WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a bicameral public forum, Our Values at Stake (Part 2): Examing DHS's Use of Violence in Immigration Enforcement, to receive testimony on the violent tactics and disproportionate use of force by agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The forum featured testimony (https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/witness-testimony-blumenthal-and-robert-garcia-receive-testimony-about-us-citizens-ass...