Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthalis the senior United States Senator from Connecticut, in office since 2011. Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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What we need are specifics, a proposal on the table, so we can really evaluate whether Microsoft is serious about settlement talks, or whether it is just using the talk about talk to advance its public relations position, which has suffered grievously during this trial because their case has been so weak.
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Microsoft is stifling competition in clear violation of the law and plainly contrary to consumer interests,
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essentially permits Microsoft to . . . use its dominant position in the market . . . to stifle competition.
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We're trying to stick to the court's schedule, ... We want Microsoft to stop stalling and adhere to the scheduled that's already been set.
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The real question is what Microsoft will do as far as permitting access to other products like instant messaging and Internet access and whether they will really permit an open desktop.
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We need to develop a strategy that offers consumers the most immediate kind of remedy to the monopolistic power that Microsoft has misused, and to prevent Microsoft from repeating what seems to be the same kind of misconduct.
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We're involved because these studies show a pattern and even a practice ? in fact a culture ? of inaccuracy in charging,
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We have no idea what the legal basis is for these claims, ... There seems to be no legal or factual basis for these claims since the state has played absolutely no role in this internal church dispute. ? We really, essentially, have no idea what they mean by this claim.
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We want every asset available to bring some justice to victims,
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The permit is issued to the national entity Andersen, and its actions, regardless of where they take place, are relevant to Andersen's fitness to practice in Connecticut,
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There are certain symbols and images that appeal more strongly to children and this regulation includes the most obvious among them, ... The state has wide discretion to regulate the sales of alcohol.
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This proposal is a power grab, ... an illegal power grab that we must meet head to head and we must hold our ground in court.
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This project has no place in Long Island Sound. It would threaten navigation security and be a sitting target for terrorists.
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The process is fundamentally flawed and must be reformed, and we need real independence and objectivity, protection against improper influences, ... I'm doing what I think is right and what best serves the interest of Connecticut citizens.