In a press conference at the legislative office building in Hartford Tuesday, Blumenthal reiterated his support for the Journalist Protection Act, which is co-sponsored by Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.-15). The bill would make causing bodily harm to a journalist punishable by a fine and up to three years in prison -- and up to six years in prison for serious bodily harm. The bill was first introduced last year, but was not enacted.