article_snippet: Blumenthal last week called Republicans' actions 'unconscionable' and bemoaned Republicans' actions 'unconscionable for disrespecting a new president.
article_snippet: At the time, Blumenthal said the bipartisan coalition of senators willing to buck the White House was 'in tatters.'
article_snippet: Blumenthal told CNN that Blumenthal was determined to 'stitch it back together,' though.