PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Town of New Shoreham has won $187,000 in federal funding from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), which was developed by Whitehouse to restore and strengthen the natural infrastructure protecting coastal communities. New Shoreham will use the funding to bolster the dune, beach, salt marsh, coastal pond  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47747) on Oct. 6, 2023, entitled "Admission of States to the Union - A Historical Reference Guide:" (Continued from Part 5 of 7) * * * Rhode Island * * * Rhode Island: 13th State Rhode Island ratified Constitution May 29, 1790 * * * * July 15, 1663: King Charles II grants a charter to create the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations./541 * July 4, 1776: Rhode Island joins 12 o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, today released the following statement after receiving a letter (https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_senate_judiciary_committee_9-27-2023.pdf) from a billionaire's lawyer citing Justice Alito's comments  more

NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Rhode Island's commercial fisheries and seafood sectors account for more than 4,300 jobs and drive $420 million in statewide economic impact, according to a joint Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation-University of Rhode Island study. In an effort to help ensure continued growth and sustainability of Rhode Island's commercial fishing sector amidst evolving challenges wi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: In an effort to assist immigrants on their path to citizenship, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that Genesis Center is receiving a $250,000 federal grant from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship. The federal funds will expand Genesis Center's citizenship preparation services available to lawful   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Calling it a major step forward for consumer protection, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is backing the Biden Administration's efforts to ban hidden 'junk fees' across multiple industries. Junk fees are hidden charges and misleading fees that companies add to customer bills, costing consumers tens of billions of dollars annually and stifling business competition. Senator Reed today applauded the independent Fede  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: This week, the Biden Administration announced that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare's inaugural price negotiations have agreed to participate, clearing the way for talks that could lower Rx drug costs for seniors. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who helped pass the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), granting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), issued the following statement condemning the appalling terrorist attacks by Hamas against the people of Israel: "I condemn the appalling attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. "Israel has a right to defend itself from attack. "I stand with the people of Israel and send my  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Seeking a bipartisan path forward on critical U.S. aid to Ukraine, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), called on Congress to work together to pass a comprehensive spending package that includes assistance for Ukraine. Reed said that continued support for Ukraine is clearly in America's national security and economic interest and urged Congress to swif  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, has written to Chief Justice John Roberts to provide an addendum to the ethics complaint (https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-lodges-ethics-complaint-against-supreme-court-justice-samuel-alito) Whitehouse lodged last month against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The September com  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Medicare Forever: Protecting Seniors by Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share": * * * Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, today's hearing is about guaranteeing Medicare solvency by balancing the tax system so it's less rigged and more fair -- two good goals. In July, the Budget Committee he  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Improving Care, Lowering Costs: Achieving Health Care Efficiency" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2023, at 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Dr. Matthew Fiedler, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution * Dr. Leemore Dafny, Professor, Harvard Business School And Harvard Kennedy School * Dr. G. Alan Kurose, Chair, Rhode Island Foundation, and Former President, Coastal Medical * Mr  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday delivered a keynote address at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Honors Colloquium before students and the University community. Whitehouse's remarks focused on the intersection of dark money, climate change and the corporate capture of the U.S. Supreme Court. Following Whitehouse's address, he participated in a discussion m  more