WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: EXETER, RI - Rows of tomb stones at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery honor veterans and their dependents (such as spouses or children) who are laid to rest in Exeter. Those buried in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery may have been active duty, in the reserves, or retired, and they come from all branches of the service, all ages, and all walks of life. In an effort to honor the legacy o  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Following reports that former President Donald Trump made quid pro quo propositions to Big Oil executives--promising to roll back climate policies if he were re-elected in exchange for donations to his campaign--Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) are demanding answers from nine oil a  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: A 2022 law that U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped pass is helping record numbers of veterans who were exposed to burn pits or other toxins during their military service get key health benefits. Today, President Biden, who signed the PACT Act into law, announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved 1 million claims from service members affected by illnesses associated with toxic exposu  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Ahead of a key vote, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who supports strong, reasonable, bipartisan border security reform, today warned that Congressional Republicans are out of order when it comes to fixing disorder at the border and implored them to stop blocking bipartisan border security fixes. Negotiators from both parties worked for weeks to hammer out the strongest and most comprehensive border security legis  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke at a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee budget hearing titled "Examining NIST's Priorities for 2025 and Beyond" which addressed the innovation being accelerated by a $400,000 federal expansion award that helps Rhode Island's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) -- Polaris MEP -- expand their supply chain services. These MEPs are hubs of innovation th  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today in a House Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Near Eastern Affairs," Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke about the need to support malnourished children with Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) like those made by Edesia Nutrition, a Rhode-Island based non-profit organization that manufacturers lifesaving treatme  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Today, in advance of Memorial Day Weekend, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and 18 Members of Congress introduced bipartisan legislation to recognize America's first integrated military unit -- the First Rhode Island Regiment -- by posthumously awarding its members with the Congressional Gold Medal. The bill would bestow this long-overdue honor on brave R  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to improve public health, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, alongside Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, today announced over $19 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for community health centers and medical research for Rhode Island institutions. Over $7 million will support four local community health centers (CHC  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to improve public health, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, alongside Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, today announced over $19 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for community health centers and medical research for Rhode Island institutions. Over $7 million will support four local community health centers (CHCs) tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that Rhode Island researchers and scientists will receive a $21 million federal grant to strengthen the biomedical workforce pipeline and boost the state's ability to carry out and expand innovation in the field of biomedical research. The Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INB  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to improve roadway safety and make Providence streets safer for all road users, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Mayor Brett P. Smiley to announce $1.12 million in federal funding for Providence under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. This program is administered by the U.S. Department of Transpo  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: In an effort to improve roadway safety and make Providence streets safer for all road users, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Mayor Brett P. Smiley to announce $1.12 million in federal funding for Providence under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. This program is administered by the U.S. Depar  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Senate Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse and House Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Big Oil for its decades-long disinformation campaign to mislead the public about the climate effects of fossil fuels and obstruct climate action. The letter follows mult  more