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Richard Blumenthal Profile picture
@SenBlumenthal
Jun 9, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Congress can no longer be a bystander to the racism & police brutality that is endemic in our country. I’m proud to join @SenKamalaHarris & @SenBooker in introducing the #JusticeInPolicingAct. Legislation that will start to create greater accountability & transparency.
More than better training & tough screening, this legislation will ban choke holds & require intervention to stop excessive force by fellow officers.
This weekend I heard protesters chanting “no lives matter, until Black Lives Matter.” They are right. I won’t stop fighting until justice & actively anti-racist polices are achieved.

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Patel is asking for one of the most consequential jobs in law enforcement, leading a Bureau under direct attack from the person who nominated him.

We can't move forward with this nomination without a second hearing—& I'm demanding Chairman Grassley schedule one immediately. 1/
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I was hoping for a unifying message—a speech seeking to bring us together & heal our differences. Instead, it was replete with grievance & grandiosity—playing to cultural & political divisions. 1/
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Ukraine is at a life or death moment. On my 5th trip to Ukraine—since the start of Russia’s savage, murderous invasion 2 years ago tomorrow—I heard from President Zelenskyy that his lines will break & Putin will conquer his country, unless the U.S. provides arms & ammunition.  1/
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Jan 19, 2024
No real time broadcast, no visual record, not a single camera. Having argued 4 SCOTUS cases, & many more in lower courts, closing the courtroom to all cameras is incredible at a time when the Court will be hearing some of the most consequential cases in our history. Here’s why 1/
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Nov 1, 2023
The Tuberville holds are taking a totally unacceptable toll. Ask our military men & women, most immediately the U.S. Marine Corps. They deserve support, not disrespect. Here’s why you should care. 1/
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For example, the combatant command tasked with deterring Iran during the Israel conflict is currently lacking 9 senior officers. 3/
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