WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to prevent mass-shootings, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is calling on Congress to pass legislation to ban gun 'bump stocks' this week, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ideological ruling that invalidated a common sense ban on 'bump stocks,' which are rapid fire accessories that effectively convert semiautomatic weapons to weapons of war that are capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minu  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act permanently indexes Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing power Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and make other changes to expand the awa  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner released the following statement following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed rule to ban medical bills from credit reports: "For months, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and I have been meeting with the Biden administration to advocate for removing medical debt from credit scores, and I am pleased to see that they have listened," said Rep. Magazin  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a roundtable discussion on the state of the U.S. healthcare system with Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a registered nurse, member of Democratic leadership, and the co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-01). The Members of Congress were joined by nurses represented by SEIU Local 1199NE. "Nur  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) is leading 31 members of Congress in a letter requesting $64,400,000 for Career and Technical Education (CTE) National Programs in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. "There is more than one path to success in our country, and investing in career and technical education will help prepare Rhode Islanders   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WATCH: Sen. Reed joins local farmers & community organizations to discuss the EAT Local Foods Act PROVIDENCE, RI - Looking to grow Rhode Island's sustainable, resilient farm-to-fork and dock-to-dish food supply chain while feeding neighbors in need and help local farmers, growers, and fishermen expand their markets, a group of Rhode Island's leading agriculture, culinary, and food policy experts came toge  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Today, in observance of Juneteenth, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) participated in a roundtable discussion with local Black small business owners and entrepreneurs on the sidelines of the first-ever Taste of Juneteenth at Farm Fresh Rhode Island. The free-flowing conversation featured 14 local small business owners and touched on various ways for minority-owned business to compete on a level   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) welcomed Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (CT-01) to East Providence Senior Center to discuss support for the Social Security 2100 Act (H.R.4583), a landmark piece of legislation that would protect and expand essential earned Social Security benefits for millions of Americans across the country. Both cong  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Closing this major loophole is expected to raise $50 billion in tax revenue over the next ten years. Following today's announcement from the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statements celebrating the closure of a major tax loophole: "  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: New reports of additional undisclosed gifts raise questions about the accuracy of Justice Thomas's latest financial disclosure amendment and why he has not further amended his prior disclosure reports Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, and Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, sent a  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Narragansett, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined University of Rhode Island (URI) President Marc Parlange to celebrate $3.75 million in federal funding Whitehouse secured to grow URI's Blue Economy initiatives. "Rhode Island's location, access to talent, and world-class institutions like URI have positioned our state well to be a leader in the Blue Economy," said Whitehouse, a seni  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) are urging the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) Board of Directors to reverse the trade group's decision to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new source performance standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. EEI is the main trade association for investor-owned electric utility companies.  more