Jan 14, 2025 · Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal told Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, that he would be a good "spokesperson for the Pentagon" but he is not qualified...

Jan 14, 2025 · [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) raised Hegseth’s documented record of financial mismanagement and misconduct while leading two non-profit organizations.

Jan 15, 2025 · US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, sharply criticized Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday,...

Jan 14, 2025 · Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, pointing to claims of financial mismanagement when...

Jan 24, 2025 · [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday highlighting Pete Hegseth’s lack of qualifications for the role of Secretary of Defense, including his mismanagement of two veterans’ organizations, views on women in the military, controversial stances regarding military policies and conduct, and accounts of his alcohol ...

Jan 8, 2025 · [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MI) today sharing his concern that the Committee is preparing to move forward with the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense without access to full information – including a standard FBI ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. speaks as Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right, listens at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald...

Dec 5, 2024 · Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Wednesday he has talked to several Republican colleagues who have said they are “waiting for the right moment” to reject Pete Hegseth as the nominee to...

Jan 13, 2025 · Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which will be holding Hegseth’s hearing, told me, “I’m deeply concerned by an apparent pattern of ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee. ... Sen. Richard Blumenthal told reporters ...