Blumenthal Backs Legislation Targeting AI-Driven Robocalls
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Nora Duncan, state director of AARP Connecticut, speaks about AI-driven robocalls that target older adults on Dec. 15, 2025 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CT. Photo credit: Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie
Criminals can use these automated robocalls and texts to steal from older Americans, who are disproportionately targeted, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said at a press conference Monday.
By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
Nothing unites political adversaries quite like having their quiet time shattered by annoying robocalls.
In response to an estimated 53 billion automated phone calls and text messages being sent to Americans each year – an average of about 200 per adult – Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced Monday he is cosponsoring HR 1027, the Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications (QUIET) Act.
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