WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: ***WATCH: footage & photos from the survey*** JAMESTOWN, RI - In an effort to help monitor the health of Narragansett Bay and local fisheries, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today embarked on a trawl survey with experts from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) where he helped sort and count fish and other aquatic species before releasing the catch back into the ocean. For decades, DEM ha  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI - As Congress considers the Farm Bill and debates issues to support farmers, bolster nutrition programs, strengthen the food supply chain, and lower grocery prices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today toured local farms to speak directly with farmers, agriculture policy experts, and Rhode Island families. Senator Reed also highlighted the Expanding Access To (EAT) Local Foods Act (S.3982) -   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on presidential immunity -- and ensured further delays and impediments to former President Donald Trump facing his federal criminal trials before the November election -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: "The Court's ruling puts the presidency above the law in a way that jeopardizes our democracy. It makes it easier  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) released the following statement on the ruling by the Supreme Court in Trump v. United States: "With their decision in Trump v. United States, the current right-wing Supreme Court majority bulldozes the essential idea that presidents are bound by the same laws as every other American. "Justice Sotomayor's words are particularly haunting -- she writes in her dissent,  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: SAUNDERSTOWN, RI - Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today congratulated the Rhode Island-based Ocean Discovery League (ODL) for being awarded $1,199,918 in federal funds for the development of a deep-diving, low-cost Deep Ocean Research & Imaging System (DORIS). The development of this low-cost, next-generation deep ocean sensor and camera system will help lower the financial and technical barri  more