WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - 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 permanent residents and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse commended President Joe Biden for pledging $100 million in U.S. humanitarian aid to Palestinians amid the Gaza conflict. Earlier today, Reed and Whitehouse joined with 32 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations' emergency appeal of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse commended President Joe Biden for pledging $100 million in U.S. humanitarian aid to Palestinians amid the Gaza conflict. Earlier today, Reed and Whitehouse joined with 32 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations' emergency appeal of $294 mill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - For millions of Americans, adult education programs can make the difference between earning a family-sustaining wage and struggling to make ends meet. According to the Department of Education, at current funding levels, adult education programs reach less than one million Americans out of 43 million adults that are low-skilled in literacy and 63 million that are low-skilled in numeracy.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement on the ongoing situation in the Middle East: "After the briefing we received, it is clear that the United States is standing fully with Israel. We must recognize Israel's right to defend itself from murderous terrorists. "We are also assured   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed condemned the brutal murder of Wadea Al Fayoume, an innocent 6-year old Palestinian-American boy in Plainfield, Illinois, who was stabbed to death by a 71-year-old perpetrator, who also seriously wounded the boy's mother, Hanaan Shahin. The alleged perpetrator was their landlord and has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - With winter approaching, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging eligible families to apply for the federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In fiscal year 2023, Senator Reed led efforts to make nearly $40 million in LIHEAP funds available to help Rhode Islanders struggling to pay their energy bills. Eligible households may apply for assistance in just a few easy   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced new federal funding that will make Rhode Island a healthier place to live, work, and play by expanding access to healthy foods and increasing opportunities for exercise. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding a 5-year $4.4 million grant to the Rh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced new federal funding that will make Rhode Island a healthier place to live, work, and play by expanding access to healthy foods and increasing opportunities for exercise. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding a 5-year $4.4 million grant to the Rhode I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced new federal funding that will make Rhode Island a healthier place to live, work, and play by expanding access to healthy foods and increasing opportunities for exercise. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding a 5-year $4.4 million grant to th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today encouraged seniors in Rhode Island to utilize the current Medicare open enrollment period to compare health insurance plans and view savings on prescription drugs. The open enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7, and comes as Democrats' historic Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care and prescription drug costs for   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, titled "Improving Care, Lowering Costs: Achieving Health Care Efficiency." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, today's hearing is abou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a statement on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget results. According to the statement, federal revenues fell to 16.5 percent of GDP last fiscal year, down from 19.3 percent in 2022. Revenues have only been that low six times since 1962 (not including the period immediately following the Great Rece  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The latest Republican effort to defund Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax enforcement would increase the deficit by $24 billion, finds the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in a new analysis provided to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). In an amendment that the Senate may soon consider to the minibus appropriations bil  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement on the ongoing situation in the Middle East: "After the briefing we received, it is clear that the United States is standing fully with Israel. We must recognize Israel's right to defend i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) called on the Treasury Department to urgently produce strict rules for the Section 45V Tax Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen (45V) that was passed as part of Democrats' historic Inflation Reduction Act. The senators note in a letter sent yesterday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Treasu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) today introduced new legislation, the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act, to establish 18-year term limits and regularized appointments for Supreme Court justices. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Brian Schatz (D-  more