WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today led a press conference with a bipartisan Senate delegation in Tel Aviv, Israel. Members of the bipartisan delegation include U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Dan Sullivan (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to improve public health and wellness through cleaner air and reduced lead hazards, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced $3,439,618 to fund five environmental justice projects across the state. Reed and Whitehouse voted to commit federal funding for these grants, which are administered by the U.S. Environmental Protecti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to improve public health and wellness through cleaner air and reduced lead hazards, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced $3,439,618 to fund five environmental justice projects across the state. Reed and Whitehouse voted to commit federal funding for these grants, which are administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to improve public health and wellness through cleaner air and reduced lead hazards, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced $3,439,618 to fund five environmental justice projects across the state. Reed and Whitehouse voted to commit federal funding for these grants, which are administered by the U.S. Environmental Prot  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - According to the AFL-CIO, the gulf in pay between CEOs and average workers is 272 to 1. In an effort to ensure that hardworking U.S. taxpayers are not forced to subsidize lavish executive compensation packages while making a fraction of CEO pay, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced legislation that would finally fully close a major loophole in corpo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WEST WARWICK, RI - In an effort to increase the number of health care professionals in Rhode Island, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today delivered a $1,498,000 federal earmark for Thundermist Health Center's clinical workforce development programs. Locally, nearly one out of every five Rhode Islanders do not have a primary care provider. For those who do, wait times for an appoi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Rhode Island $24,039,524 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to help low-income households lower their energy bills this winter. LIHEAP is a federally funded program that provides financial help with heating costs for qualifying households. It is admini  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, after submitting a funding request for critical national security needs, the Biden Administration sent Congress a $56 billion emergency funding request to address critical needs of American families and communities. This request includes: $23.5 billion for natural disaster relief, $16 billion for child care stabilization, an extra $1.6 billion to help families lower their energ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine: "I deeply mourn the victims of this tragic, senseless and horrific mass shooting. I have been in touch with my colleagues, Senators Collins and King, to let them know I will support any and all available federal assistance. And I know the FBI, the ATF, and U.S. Marshals are already contr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: New data show companies employed 5,792 children in violation of child labor law in FY23 Since 2019, child labor violations have increased roughly 88 percent New CHILD Labor Act would grant U.S. Department of Labor greater enforcement power WASHINGTON, DC - Exploitive child labor should be a relic of the past. But some red states are reportedly seeking to weaken child labor protections rather than paying  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - A dozen leading U.S. Senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the Biden Administration to continue holding companies accountable for violations of child labor laws. The letter, penned by U.S Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and nine of their colleagues, follows a New York Times Magazine art  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building on decades of investment, research, and innovation in undersea robotics and ocean engineering, Rhode Island has been identified as one of 31 regions driving American global competitiveness in key technology areas. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner joined Governor Dan McKee to announce that the Biden Administration h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building on decades of investment, research, and innovation in undersea robotics and ocean engineering, Rhode Island has been identified as one of 31 regions driving American global competitiveness in key technology areas. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner joined Governor Dan McKee to announce that the Biden Administration has des  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building on decades of investment, research, and innovation in undersea robotics and ocean engineering, Rhode Island has been identified as one of 31 regions driving American global competitiveness in key technology areas. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner joined Governor Dan McKee to announce that the Biden Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Consistent with the September continuing resolution (CR), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, adjusted the topline spending limit for the Appropriations Committee. The Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed in June of this year, lifted the debt limit and established caps on discretionary spending for the next two f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: 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 "Bottlenecks and Backlogs: How Climate Change Threatens Supply Chains." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members of the Committee, in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee and member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Finance Committee's findings on the financing of Justice Thomas's RV: "This should have been easy for Justice Thomas: he could have simply disclosed this obvious gift from someone who is app  more