Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) declined to back current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to lead the incoming Democratic majority in January.

“We need a conversation about leadership going forward because we need new energy and ideas,” Blumenthal, 80, said Monday, according to Connecticut’s News12.

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