In October 2007 , Blumenthal and the attorneys general of four other states lobbied Congress for the rejection of proposals to provide immunity from litigation to telecommunications firms that cooperated with the federal government 's terrorist surveillance program following the September 11 attacks in 2001 . In 2008 the Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed into law a new terrorist surveillance bill including the telecom immunity provisions opposed by Blumenthal
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Richard Blumenthal