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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday April 21, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Brown, Reed Push Big Banks to Protect Consumers from Wire Fraud
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Banking and Housing Committee, are pushing the nation's four largest banks to protect consumers from costly and damaging wire fraud. In a letter to the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citi, the Senators press the b  more

Reed Statement on U.S. Senate Dismissing Baseless Impeachment Charges Against DHS Sec. Mayorkas
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, after the U.S. Senate moved to dismiss the trumped-up articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over a policy disagreement, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "The Senate was right to dismiss the House of Representatives' baseless articles of impeachment. These charges clearly did not rise to the "high Crimes   more

Reed: U.S. Senate Should Vote on Bipartisan Basis to Swiftly Reject Meritless Impeachment of Mayorkas
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate is expected to deal with the articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the Senate should act on a bipartisan basis and swiftly vote to dispose these meritless charges due to the complete lack of evidence and the fact that such a precedent would increase further rancor in Congress.  more

Reps. Magaziner, Cammack, Malliotakis, Panetta Introduce Bipartisan Alleviating Barriers For Caregivers Act (ABC Act)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced the Alleviating the Barriers for Caregivers Act (ABC Act). The ABC Act would help reduce red tape for family caregivers at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) by requ  more

Rhode Island Delegation Mark Anniversary of Seabees Establishment
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Congressman Gabe Amo, alongside Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and Congressman Seth Magaziner today introduced a bipartisan resolution marking the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the United States Naval Construction Force, known as the Seabees. The resolution recognizes the tremendous sacrifices and contributions by the Seabees who have fought and served on behalf  more

RI Delegation Marks Anniversary of the Seabees' Establishment in Davisville, RI
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, today introduced a bipartisan resolution marking the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the United States Naval Construction Force, known as the Seabees. The resolution recognizes the tremendous sacrifices and contributions by the Seabees who have fought and served on behalf of the nation. "Seabees are re  more

RI Delegation Marks Anniversary of the Seabees' Establishment in Davisville, RI
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, today introduced a bipartisan resolution marking the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the United States Naval Construction Force, known as the Seabees. The resolution recognizes the tremendous sacrifices and contributions by the Seabees who have fought and served on behalf of the nation. "Seabees a  more

Romney, Reed, Moran, King Unveil Framework to Mitigate Extreme AI Risks
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, in a letter to the Senate artificial intelligence (AI) working group leaders, U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Angus King (I-ME) unveiled the first congressional framework to deal exclusively with the extreme risks posed by future developments in advanced AI models. The senators' framework would establish federal oversight of frontier model hardware, devel  more

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Whitehouse Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on FY 2025 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse,D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal": * * * Good morning to our Committee members, and a special welcome to our witness, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Director Young, it's always a pleasure to have you here before our Committee. There is simply no better communica  more

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Whitehouse Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Nature of Climate Costs
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs": * * * Ranking Member Grassley, members of the committee, witnesses, and guests, welcome to our fourteenth hearing on the economic dangers associated with climate change that affect our federal budget. Last week again, one of my colleagues across the aisle ques  more

U.S. Senators Urge Treasury to Combat Money Laundering, Fraud, and Sanctions Evasion
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to crack down on money laundering, illicit finance, and fraud in the U.S. financial system, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) led a group of seven U.S. Senators in supporting the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) proposed rule to require investment advisers to abide by anti-money laundering (AML) rules similar to what banks do. This week, Reed, along wit  more