WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 7/11/2025-7/18/2025 * Fighting Against Republican Cuts to Public Broadcasting & Foreign Aid [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumental (D-CT) released the following statement after the Senate approved a so-called "rescissions package" that makes devastating cuts to local news stations, slashes funding for emergency alert systems, and eliminates more PR