Corruption has real world consequences—like addicting millions of kids to nicotine with flavored vapes. Big Tobacco’s $5 million lunch with Trump caused his personal intervention for a truly insidious policy.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
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Voting Record — 851
Yes29%
No70%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Richard Blumenthal
U.S. SenatorDemocratConnecticut
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Richard's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 114 sponsored · 609 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
My amendment to his budget bill aims to stop this heist of your hard-earned cash. 2
Trump wants to use your taxpayer dollars to pay convicted child predators & Jan. 6th insurrectionists. I’m fighting to block this corrupt $1.8B thug fund paying such criminals & Trump’s friends. 1/
I’m pressing the IG to investigate Patel’s unexplained absences & abandoning responsibility, reportedly due to excessive drinking, along with allegedly distorting arrest numbers & other data. FBI Director is not a part time job—or a political plum.
Prediction markets can’t be trusted to fairly deal with disputes, especially when they outsource decision-making. I’m working to pass my Prediction Markets Security & Integrity Act, providing independent protections & guardrails. www.wsj.com/finance/poly...
Online betting is devouring sports & destroying lives.
Skyrocketing gambling addiction is no game. Broken families, bankruptcies, jobs lost, even suicide.
Kids are a significant industry target. My SAFE BET Act would help stop it.
I’m demanding an IG investigation because Kash Patel has put the nation’s security at risk when he has been intoxicated & unreachable & deceptively, manipulated key FBI statistics. He’s making our nation less safe.
Fans know the truth—it’s no accident that ticket prices are skyrocketing & scalpers hoard tickets.
Ticketmaster/Live Nation is leveraging its monopolistic power to exploit consumers.
Breaking up this behemoth & setting price caps on secondary sales is long overdue.
Joy & pride at the University of Hartford Commencement celebrating tremendous achievements & promise of 2026 graduates, amazingly diverse & dedicated. Thank you Pres. Ward & Chair Allan, & honoree Sabrina Trocchi.
Proud to join inspiring Albertus Magnus Commencement ceremony as Sandy Hook Promise is honored. Wonderful to celebrate this Centennial graduating class & magnificent school.
Ribbon cutting to open Easton’s wonderful new EMS building—uniting a great community for a powerful cause as we begin National EMS week.
Patel’s disrespect is boundless—disrespect for ethical limits & rule of law, disrespect for national security & professionalism, & now disrespect for this sacred site & our nation’s heroes. He merits no respect. He must go.
Big Tobacco is always looking to hook kids. For young people flavors makes all the difference. FDA’s decision to authorize flavored e-cigs ensures a new generation will become addicted to these dangerous products.
Absolutely abhorrent. Leo Venegas now detained by ICE a third time—a U.S. citizen, no wrongdoing, seemingly based blatantly on race. More evidence for why I’m fighting to reform ICE & CBP before any more funding.
In an incredible gift to Big Tobacco, Trump is allowing sales of e-cigs & nicotine pouches without FDA approval. They’re enabling dangerous products to be sold for years without review, a destructive corrupt loophole to the Tobacco Control Act.
If Congress still has power of the purse—as the Constitution says—it ought to crack down on these gilded pet boondoggles flashing red corruption lights.
Another Trump vanity project—skirting laws & norms. He’s squandering taxpayer dollars while Americans struggle with rising costs. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The meteoric rise in popularity of DraftKings & FanDuel matches an exponential growth in underage gambling. This dangerous double punch threatens a new generation with gambling addiction. We urgently need safeguards in place like my SAFE Bet & GRIT Acts.
Increasingly the only people opposed to this bill are Mark Zuckerberg & his lobbyists. It’s time for anyone left in his camp to choose the right side of history & join us. 2
A few weeks ago, juries in NM & CA legally recognized that American families have known: social media companies are hurting children. Today, OpenAI’s endorsement adds to the overwhelming recognition even by Big Tech itself that it’s time to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. 1/
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Voting History851 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
851 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-26 | 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) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
| 2025-03-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (73-25) |
| 2025-03-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-31) |
| 2025-03-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (62-30) |
| 2025-03-14 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (63-32) |
| 2025-03-14 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (64-33) |
| 2025-03-14 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (54-46) |
| 2025-03-14 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (27-73) |
| 2025-03-14 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-14 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-14 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-14 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-38, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-14 | S. 331 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Bill Passed (84-16) |
| 2025-03-14 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-40) |
| 2025-03-14 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-39) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-45) |
| 2025-03-13 | S. 331 (119th) | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-15, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-45) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-43) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-41) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-46) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-46) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (78-19) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-20) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-03-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (67-32) |
| 2025-03-06 | S. 331 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-12, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-06 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-30) |
| 2025-03-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-43) |
| 2025-03-06 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43) |
| 2025-03-05 | S.J. Res. 28 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (51-47) |
| 2025-03-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-03-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-03-04 | S.J. Res. 28 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47) |
| 2025-03-04 | S.J. Res. 3 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (70-27) |
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.