WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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 (PSI), today called for an investigation into U.S. Department of the Interior Associate Deputy Secretary Karen Budd-Falen for obvious conflicts of interests and her failure to fully observe ethical requirements applicable to senior Administration officials. In a letter sent today to Acting Inspector General Dr. Caryl Bryzymialkielher, Blumenthal called for a thorough investigation into Budd-Falen after recent reporting from
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