III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 601 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Udall , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Booker , Mr. Cardin , and Ms. Hassan ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Condemning the decision by President Donald Trump and the White House to ban members of the media from White House events for asking critical questions of the President, and affirming the importance of a free and unfettered press in our democracy.