WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Ahead of a September 30 deadline, Congress today approved a stopgap spending measure known as a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the government funded through December 20. After weeks of foot dragging by House Republican leaders, members of the House and Senate agreed to and passed a clean, three-month CR. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Appropriations Committee, stated: "The American   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Homeland Security today passed H.R.9722: Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act. This bipartisan legislation, co-led by U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), will establish a pilot program to use emerging technologies to crack down on fentanyl trafficking and speed up the inspection process at land ports of entry along the border. "Fentanyl   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: JOHNSTON, RI Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo saluted Operation Stand Down Rhode Island's (OSDRI)(link is external) for winning a new $100,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its new Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program(link is external). This federal funding will help   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: JOHNSTON, RI Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo saluted Operation Stand Down Rhode Island's (OSDRI) for winning a new $100,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its new Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program. This federal funding will help OSDRI target employment-based assistance   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: KINGSTON, RI U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today joined with University of Rhode Island (URI) leadership, researchers, scientists, professors, and students to celebrate a $795,000 federal earmark to boost secure computing and data infrastructure capabilities, capacity, and storage through high-performance computing (HPC) upgrades that will advance research in undersea vehic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's is growing fast. One in three older Americans dies with dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association. And Congress needs to wisely prioritize research dollars to effectively combat Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The fight to find a cure and new treatments for Alzheimer's got a significant boost this week as the U.S. House of Representatives  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a bipartisan congressional delegation, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the U.S. Capitol. The meeting focused on Ukrainian efforts to repel Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. After the meeting,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Earlier today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke about the inane Republican effort to hold the Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress. In a House Committee on Foreign Affairs markup hearing, Congressman Amo denounced partisan attacks on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken and called out Republicans who impeded a thorough investigation of the Afgha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo saluted Operation Stand Down Rhode Island's (OSDRI) for winning a new $100,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its new Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program. This federal funding will help OSDRI target employment-based assista  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help Rhode Island's law enforcement community close cases on violent crimes that, in many cases, have been left unsolved for decades, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha will receive a $500,000 federal grant for the office's cold case unit of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to save lives and better connect Rhode Islanders struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery, and prevention services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11,363,011 for Rhode Island through the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence's emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley in announcing $1.3 million in federal funds for the Providence Fire Department. The federal funds are being awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Carol Miller (R-WV-1), Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September 22 28, 2024 as National Fall Prevention Awareness Week. The resolution seeks to raise awareness, encourage the prevention of falls among older adults, and highlight evidence-based programs that help reduce fall  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help Rhode Island's law enforcement community close cases on violent crimes that, in many cases, have been left unsolved for decades, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha will receive a $500,000 federal grant for the office's cold case un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help Rhode Island's law enforcement community close cases on violent crimes that, in many cases, have been left unsolved for decades, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha will receive a $500,000 federal grant for the office's cold case unit of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to save lives and better connect Rhode Islanders struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery, and prevention services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11,363,011 for Rhode Island through the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to save lives and better connect Rhode Islanders struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery, and prevention services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11,363,011 for Rhode Island through the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence's emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley in announcing $1.3 million in federal funds for the Providence Fire Department. The federal funds are being awarded through the U.S. Department of Homelan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence's emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley in announcing $1.3 million in federal funds for the Providence Fire Department. The federal funds are being awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Secu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: 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 "The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks from Housing Unaffordability." Yesterday, Senator Whitehouse introduced the Affordable Housing Construction Act, new legislation to make housing mo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that raising the Social Security retirement age to 69--as House Republicans have proposed--would slash benefits for hardworking retirees. The report finds that Social Security benefits would be cut by an average of 13 percent if the Republicans' plan were fully implemented. "R  more