Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in his Washington office on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, discusses his first year in the U.S. Senate. BlumenthalâÄôs Washington headquarters is in the modern Hart Senate Office Building where the two-story windows in his private office open toward the eastern horizon. He commutes on weekends back home to Greenwich and travels around the state from there. Photo: For Hearst CT Newspapers\Meredit / Stamford Advocate Freelance