[citation needed]. [96][97] The suit alleged that Countrywide pushed consumers into "deceptive, unaffordable loans and workouts, and charged homeowners in default unjustified and excessive legal fees." Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia is a major auto dealer in the Washington, DC area. 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This senator has so much money he didn't know he invested in Beijing Richard Blumenthal's net. Blumenthal accused Saudi Arabia of undermining U.S. efforts and helping to boost 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. "[176], In 2018, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the NICS Denial Notification Act,[177] 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. But Blumenthal remarked that after the settlement, the ads continued to flourish using code words. However, some analysts believe Richard Blumenthals wealth could be around $85.0 million or more. Connecticut Attorney General's Office (August 14, 1997). Filmography. Virginia Tech accepted an invitation from the ACC and withdrew from the suit to remove itself from the awkward position of suing its new conference. Democratic Rep. Scott Peters of California had a long career as an attorney in high-profile cases. Big East legal fees add up for Pitt, others. Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service During his stint as Attorney General, he built a reputation with high profile cases involving Microsoft, the tobacco lobby, Internet pornography, the environment, and more. states. [91] In August 2010, Blumenthal called on Craigslist to shut the section down permanently and take steps to eradicate prostitution ads from other parts of the site. "[172], In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Blumenthal said, "The Senate's inaction on commonsense gun violence prevention makes it complicit in this public health crisis. Army Chief of Staff James McConville told lawmakers in 2021 . A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate,[5] with a net worth over $100 million. A February poll by Rasmussen found that Blumenthal held leads of 19 against Simmons and 20 against McMahon, and that Republicans had made up little ground since the initial Rasmussen poll after Blumenthal announced. "[58] In a press release, he said, "This fatally flawed RTO proposal will raise rates, reduce accountability and reward market manipulation. [35] The petition was filed in accordance with Section 126 of the Clean Air Act, which allows a state to request pollution reductions from out-of-state sources that contribute significantly to its air quality problems. The original contractor for the job, L.G. AP. [37] He argued that the state of Connecticut should be reimbursed for Medicaid expenses related to smoking. Senator Blumenthal is a member of the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Veterans Affairs, and Special Committee on Aging. [192], In June 2019, Blumenthal was one of eight senators to sponsor the Made in America Act, legislation that would mandate that federal programs that had funded infrastructure projects not currently subject to Buy America standards use domestically produced materials. Senator and Senate Banking Committee chair Christopher Dodd, who had been harshly criticized for accepting a VIP loan from Countrywide,[100] "there's no evidence of wrongdoing on [Mr. Dodd's] part any more than victims who were misled or deceived by Countrywide." [175], In response to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Blumenthal declared in an interview with Judy Woodruff, "we must break the grip of the NRA". ", 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. Although Cynthia Malkins exact wealth is not known, everyone agrees that the combined wealth between her and her husband is a lot more. "Attorney General Richard Blumenthal timeline", "Bill Clinton stumps for Richard Blumenthal in Conn. Senate race", "Interviews Robert Reich | The Clinton Years | FRONTLINE", "Senate Hopeful Richard Blumenthal Addresses Report He Lied About Vietnam Record", "Candidate's Words on Vietnam Service Differ From History", "Senator Blumenthal Honored at Yale Graduate School Diversity Conference", "Richard Blumenthal's Vietnam fight-back: Democratic candidate Richard Blumenthal is battling on over accusations he falsely claimed military service in Vietnam", "Richard Blumenthal Apologizes for Exaggerating Military Service". He also claimed that Countrywide "crammed unconscionable legal fees into renegotiated loans, digging consumers deeper into debt" and "broke promises that homeowners could refinance, condemning them to hopelessly unaffordable loans. 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Richard Blumenthal injured during basketball parade", "Voting Summary 1998 - for Attorney General", "Election Results for United States Senator (2016)", "2022 General Election - United States Senator", Computer Firm Owner Awarded $18Million In Countersuit Against State, Don't outlaw our stoves, Eastern Connecticut farmers urge, Attorney general: Burning wood outside pollutes air. [28] Blumenthal resided in Stamford, Connecticut. [178], In January 2019, Blumenthal was one of 40 senators to introduce the Background Check Expansion Act, a bill that would require background checks for either the sale or transfer of all firearms including all unlicensed sellers. [99] The settlement forced Bank of America to establish a $150 million fund to help repay borrowers whose homes had been foreclosed upon, $1.3 million of which went to Connecticut. [13] Blumenthal was a summer intern reporter for The Washington Post in the London Bureau. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL NEWS. The financial disclosure forms show that the Connecticut Senator's passive income is $3-$19 million per year, excluding his salary as a Senator. [29] She is the daughter of real estate investor Peter L. Malkin. [106] Later that day, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden called Blumenthal to express their best wishes.[107]. His trial is set for early 2020. Blumenthal acquired his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where he was classmates with former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. [120], Blumenthal was reelected with 63% of the vote against Republican state representative Dan Carter, becoming the first person in Connecticut's history to receive over a million votes in a single election. In 1987, he won a special election to fill a vacancy in the 27th district of the Connecticut Senate, at age 41. He was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives and later won a special election to fill a vacancy in the Connecticut Senate. The bill also abolished the restriction that stopped the federal Medicare program from using its buying power to negotiate lower drug prices for beneficiaries and hinder drug company monopoly practices used to keep prices high and disable less expensive generics entering the market. [129], In December 2021, Blumenthal gave a speech honoring three local labor activists at an awards ceremony in New Haven that was hosted by the Connecticut People's World Committee, an affiliate of the Connecticut Communist Party. He supports federal funding for family planning clinics. Trump dubbed Blumenthal "Da Nang Richard," a reference to a battleground in the Vietnam War. Most of her assets listed under Peter L. Malkin Family 9 LLC are worth over $1.0 million. Khanna's father-in-law, Monte Ahuja, is also founder and CEO of the automotive transmission giant Transtar, another contributor to Rep. Khanna's substantial net worth. Her maternal grandfather was lawyer and philanthropist Lawrence Wien.[30]. Blumenthal released his federal tax documents in 2015, which stated that his annual gross income was $248,880. "I urge the new Obama EPA to declare carbon dioxide a danger to human health and welfare so we can at last begin addressing the potentially disastrous threat global warming poses to health, the environment and our economy. Republican Rep. Roger Williams of Texas owns and operates auto dealerships all across the Lone Star State selling Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep cars and trucks. He led by at least 30% in each hypothetical race: against Rob Simmons (59%28%), against Linda McMahon (60%28%), and against Peter Schiff (63%23%), with a 4.3% margin of error cited. CT Senate race results: Richard Blumenthal defeats Leora Levy In 2003, Blumenthal and the attorneys general of eight other states (New York, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont) filed a federal lawsuit against the Bush administration for "endangering air quality by gutting a critical component of the federal Clean Air Act. GOP sees opportunity in 2022 election to defeat Blumenthal Blumenthal won the November 2 election, defeating McMahon 55% to 43%. News4Jax Anchor Mary Baer Is Leaving WJXT-TV, News4Jax Meteorologist John Gaughan Is Leaving WJXT-TV. His challenger, Republican Linda McMahon, in this new ad, reminds Connecticut voters about Blumenthal's self-aggrandizement. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) and his wife bought and sold shares of the stock trading app Robinhood while he called for Congress to investigate a controversial trading . [125], Blumenthal worked with Senator Mark Kirk to eliminate pensions for members of Congress who are convicted of felonies while serving in office. [152], In February 2022, Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham introduced bipartisan legislation, as part of the EARN IT Act, to incentivize tech companies to remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from their platforms and remove blanket immunity for violations of laws related to online child pornography. [31], Blumenthal was elected the 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut in 1990 and reelected in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. In 2009, MySpace revealed that over a two-year span it had roughly 90,000 members who were registered sex offenders (nearly double what MySpace officials had originally estimated one year earlier). Obernolte, who joined Congress in 2019,. Senator Blumenthal is also working to bring Connecticuts transportation systems and infrastructure into the twenty-first century. [27] In December 1982, while still at Cummings & Lockwood, he created and chaired the Citizens Crime Commission of Connecticut, a private, nonprofit organization. [24] Blumenthal denied having intentionally misled voters, but acknowledged having occasionally "misspoken" about his service record. Senator Tammy Baldwin Requests Data from Trump Administration on Consequences of Texas V. United States Prevailing", "U.S. How The 15 Richest Members Of Congress and Senate Made Their Money Malkin is the daughter of real estate mogul. Buchanan recently came under fire for purchasing a yacht estimated to be valued between $1-5 million dollars the same day he voted for the Republican tax cuts bill in 2017. In 2010, Senator Blumenthal was elected to represent Connecticut in the United States Senate. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey urge FEMA and HUD to find long-term housing fix for Hurricane Maria survivors", "A FEMA program has sheltered thousands of Puerto Ricans since Hurricane Maria. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Blumenthal and Cooper secured agreements from MySpace and Facebook to make their sites safer. They met at a party she attended with her parents when Blumenthal was 31. Prayers and platitudes are insufficient. Connecticut Attorney General's Office (October 27, 2003). On October 2, 2006, Blumenthal launched an investigation of a botched reconstruction project of Interstate 84 in Waterbury and Cheshire. Blumenthal doesnt seem to have expensive taste, either. [140][141], Blumenthal called for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to temporarily ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in the United States until an investigation into the cause of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 is complete. He also helped lead a coalition of all 50 states that culminated in historic agreements with social networking sites to better protect children from internet predators. His miscellaneous investments that year amounted to $489,000. [148], In April 2019, Blumenthal was one of 11 senators to sign a letter to Juul CEO Kevin Burns asserting that the company had "lost what little remaining credibility the company had when it claimed to care about the public health" and that they would not rest until Juul's "dangerous products are out of the hands of our nation's children." He fought and sued the federal government for failing to follow or enforce environmental laws and energy statues, as well as imposing multimillion dollar unfunded mandates on local taxpayers under the No Child Left Behind Act. According to The New York Times, the couple was married at Malkin's parents' home in Connecticut. He continued, "we can at least save lives. "Office Of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Confirms Ongoing Investigation Into I-84 Project", "Feds, Conn. AG Probing I-84 Highway Construction Defects", "Insurer to Pay $17.5 Million in Conn. 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The same day, Public Policy Polling released a poll they took on the two preceding evenings, including races where Blumenthal was paired against each of the three most-mentioned Republicans contending for their party's nomination for the seat. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Inclusion of Contractor Back Pay in Upcoming Disaster Package", "Sens. The bill would also codify Trump's executive order from the previous May that empowered his administration to block foreign tech companies deemed a national security threat from conducting business in the United States. Blumenthal served as administrative assistant to Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, as aide to Daniel P. Moynihan when Moynihan was Assistant to President Richard Nixon, and as a law clerk to Judge Jon O. Newman, U.S. District Court of the District of Connecticut, and to Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun. The Blumenthals have four children: daughter Claire, and sons . Rep. Trey Hollingsworth is only 34 years old, but the Indiana Republican has a sizable fortune from his father, the founder of Hollingsworth Capital Partners, which renovates factories. $85 Million. In August 2008, Blumenthal announced that Connecticut had joined California, Illinois and Florida in suing subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial (now owned by Bank of America) for fraudulent business practices. DeFelice for additional funds. Cynthia Malkin. [81] Earlier that year, Blumenthal and attorneys general in at least five other states were involved in discussions with MySpace that resulted in the implementation of technological changes aimed at protecting children from pornography and child predators on the company's website. In 2011, his real estate investment was a whopping $63.0 million. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took. "[173], In October 2016, Blumenthal participated in the Chris Murphy gun control filibuster, speaking in support of the Feinstein Amendment, which would have banned people known to be or suspected of being terrorists from buying guns. Sen. Richard Blumenthal - Campaign Finance Summary Lawyers for the Tomasso Group argued that the attorney general had no special power to look into the operations of private firms under whistleblower law as no actual whistleblowers had come forward and all incriminating testimony was in related federal cases. [108] Rasmussen Reports also polled after Blumenthal announced his candidacy and found a somewhat more competitive race, but with Blumenthal holding a strong lead. He received a Fiske Fellowship and studied at the University of Cambridge for a year after graduating from Harvard. [183], In August 2019, Blumenthal was one of 19 senators to sign a letter to United States Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar requesting data from the Trump administration in order to help states and Congress understand the potential consequences in the event that the Texas v. United States Affordable Care Act (ACA) lawsuit prevailed in courts, claiming that an overhaul of the present health care system would form "an enormous hole in the pocketbooks of the people we serve as well as wreck state budgets". Connecticut Attorney General's Office (June 3, 2002). He also called on Congress to alter a landmark communications law (the Communications Decency Act) that Craigslist has cited in defense of the ads. Among the cars they own is a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid, a 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, a 2008 Toyota Prius Hybrid, and a 2002 Volvo Station Wagon. [72] Responding to concerns from chronic Lyme disease advocacy groups, Blumenthal claimed the IDSA guidelines would "severely constrict choices and legitimate diagnosis and treatment options for patients. Before becoming attorney general, Blumenthal was a partner in the law firm of Cummings & Lockwood, and subsequently in the law firm of Silver, Golub & Sandak. They got engaged when she was senior at Harvard and were married a year later. He served as the state attorney. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal timeline. Blumenthal is under fire for saying, on several occasions, that he served in the Vietnam War when he was a Marine reservist who never left U.S. soil. The senators noted their support for taking steps "to fund gun-violence research, because only the United States government is in a position to establish an integrated public-health research agenda to understand the causes of gun violence and identify the most effective strategies for prevention. [209], Blumenthal's wealth exceeds $100 million, making him one of the richest members of the Senate. The senators wrote that they hoped the subcommittee would support continued funding for Section 4 in Fiscal Year 2020. "Blumenthal disclosed that he and his wife sold between $1,265,000 and $2,550,000 worth of shares of Robinhood in the last quarter . Top state Republicans are touting Themis . Blumenthal has invested a big share of his wealth in real estate. [63] Kolb later countersued, claiming the state had grossly abused its power. "[181], In June 2019, Blumenthal was one of eight senators to cosponsor the Territories Health Equity Act of 2019, legislation that would remove the cap on annual federal Medicaid funding and increase federal matching rate for Medicaid expenditures of territories along with more funds being provided for prescription drug coverage to low-income seniors in an attempt to equalize funding for American territories Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands with that of U.S. He then attended Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1967 with an A.B. "[187], In April 2019, Blumenthal was one of six Democratic senators to sign a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan expressing concern over memos by Marine Corps General Robert Neller in which Neller critiqued deployments to the southern border and funding transfers under Trump's national emergency declaration as having posed an "unacceptable risk to Marine Corps combat readiness and solvency" and noted that other military officials had recently stated that troop deployment did not affect readiness. Another Day, Another STOCK Act Violation: Blumenthal Bungles Disclosures. [40], A 2000 landmark federal court decision ruled that Microsoft had violated antitrust laws, and the court ordered that the company be broken up.