing mission info wasn’t classified. Nothing merited classification more—details about the targets, weapons, timing & more put American pilots & others in danger.
A travesty & tragedy—reckless, irresponsible, incompetent Social Security cuts, ongoing in real time, harm millions of Americans, many in CT. My office stands ready to help beneficiaries denied their full payments when these services go dark. They’re a necessity, not a luxury.
Lifting sanctions on Russian agriculture exports should be a nonstarter. Stronger steps, not weaker, are needed. A potential agreement to cease Black Sea fighting is a gigantic gift to Russia if it means caving on restrictions that keep its economy on its heels.
This shocking & dangerous failure to maintain operational security demands accountability. Senate Republicans who voted for this Secretary of Defense knowing well his record of carelessness should condemn these actions loudly, & Chairman Wicker should call a SASC hearing immediately.
The Trump Cabinet’s reckless security breach is appalling. Teenagers making plans for a Saturday night mix up group text chains—the National Security Advisor & Secretary of Defense discussing mission details where American lives might be at risk cannot.
That’s why I'll be leading a series of shadow hearings with SVAC Dems members to highlight the real-life impacts & harm caused by this Administration’s malign directives. The first one will be on April 2nd to examine Musk-Trump's mass firing of federal employees.
Congress has an urgent oversight role in this moment of crisis for veterans. Now more than ever, we need to sound the alarm & hear directly from the veterans & VA employees impacted by Musk-Trump’s reckless cuts, freezes, & firings.
This sensitive secret briefing—seemingly unprecedented in scope—gives Musk potentially corrupt advantages as a contractor—winning billions in business against competitors. Talk about waste/abuse—taxpayer interests on the chopping block. Congressional committees should scrutinize.
Many members of Congress haven’t received the highly classified China war briefing Musk will be apparently hearing today. It’s jaw-droppingly dangerous—he regularly talks to Chinese leaders, he’s beholden to them for business interests there, he’s notoriously unfiltered publicly.
This reckless action is a gift to greedy for-profit schools & student loan providers & will have ripple effects for years to come.
All across America, students with disabilities, low-income students, & hardworking teachers will be left behind. 3
At a time when we should be investing more resources in our students’ success, President Trump is fully abandoning what’s left of the federal government’s commitment to public education. 2/
President Trump’s illegal destruction of the Department of Education will directly hurt the hundreds of thousands of CT students who rely on federal funding for their classrooms, & the many borrowers who depend on federal aid to pursue a college education. 1/
These unchecked & unscientific proposals by the Trump Administration endanger farmers, exacerbate the outbreak, raise food costs, & ultimately threaten human health. The American people cannot afford another deadly, costly pandemic on Trump’s watch.
Trump officials are pushing unproven, dangerous solutions to deal with the serious threat of avian flu. I’m demanding Trump rejects these unscientific proposals, protects disease experts & biomedical research from funding cuts/layoffs & outlines a strategy to combat this outbreak.
Proud to join the Medicaid Day of Action. People in CT are standing strong & speaking out against Elon Musk & Donald Trump’s attempts to hold American’s health care hostage to fund their billionaire tax cuts.
Kids will go hungry so billionaires can get a tax break.
Elon Musk & Donald Trump aren’t eliminating waste, they’re laying waste to government programs that support farmers, children, & working families.
Aiding & abetting the slide toward Trump tyranny, House Republicans stunningly surrender all power over tariffs.
They’re silently complicit in his chaotic economic folly, causing higher prices & real constituent pain. Demand accountability.
A federal judge just confirmed what we knew all along—Trump & Musk’s reckless firings of VA & federal employees are illegal.
Trump & VA Secretary Collins must follow the rule of law & immediately reinstate all fired probationary employees.
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Voting History789 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
789 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-05 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive Section 305(b)(2) of the CBA re: Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 1690) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (5-94) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-53) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-53) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-53) |
| 2025-04-04 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (51-48) |
| 2025-04-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-04-03 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-48) |
| 2025-04-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-04-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-04-03 | S.J. Res. 26 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 26 | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (15-83) |
| 2025-04-03 | S.J. Res. 33 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 33 | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (15-82) |
| 2025-04-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
| 2025-04-03 | H.J. Res. 24 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (53-42) |
| 2025-04-02 | H.J. Res. 24 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-04-02 | S.J. Res. 37 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (51-48) |
| 2025-04-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-04-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-04-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-03-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-42) |
| 2025-03-27 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-45) |
| 2025-03-27 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-03-27 | S.J. Res. 18 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-48) |
| 2025-03-26 | S.J. Res. 18 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-03-26 | H.J. Res. 25 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (70-28) |
| 2025-03-26 | H.J. Res. 25 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (70-28) |
| 2025-03-26 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-43) |
| 2025-03-26 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-03-26 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-03-26 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-03-26 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-44) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-44) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-47) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.