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Richard Blumenthal

Analysis

D CT · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 Senate

2011–2013 Senate

208

Healthcare

+245

Helped 788 Hurt 543 Mixed 2 Unclear 1560

Defense

-44

Helped 920 Hurt 964 Unclear 772

Government Operations

-72

Helped 95 Hurt 167 Unclear 1402

Education

-38

Helped 524 Hurt 562 Unclear 486

Finance

-50

Helped 588 Hurt 638 Mixed 3 Unclear 302

Transportation

-172

Helped 291 Hurt 463 Unclear 297

Agriculture

+76

Helped 438 Hurt 362 Unclear 173

Veterans Affairs

+231

Helped 510 Hurt 279 Unclear 167

Energy

-124

Helped 301 Hurt 425 Unclear 150

Environment

+57

Helped 314 Hurt 257 Unclear 283

Technology

-10

Helped 284 Hurt 294 Unclear 103

Labor

+108

Helped 277 Hurt 169 Unclear 220

Criminal Justice

+77

Helped 329 Hurt 252 Unclear 60

Sanctions

-57

Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-57

Helped 196 Hurt 253 Unclear 46

Housing

+140

Helped 290 Hurt 150 Unclear 18

Immigration

-134

Helped 73 Hurt 207 Unclear 129

Foreign Policy

-53

Helped 147 Hurt 200 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Appropriations

+93

Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Social Welfare

+125

Helped 207 Hurt 82 Unclear 43

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20797 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2341 P·38 C·607 Y·1649 N·1403 w:52.0

Direct (1821), Veterans Affairs (119), Defense (94), DoD (33), Justice (19), VA (19), Legislative (18), Executive (17), State (16), USDA (16), Treasury (15), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Judiciary (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), State/Local (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), Foreign Affairs (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), Legislative Branch (3), Ukraine (3), Cemeteries (2), EPA (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), HHS (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), National Security (1), State Department (1), State Legislatures (1)

General Public 800 P·36 C·401 Y·359 N·351 w:36.8

Direct (635), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Sports Consumers (1), Students (1), Students And Athletes (1), Support Networks (1)

Education 496 P·17 C·336 Y·143 N·121 w:32.7

Direct (464), Intercollegiate Athletics (19), Child Care (3), Medical (2), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Nursing (1), Religious Studies (1), Small Colleges (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)

Healthcare 362 P·31 C·132 Y·197 N·190 w:16.9

Direct (319), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Hospitals (1), Mental Health (1), Palliative Care (1), Sports Medicine (1), Telehealth (1)

Defense 317 P·8 C·85 Y·209 N·123 w:5.5

Direct (304), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Agriculture 297 P·1 C·141 Y·155 N·151 w:10.2

Direct (289), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Transportation 260 P·29 C·156 Y·68 N·50 w:15.8

Military 237 P·1 C·12 Y·224 N·109 w:3.1

Direct (236), Families (1)

Financial Services 235 P·9 C·143 Y·75 N·80 w:15.5

Direct (226), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Environment 231 P·26 C·192 Y·13 N·11 w:32.4

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 3218 P·264 C·1925 Y·955 N·840 w:143.9

Direct (2727), Veterans Affairs (77), Defense (74), Judiciary (38), EPA (23), Federal (17), State (17), Education (15), Justice (15), HHS (14), State/Local (13), VA (13), NPS (11), FDA (10), Transportation (8), Treasury (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Homeland Security (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Banking (4), Interior (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Veterans (2), Border Security (1), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), Labor (1), Legislative Branch (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Russia (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), State And Local (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

Transportation 362 P·34 C·254 Y·74 N·44 w:18.0

Financial Services 278 P·6 C·218 Y·51 N·53 w:20.8

Direct (277), Transgender Individuals (1)

Education 261 P·13 C·159 Y·89 N·85 w:24.9

Direct (259), Athletic Administration (1), Intercollegiate Athletics (1)

General Public 227 P·2 C·94 Y·129 N·120 w:14.3

Direct (205), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Defense 225 P·3 C·74 Y·142 N·60 w:3.4

Direct (221), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Environment 180 P·12 C·116 Y·51 N·52 w:22.0

Technology 175 P·10 C·126 Y·38 N·33 w:8.3

Direct (166), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)

Healthcare 169 P·17 C·42 Y·103 N·105 w:10.2

Direct (157), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Hospice (1)

State & Local Government 167 P·4 C·107 Y·54 N·56 w:7.9

Direct (156), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			-229
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			+36
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			-52
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)			+47
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more			+65
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)			+12
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)			+59
Taxpayers	-	-	-18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)			-98
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+5
Transportation			+1
Immigration		-	+109
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)			-35
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)			+15
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)			-34

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Healthcare

Defense

Government Operations

Education

Finance

Transportation

Agriculture

Veterans Affairs

Energy

Environment

Technology

Labor

Criminal Justice

Sanctions

Trade

Housing

Immigration

Foreign Policy

Appropriations

Social Welfare

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s4487-119

s4389-119

s4369-119

s4139-119

s4111-119

s4068-119

s4056-119

s4007-119

s3991-119

s3990-119

sres613-119

s3904-119

sres612-119

s3900-119

s3865-119

s3855-119

s3852-119

s3793-119

s3726-119

s3740-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution