WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Condemns Trump's Pardons of Violent January 6th Insurrectionists WASHINGTON, DC - After President Donald Trump granted over 1,500 pardons and commutations for criminals convicted in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those who planned the attack and violently assaulted law enforcement officers, injuring 140 police officers and temporarily halting Congress from c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Abuse Allegations Against Pete Hegseth WASHINGTON, DC --This week, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received a sworn affidavit recounting specific incidents of Mr. Pete Hegseth's alcohol abuse, threatening and abusive behavior toward his second wife, and repeated pattern of offensive public misconduct. The affidavit was submitted in response to a formal request from   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Inauguration WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement on the second non-consecutive inauguration of President Donald J. Trump: "Congratulations to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on their inauguration. "The peaceful transfer of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. I hope President Trump will appr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's TikTok Flip-Flop WASHINGTON, DC -- Due to national security concerns, President Donald Trump originally tried to ban TikTok during his first term unless the platform cut ties with its China-based parent company, ByteDance and he called on members of the federal government and U.S. military to delete the app. TikTok itself is banned in China, but under Chinese law, the plat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement: * * * President's first actions include major giveaways to Big Oil at the expense of families, our planet, and our future * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's torrent of executive actions tha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 16, 2025, confirmation hearing for Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * Three things. First, I'd like to let everyone know I like the Chairman. That's a good start. In that context, I'd like to present her as the new chairman this gavel. It was made in 1956 of wood from  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump--while visiting communities recently devastated by climate change-fueled extreme weather events--announced he may abolish FEMA, leaving states   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing to consider the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Remarks as delivered.)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Launches Investigation into Climate Change-Fueled Insurance Crisis * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance Office (FIO) rel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Inauguration of President Trump Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement: "This was no normal inauguration of an American president. "President Trump gave a cadre of billionaires seats of honor on the dais, and he is handing them the power of the federal government to loot the hardworking people who pay their t  more