WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee today unanimously passed three veterans' bills authored by Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), including his Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act-legislation (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/6/blumenthal-murray-lead-effort-to-jumpstart-groundbreaking-research-for-children-of-toxic-exposed-veterans) to expand research on birth defects among descendants of toxic-exposed veterans.

"Almost every member of this Committee has had a part in one way or another in one or more of these bills...I want to say a particular thanks to Senator Murray, who has worked with me on the ...