WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * 'Egg-sasperated' Reed Seeks Answers from USDA Nominee on Plan to Lower Egg Prices WASHINGTON, DC -- Why did the Senator cross the road? To help drive down 'eggflation.' U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging President Donald Trump - who pledged to "immediately bring prices down, starting on day one" -- to finally take action to help reduce egg prices and crack down on anti-competitive price gougi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As New Evidence Shows Trump's Treasury Officials Misled on DOGE Access to Sensitive Payment Systems, Reed Demands Specific Answers & an End to DOGE Coverup WASHINGTON, DC - New evidence indicates Elon Musk's lieutenants from the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" ("DOGE") were in fact more involved with attempting to access and suspend payments through the U.S. Treasury Department's hig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Provides Update on Plans to Replace Major Roadway in Rochester CENTER TOWNSHIP, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) gave an update on the plans to fully replace and upgrade a critical 1.3 mile stretch of Route 68 in Rochester Borough and Rochester Township, Beaver County. The heavily trafficked road that connects a school, government buildings, business, and residential  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Khanna Reintroduce 'DERAIL Act' to Strengthen Railroad Safety Standards for High-Hazard Flammable Trains WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, LaLota, Rulli, and Garamendi Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill on Second Anniversary of Toxic Derailment WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two years to the day of the Norfolk Southern train derailment, Congressmembers Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17), Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08) rolled out their bipartisan railway safety legislation of 2025, the Railway Safet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * In the Wake of Trump Tariffs, Whitehouse & Doggett Reintroduce Bill to Eliminate Trump's Outsourcing Tax Breaks That Are Up for Renewal Bill would end tax incentives created during first Trump administration for big multinational corporations to ship jobs and profits overseas Washington, DC - With President Trump's aimless 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico under negotiation, Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Ranking Members Bennie G. Thompson and Seth Magaziner on the Nomination of Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Today, Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of House Homeland Security Committee, and Representative Seth Magaziner, Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence issued the fol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Introduces Amendments to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Rep. Magaziner's amendments will help stop the flow of illegal arms to cartels; protect funding for critical substance abuse programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) introduced two amendments to improve H.R. 27 the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, a bill that is scheduled for cons  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: EPW Democrats to Zeldin: Provide Valid Legal Basis for EPA Funding Freeze that is Threatening Jobs and Jeopardizing Infrastructure Projects * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, warned that the Trump Administration's illega  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse: Trump's Shutdown of USAID Will Cause Human Suffering Abroad & Weaken U.S. National Security WASHINGTON, DC - Recognizing that diplomacy and development play a key role alongside defense when it comes to U.S. national security, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Tim Kaine (D-VA) and 34 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secreta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Blasts Dangerous & Unprecedented Move by Trump Admin. That Puts U.S. Economy and National Security At Risk and Jeopardizes Americans' Personal Data WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, which oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Treasury, sounded the alarm that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Denounces Trump's Proposal for U.S. to "Take Over" Gaza WASHINGTON, DC - This week, after President Trump called for the U.S. to "take over" and "own" Gaza, forcibly resettling its population in the process, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rejected the proposal, stating: "I am appalled by President Trump's declaration that the United S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement On President Trump's Price-Raising Tariffs PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on President Trump's announcement that he will impose tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China: "I am focused on bringing prices down, but Donald Trump isn't. Trump's tariffs and economic policies are likely to make things like groceries and construction mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Colleagues Demand Answers About Trump's Efforts to Restrict & Undermine NSF-Funded Scientific Research WASHINGTON, DC - With several major sources of federal research funding in limbo after chaotic directives from the Trump Administration, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been forced to pause grant review panels, re-examine previously awarded research funding, and initiate the process  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Whitehouse & Colleagues Seek Reinstatement of IGs Fired by Trump Across Federal Agencies WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse teamed with U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and 35 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to reinstate all of the inspectors general (IG) he fired in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Kennedy Leading HHS Would be Hazardous to Children's Health WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a longtime champion for children's health and childhood immunization programs, today issued a statement opposing President Trump's nomination of anti-vaccination advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Reed stated: "The Department of Heal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Calls on Trump Administration to Swiftly Implement New Law Increasing Social Security Benefits for Public Service Employees Cranston, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with union officials to call on the Trump administration to swiftly implement a new law that increases Social Security benefits f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Calls on Trump Administration to Swiftly Implement New Law Increasing Social Security Benefits for Public Service Employees CRANSTON, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with union officials to call on the Trump administration to swiftly implement a new law that increases Social Security benefits for public  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Urges Secretary Noem to Support Critical Federal Cybersecurity Efforts Following the RIBridges cyberbreach, downsizing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would significantly undermine protections against cyberattacks WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) from the Trump Administration's proposal   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * EPW Ranking Member is demanding answers from EPA and OPM concerning "very real risk" that employees will not be paid out * * * Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Resolution Condemning Pardons of Violent J6 Offenders Resolution comes after President Trump pardons over 1,500 Jan 6 insurrectionists - many with violent criminal rap sheets, including those convicted of brutally assaulting police officers WASHINGTON, DC - During the presidential campaign last year, President Trump pledged to pardon non-violent offenders who part  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Magaziner on Elon Musk's Access to U.S. Treasury Payments "It is deeply alarming that Elon Musk, an unelected and unvetted billionaire, has taken over the data and payment system that the U.S. Treasury uses to manage trillions in federal funds, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax refunds, and federal salaries. The situation is dangerous and unprecedented. We ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Top Appropriators: Trump Administration's "Deferred Resignation" Scheme is Deceptive, Legally Questionable & Puts Vital Taxpayer Services At Risk WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, in an effort to protect taxpayers and federal workers and uphold the law, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the House Appropriations Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Calls Out "Extremely Dangerous... Astonishing Precedent" Set By Patel Nomination Process Whitehouse, Booker, and Schiff call on Chairman Grassley to pause until Patel shares essential information related to grand jury testimony he provided in Trump classified documents case and Fifth Amendment invocation Washington, DC - In the meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse to Vote No on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Nomination for HHS Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued the following statement shortly before voting in the Senate Finance Committee against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Mr. Kennedy has not come remotely close to providing adequate assurances th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Mullin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Mentoring Month Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month" to celebrate the positive influence mentors can have on children and young adults. Whitehouse and Mullin are joined by 24 bipartis  more