WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In an effort to improve public safety and help better protect vulnerable faith-based institutions and nonprofits, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation delivered a significant boost in homeland security funding and is urging local nonprofits andfaith-based institutions to apply for federal funds under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)(link is external). Earlier this year, U  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI In an effort to improve public safety and help better protect vulnerable faith-based institutions and nonprofits, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation delivered a significant boost in homeland security funding and is urging local nonprofits and faith-based institutions to apply for federal funds under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). Earlier this year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member for the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Intelligence and Law Enforcement, is partnering with Ranking Member for the Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson (MS-02) to lead 13 Members of Congress in raising concerns to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) about the potential for violenc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: CRANSTON, R.I. U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined HealthSource RI (HSRI) Director Lindsay Lang today at Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP)'s Family Health Services of Cranston to kick off the annual Open Enrollment period for the state's health exchange, beginning Friday, November 1 and running through January 31. New customers can purchase plans, and existing customers can c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help some of the nation's most vulnerable households pay their home energy bills, the Biden-Harris Administration today released $3.71 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), including $24,063,792 for Rhode Island. Even as the U.S. has become the largest oil producer in the world, colder winters in the Northeast mean the demand for LIHEAP is high. The federally f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: SMITHFIELD, RI In an effort to help bridge health care education and train more mental health clinicians, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined students, educators, and Bryant University leadership to deliver a $1.5 million federal earmark to strengthen health and behavioral sciences instruction and prepare more mental health care and health professionals to enter the local workforce. The $1.5 million feder  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: With colder weather around the corner and Congress continuing its work on appropriations bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today welcomed the Biden-Harris Administration's release of $3.71 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This federal funding will allow states to provide funds to support income eligible households with   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo joined with Mayor Brett Smiley and SAMHSA Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Miriam Delphin-Rittmon to highlight a new $2.3 million federal First Responders Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (FR-CARA) grant to support the City's comprehensive strategy to improve first responders' ability to sa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) announced Rhode Island was awarded $24,063,792 in funding for LIHEAP administered through the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Community Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This funding will help individuals and families with low incomes pay their home heating costs this winter, and with cooling bills in the sum  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan to help prevent elder fraud in Rhode Island. In the letter, Congressman Amo highlights that Rhode Island is one of ten states to see the largest increase in elder fraud between 2022 and 2023. The letter asks for assistance in addressing the increasing prevalence of fraud and scams in Rhode Island  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to improve public safety and help better protect vulnerable faith-based institutions and nonprofits, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation delivered a significant boost in homeland security funding and is urging local nonprofits and faith-based institutions to apply for federal funds under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). Earlier this year, U.S. Senators Jack Ree  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PAWTUCKET, RI Highlighting the importance of well-maintained rail networks, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $19,524,497 to upgrade key segments of freight rail tracks owned by Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W) and New England Central Railroad (NECR). The overall project   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PAWTUCKET, RI - Highlighting the importance of well-maintained rail networks, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $19,524,497 to upgrade key segments of freight rail tracks owned by Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W) and New England Central Railroad (NECR). The overall project is e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PAWTUCKET, RI Highlighting the importance of well-maintained rail networks, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $19,524,497 to upgrade key segments of freight rail tracks owned by Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W) and New England Central Railroad (NECR). The overall project is ex  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced they are joining forces to turn up the heat on fossil fuel companies suspected of illegally conspiring with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the internationa  more