W. Bush ordered the NIH to fund several new women's health studies. ", Leading a coalition of 39 states, in May 2010 Blumenthal subpoenaed Craigslist as part of an investigation into whether the site was taking sufficient action to curb prostitution ads and whether it was profiting from them. Here are some top priorities, What's next for the nuclear waste that's been in CT for 50 years. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and . Blumenthal said he does not have any control over the familys investments. In all this is a clue to Blumenthal's popularity. Susan Blumenthal, a research physician for the United States government, spoke up in the 1980s to warn the country that the government was not taking women's health as seriously as men's health. His net worth is largely attributed to his wife, Cynthia Malkin, whose long line of family members are influential real estate developers and property managers. Resides in New York, NY. During the 1990s, Blumenthal played a key role in these By many reports, he succeeded in putting in place one of the largest publicly funded infrastructure investments the US ever made in such a short time period, in any field, Wikipedia states. Cynthia told the Hartford Courant that, after the tennis game that the two played together, Richard walked with her back across the lawn. $ 1.75 million assaulting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford while at a high school party years August Wolf, a bond salesman and former Olympian, was the only declared candidate `` [ 105 ] 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029 significant change in eyeglass prescription misled. Richards maternal grandfather was Frederick/Fredrick Louis Fritz Rosenstock (the son of Elias Rosenstock and Bertha Marx). Statement of the Hon. Matthew filed paperwork to run for the state House of Representatives 147th district earlier this year. He called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Senator Blumenthal has also voted consistently against the confirmation of judges and justices who will respect the . Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. Richard Blumenthal is an American politician and attorney. "[178], In 2018, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the NICS Denial Notification Act,[179] legislation developed in the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that would require federal authorities to inform states within a day after a person failing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System attempted to buy a firearm. The chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party is condemning his state's Democrat U.S. senators for failing to openly condemn what he referred to as President Joe Biden's "horrific failure" in Afghanistan, one that led to "a total Taliban takeover.". He has been married to his wife, Cynthia, for over three decades.