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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal greets Mayor Joe Ganim a news conference where it was announced that the Bridgeport Housing Authority will re-open the gymnasium at the Trumbull Gardens housing project, in Bridgeport in 2016.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, left, is joined, from left, by U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democratic Party chairman Nancy Wyman and Democratic Town Committee chairman Mario Testa.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) participates in a news conference to highlight the benefits of raising the national minimum wage.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks to the media Friday, July 12, 2019, in Hartford, Conn., about new legislation he introduced to prevent immigration officers from deporting immigrants living in the country illegally. The proposal aims to hold the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency accountable if they violate their own policies of generally avoiding enforcement in safe areas where immigrants can seek refuge like churches, schools and hospitals. (AP Photo/Chris Ehrmann)

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has joined the chorus asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and others to do something about the presence of heavy metals in baby foods.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has joined the chorus asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and others to do something about the presence of heavy metals in baby foods.

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Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks at a press conference at Marina Village, in Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 28, 2013.

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., waves as he heads to the Senate for a vote, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 in Washington.

Democrats U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sen. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii introduced legislation to block the Trump administrations new "public charge" rule for immigrants at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday Sept. 17, 2019.

Democrats U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Sen. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii introduced legislation to block the Trump administrations new "public charge" rule for immigrants at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) will will join researchers from the Yale School of Medicine 10:30 a.m. Sept. 16, 2019 for a press conference highlighting dangerous chemicals in vaping cartridge made by the e-cigarette company Juul. The event will take place at the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

US Senator Richard Blumenthal, left, attends a community march in solidarity for Bridgeport Police Officers in front of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Park Avenue in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Sept. 24, 2016. In center is Councilwoman Mary A. McBride-Lee (D) and at right is Mayor Joe Ganim. Dozens of residents joined members of the department and local clergy and officials at the church on Park Avenue and then proceeded to march to police headquarters nearby.

From left; Rep. Jim Himes and Senator Richard Blumenthal greet Stacey Tisdale and her son, Christopher Tisdale Gatty, at the memorial service for Charles Tisdale at Jettie Tisdale Elementary School in Bridgeport, Conn. on Thursday, August 29, 2019.

U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5, spoke about universal background checks for gun buyers with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal at the state Capitol.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 10.

In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks at a news conference on an proposed amendment to ban high capacity magazines in guns, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has spoken to President Donald Trump about possible legislation involving background checks for gun purchasers.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, speaks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right, during a break from testimony from Attorney General nominee William Barr at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Graham and Blumenthal announced a deal on Aug. 5 for the framework of a gun control bill.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, center, speaks Monday outside the Capitol in Hartford, surrounded by Gov. Ned Lamont, left, U.S. Rep. John Larson, second from left, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, second from right, and state Rep. Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, right.

Shawn Wooden, candidate for Connecticut State Treasurer, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, advocated for a Senate vote on legislation to increase funding for the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund at a news conference at the West Haven Fire Station in West Haven, Conn. on Monday July 15, 2019.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, advocated for a Senate vote on legislation to increase funding for the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund at a news conference at the West Haven Fire Station in West Haven, Conn. on Monday July 15, 2019.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, spoke against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids planned for Sunday at a news conference in Bridgeport.

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., went to the Senate floor Tuesday to display photos of seriously ill Connecticut children undergoing expensive care that might be jeopardized if Republicans succeed in overturning the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare.

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The Plum Island Animal Disease Research Facility's Lab 257 was used to house armaments during the 20th century, before it was used for animal research.

Mara Lavitt Ñ Register August 21, 2013 US Congressman Joe Courtney, D-2, and US Senator Richard Blumenthal toured the waters off Plum Island, bringing attention to the environmental fate of the island. The Plum Island Animal Disease Research Facility's Lab 257 was used to house armaments during the 20th century, before it was used for animal research.

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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Gov. Ned Lamont

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., prior to a news conference June 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Neil Heslin, center, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was killed in the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., arrives with other victims' families to meet privately on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. Heslin gave moving testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in February on the proposed assault weapons ban. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) (R) talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (L) prior to a news conference June 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to mark June as Gun Violence Prevention Month and to mark 100 days since House passage of H.R.8, the "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" to expand background checks to cover all gun sales and most transfers, and to call on Senate Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote on the bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (3rd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) listen during a news conference June 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to mark June as Gun Violence Prevention Month and to mark 100 days since House passage of H.R.8, the "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" to expand background checks to cover all gun sales and most transfers, and to call on Senate Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote on the bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (3rd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) listen during a news conference June 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to mark June as Gun Violence Prevention Month and to mark 100 days since House passage of H.R.8, the "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" to expand background checks to cover all gun sales and most transfers, and to call on Senate Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote on the bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (L) talks to Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) (R) prior to a news conference June 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to mark June as Gun Violence Prevention Month and to mark 100 days since House passage of H.R.8, the "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" to expand background checks to cover all gun sales and most transfers, and to call on Senate Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote on the bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) (3rd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) listen during a news conference June 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to mark June as Gun Violence Prevention Month and to mark 100 days since House passage of H.R.8, the "Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" to expand background checks to cover all gun sales and most transfers, and to call on Senate Majority Leader McConnell to hold a vote on the bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at the annual Memorial Day Parade in the Glenville section of Greenwich on May 26.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and research scientist and director of the mosquito surveillance program at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, speak at the agricultural experiment station on June 3, 2019. They were announcing the start of mosquito trapping and testing in the state for the season.

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Left to right: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman Jim Himes (D-4), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch hold a press conference at the Bridgeport Train Station in Bridgeport Conn. Wednesday May, 29, 2013 to advocate for federal investment in rail safety and reliability. Photo by Peter Hvizdak

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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is a supporter of Medicare for all legislation, which could negatively affect the state’s insurance industry.

National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, joined by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and state Treasurer Shawn Wooden, also Democrats, as well as other union officials at the Amity Stop & Shop.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal holds up a copy of the heavily redacted Mueller report at a press conference at the state Legislative Office Building in Hartford Thursday, April 18, 2019. He’s working with the Trump administration on judge appointments despite friction over the investigation.

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz (center) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (right) join striking workers at the Dixwell Avenue Stop & Shop in Hamden on April 12, 2019. Richie Johnson of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 371 stands between Bysiewicz and Blumenthal.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks in Washington earlier this month.

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US. Rep. Jim Himes, left and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, shown in a photo from January, say Congress, not Attorney General William Barr, should interpret the special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report.

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State Rep. Matt Blumenthal in Stamford in January.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks during a press conference In February about re-introducing legislation that would "ban the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition."

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal charged Friday that Washington is neglecting the nation’s needs for infrastructure investments.

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Attorney General Richard Blumenthal listens as Peter Galgano, of East Berlin, a member of the Marine Corps League, speaks at the Hannon-Hatch VFW, in West Hartford, Conn. Tuesday, May 18th, 2010. Blumenthal held a news conference to address a New York Times article that accused him of misstating his Vietnam War service, yet failed to mention his six years in the reserves.

Governor Ned Lamont (center) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (right) visit the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Conference at Wexler-Grant Community School in New Haven on January 21, 2019. From left are Medria Blue-Ellis, principal of ESUMS, magnet resource coordinator Alice Coleman, Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut State Conference of the NAACP, Lamont and Blumenthal.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks in West Haven on Thursday.

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Sen Richard Blumenthal at rollout for legislation to ban gun magazines above 10 rounds.

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Former Sen. Len Suzio, R-Meriden, second from right, in a den of liberals at a press conference calling for elimination of the residential third party electric supplier market. From left, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Tom Swan, director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group; Rep. Peter Tercyak, D-New Britain; Suzio; and Debra St. Germain, a Connecticut AARP volunteer.

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tells reporters that he will vote against confirming Attorney General nominee Bill Barr later this week, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Blumenthal had just finished meeting with Barr. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Attorney General nominee Bill Barr arrives to meet with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Attorney General nominee Bill Barr arrives to meet with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks while flanked by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) during an event to introduce legislation called the Social Security 2100 Act. which would increase increase benefits and strengthen the fund, during a news conference on Capitol Hill January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC.

The Connecticut Military Relief Fund was established in 2005 to help active duty National Guard and reserve members and their families weather financial hardships.

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Mayor Joe Ganim, center, talks with Senator Richard Blumenthal, left, and structural engineer Jon Ives, of Aecom Engineering, prior to a press conference at the old Congress Street bridge, in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 18, 2019. Ganim announced that plans to replace the bridge are moving forward. Ives is the structural engineer who is designing the new span.

Senator Richard Blumenthal, right, and Congressman Jim Himes meet with Susan Agamy, left, during a visit to the food pantry of Spooner House, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 18, 2019. Spooner House announced they have started a program through their food their food pantry to provide meals to local Federal workers who have not been receiving paychecks due to the government shutdown.

Congressman Jim Himes and Senator Richard Blumenthal arrive at Spooner House, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 18, 2019. Spooner House announced they have started a program through their food their food pantry to provide meals to local Federal workers who have not been receiving paychecks due to the government shutdown.

Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes meet with Executive Director Susan Agamy, left, during a visit to the food pantry of Spooner House, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 18, 2019. Spooner House announced they have started a program through their food their food pantry to provide meals to local Federal workers who have not been receiving paychecks due to the government shutdown.

Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes meet with Executive Director Susan Agamy, left, during a visit to the food pantry of Spooner House, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 18, 2019. Spooner House announced they have started a program through their food their food pantry to provide meals to local Federal workers who have not been receiving paychecks due to the government shutdown.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal holds a press conference Friday in Guilford proposing a federal safe gun storage law in memory of Ethan Song.

(Catherine Avalone - New Haven Register) Anthony Ferraiolo, former President of the Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) and owner of A & R Body Specialty & Collision Works, Inc. in Wallingford explains the difference between a factory-made part and an imitation to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) examines an imitation which is sold for $90 less, but inferior to the part made by Ford, Saturday, February 28, 2015. Body shop owners demonstrated the differences in quality and performance between the parts and to remind consumers that they have the right to choose where to repair their vehicles, regardless of recommendations from their auto insurer.

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 6: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks during a news conference to demand action for gun violence prevention, December 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Family members of victims from mass shootings in Parkland, Las Vegas, Aurora, and Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, as well as shootings in Chicago, Houston and Santa Fe attended the event. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

State Rep. Steve Meskers, D-Greenwich, in a file photo.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., takes a ride on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pendant in January 2018, departing from Goodspeed Landing in East Haddam.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal took a ride on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pendant in January 2018, departing from Goodspeed Landing in East Haddam. The plan was to head upriver toward Middletown but the East Haddam Swing Bridge was having mechanical problems which diverted traffic on the Connecticut River and over the span itself.

Sen. Chris Murphy, left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal have relaunched their effort to widen the scope of background checks for gun buyers.

Sen. Chris Murphy, left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal have relaunched their effort to widen the scope of background checks for gun buyers.

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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal nominates U.S. Senator Chris Murphy for his second term during the Democratic State Convention on Friday afternoon, May 18, 2018, in Hartford, Conn.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks during a news conference to demand action for gun violence prevention, December 6, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Connecticut’s Democratic contingent from left Rep. Elizabeth Esty, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Chris Murphy were guests at the vigil to honor the victims of gun violence on the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.

Senator Chris Murphy, left, chats with Senator Richard Blumenthal following his reelection at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Senator Chris Murphy, left, is congratulated by Senator Richard Blumenthal following his reelection at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Susan Bysiewicz, candidate for lieutenant governor, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School Sept. 16.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) arrives at a markup hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee September 13, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Susan Bysiewicz, candidate for Connecticut Leiutenant Governor, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Shawn Wooden, candidate for Connecticut State Treasurer, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

An enthused attendee cheers at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Susan Bysiewicz, candidate for Connecticut Leiutenant Governor, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School on Sunday. In attendance were gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, Rep. Jim Himes, Sens/ Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, state Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and state Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Shawn Wooden, candidate for Connecticut State Treasurer, speaks beside Susan Bysiewicz, candidate for Connecticut Leiutenant Governor, at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes attends the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School on Sunday. In attendance were gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, Rep. Jim Himes, Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, state Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and state Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Susan Bysiewicz, candidate for Connecticut Leiutenant Governor, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Democratic State Chairman Nick Balletto, left, speaks beside Greenwich DTC Chair Tony Turner at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Shawn Wooden, candidate for Connecticut State Treasurer, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Connecticut Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, below, speak at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Picnic at Greenwich High School.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, left, speaks beside Greenwich DTC Chair Tony Turner at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich.

Denise Merrill, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.

Denise Merrill, secretary of the state of Connecticut, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee picnic and campaign rally at Greenwich High School.

US Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks during the annual Derby Firefighter Memorial in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on the Derby Green in Derby, Conn. on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2018. A sculpture on the green features an actual steel I-beam recovered from one of the fallen Twin Towers.

US Senator Richard Blumenthal touches the World Trade Center sculpture during the annual Derby Firefighter Memorial in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on the Derby Green in Derby, Conn. on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2018.

US Senator Richard Blumenthal talks to Aaliyah Carmon, 10, of Derby, about the piece of the World Trade Center used in a sculpture during the annual Derby Firefighter Memorial in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on the Derby Green in Derby, Conn. on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2018.

US Senator Richard Blumenthal talks to Aaliyah Carmon, 10, of Derby, about the piece of the World Trade Center used in a sculpture during the annual Derby Firefighter Memorial in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on the Derby Green in Derby, Conn. on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2018.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questions President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, during the third round on the third day of Kavanaugh's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, answers a question about guns from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., during a third round of questioning on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questions President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, during the third round on the third day of Kavanaugh's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

From left, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talk during a break from testimony in the third round with President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivers his opening statement as Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-MA) questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the third day of his confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questions President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, on the second day of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., points to board as he questions Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in New Haven, Conn. Jan. 5, 2018.