WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Second Anniversary of Norfolk Southern's Train Derailment, Deluzio Previews 2025 Rail Safety Push TARENTUM, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) renewed his push to pass rail safety legislation to protect our communities. Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Norfolk Southern's toxic train derailment just across from Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District, he announced his inte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Meets with Beaver County Local Elected Officials CENTER TOWNSHIP, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) met with close to a dozen local elected officials in Beaver County to better understand how he can continue to support Beaver County residents in Congress. Their conversations focused on local needs, concerning incidents of violent crime across Beaver County in the pas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * During his first days on the job, EPA Administrator Zeldin rubber stamps Trump's crippling funding freeze and violates federal law * * * Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led all Democratic members of the Committee i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Following Constituent Concerns, Deluzio Calls for Social Security Administration to Clarify In-Person Appointment Policy CARNEGIE, PA - This week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter to Acting Social Security Administrator Michelle King calling for clarity on the Administration's policy on in-person appointments. His office received multiple complaints from constituents seeking in-person  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island halted the implementation of an unlawful Trump administration policy to freeze federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs: "President Trump and his  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Statement on President Trump's Withdrawal of his Illegal Executive Order Cutting off Federal Funding "It is welcome news that in the face of public outrage, President Trump has withdrawn his illegal order cutting off funding for critical health care, education, infrastructure, and other programs. "Nevertheless, the fight is not over. We continue to hear reports of service providers  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Announces Committee Leadership Assignments for 119th Congress WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the Senate Appropriations Committee fully organized, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced his full slate of committee and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. Senator Reed will continue serving on four 'A' committees: Armed Services; Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs;   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Decries Trump Order to Revoke General Milley's Security Detail WASHINGTON, DC-- This week, after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revoked the security detail for retired General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019-2023, and initiated a series of punitive actions against him, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Rebukes Trump's Disruptive Blanket Suspension of Federal Funds for RI WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who, along with his colleagues in the Rhode Island Congressional delegation, was among the first lawmakers to sound the alarm about President Donald Trump unilaterally directing a halt to federal grant funding for Rhode Island and states nationwide, issued the following stateme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Deadly Aircraft Collision Near Reagan National Airport WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement today after a regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in midair with a U.S. Army helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan Washington National Airport late last night: "Our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump Executive Order Barring Transgender Military Members WASHINGTON, DC --This week, after President Trump issued an executive order effectively banning transgender individuals from serving in the military, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: "All military members, including the thousands of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: RI Federal Workers Right to be Wary of Trump's Unauthorized 'Deferred Resignation' Scheme WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to purge the federal workforce of non-partisan civil servants, the Trump Administration is trying to pressure federal workers into taking a "deferred resignation" buyout, which would mean they agree to resign almost immediately but could supposedly get paid - with no guarant  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, announced the EPW subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. "Each of these subcommittees play an important role in developing solutions th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement condemning the Trump administration for abruptly firing the EPA's independent science advisers. Without warning, the Acting EPA Administrator dismissed all members  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * ICYMI: In Committee, Whitehouse Votes No on Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA, Citing Big Oil, Dark Money Ties ICYMI: Whitehouse Rebukes Trump's Politically Motivated Purge of EPA Science Advisers * * * This afternoon, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Resolution Condemning Pardons of Violent J6 Offenders WASHINGTON, DC - During the presidential campaign last year, President Trump pledged to pardon non-violent offenders who participated in the January 6 (J6), 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. And just days before taking the oath of Office, Vice President -elect JD Vance stated: "obviously people that committed violence aga  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Condemns Trump's Illegal Federal Funding Freeze Washington, DC - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued the following statement slamming President Trump's unconstitutional federal funding freeze, which is jeopardizing education and health care programs and other federal initiatives that Rhode Islanders rely on. "Trump's power grab was plucked directly from the Project 2025 p  more