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Richard Blumenthal's Public Statements on Issue: Food Processing and Sales

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10/18/2022 Letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the FTC - Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger
09/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Connecticut Lawmakers Push USDA for More Assistance to Shellfish Farmers
06/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
06/04/2020 Letter to Joe Simons, Federal Trade Commission Chairman, and Stephen Hahn, United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner - Blumenthal Urges FDA & FTC Action Against Potentially Harmful Products Claiming to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
05/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
04/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
11/21/2019 Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food
08/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
01/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
12/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
10/31/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senators Blast FDA Decision to Approve New Supercharged Opioid Dsuvia
06/08/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner, FDA - There's No Sugar Added, Pure Honey is Pure Honey
04/26/2018 Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
04/24/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA - Enforce Recalls of E. Coli Tainted Lettuce
03/20/2018 Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Label and Regulate All Sesame Products
12/19/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
04/25/2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General for the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Imported Seafood Safety
04/07/2017 Letter to the Atlantic States Marines Fisheries Commission - Feedback from Connecticut Lobstermen
08/02/2016 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
07/15/2016 Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere - Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing
05/24/2016 Letter to Mr. Bill DeLaney, President and CEO of Sysco Corporation - Call on Sysco to Ensure No Human Trafficking in Seafood Supply Chain
05/09/2016 Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - Robust Requirements For Using The Term "Natural" On Food Labels
03/11/2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
12/18/2015 Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names
12/18/2015 Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names

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