WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * 96-Year Old Veteran Saluted at Special Medal Ceremony SMITHFIELD, RI - Nearly 79 years after Seaman Second Class Carmine J. Lombardi joined the U.S. Navy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Mr. Lombardi and his family to salute the 96-year old's military service and present him with medals he earned at the end of World War II. A New Jersey-native who moved to Providence at a young age, Carmine Lom  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Slams Republican Proposals to Tarnish Fiscal State of the Nation WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in a House Committee on the Budget hearing, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) called out the cynical Republican proposal that would slash Medicaid by $880 billion and cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $230 billion just to give more tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. The Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Eliminate NEA, NEH & IMLS, Reed Leads Fight to Make Arts, Humanities, Libraries & Museums a Bipartisan Priority WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Trump administration issued a 2026 budget proposal that would eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and other federal agencies that support culture, the arts, and learning, dozens o  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Cohen and McGovern and Senator Whitehouse Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump Attacks on Free Press Affirms its essential role in preserving and protecting democracy and governmental accountability WASHINGTON - Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Jim McGovern (MA-2) along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today introduced a resolution condemning President Trump's continual  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Disaster Alert: Reed Warns Trump's Efforts to Dismantle NOAA Threatens Economy, People, & Environment WASHINGTON, DC - As hurricane season approaches, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is leading Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm about President Trump's attacks on the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) and urging bipartisan action to   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Leader Schumer, Whitehouse, Padilla Lead Democratic Ranking Members in Warning Republicans Against Overruling Parliamentarian's Decision on California's Clean Air Act Waivers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commi  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Defends NOAA, Rhode Island Fishermen During House Natural Resources Committee Markup Debate WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) led in Democrats' defense of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during the Natural Resources Committee markup of the House Republicans' sweeping reconciliation tax bill, which proposes deep cuts to programs that  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * New Bipartisan Build America Caucus Launches to Support Pro-Growth Policies Watershed moment for the pro-growth, abundance movement as Congress readies federal action WASHINGTON - Today, more than a dozen bipartisan members launched the bipartisan Build America Caucus, a first-of-its-kind effort in Congress to advance pro-growth policies. While momentum for the abundance agenda has grown in ci  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Hold Elon Musk Accountable for Alleged Abuse of White House Position for Personal Gain WASHINGTON, DC - Following troubling reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk may have misused his White House position and access to drum up private deals in foreign countries for Starlink, his satellite internet service, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recentl  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Hold Elon Musk Accountable for Alleged Abuse of White House Position for Personal Gain Leading U.S. Senators seek federal probe into Elon Musk's foreign deals involving Starlink, his satellite internet service WASHINGTON, DC - Following troubling reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk may have misused his White House position and access to drum up private deals i  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Congratulates First American-born Pope WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, Illinois was elected the 267 th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement congratulating and welcoming the new pontiff: "As he prepares for his formal installation and ascension to the Papacy, I join people   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Denounces Trump's Meme Coin Corruption Scheme & Backs Ban on Presidents, Lawmakers, and Their Families from Issuing Digital Assets WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to crack down on corruption and prevent the swindling of unsuspecting crypto users, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is sounding the alarm about corruption surrounding the Trump family's cryptocurrency "meme coins" and stablecoins that Pres  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Rebukes Trump's Misuse of Military in Immigration Enforcement WASHINGTON, DC - Over the past three months, the Trump Administration has surged military personnel to the Southwest Border, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. southern coasts. The Administration has spent nearly $500 billion and engaged tens of thousands of troops, Navy warships, armored combat vehicles, and military aircraft in its immigr  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Hegseth Plan to Cut Top Military Leadership Positions WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued guidance to eliminate large swaths of the general and flag officer positions in the U.S. military. The directive would eliminate the positions for 20% of active-duty four-star generals and admirals, 20% of all general officers in the National Guard, and 10% of all o  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump's Disgraceful Firing of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden Illustrates Trump's Efforts to Control Information and Politicize Civil Service WASHINGTON, DC -- Last night, President Trump abruptly fired the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla D. Hayden, who was nominated by former President Barrack Obama and confirmed with 74 votes by the U.S. Senate in 2016. Dr. Hayden was the first woman,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, as many of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus have laid out, Donald Trump has failed the American people. That is why I am grateful to my colleagues, Representatives Kamlager-Dove and Brown, for leading this Special Order hour. Let's focus on  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise for the fifth time to bring attention to the Trump administration's failure to restore funding for food aid for malnourished children, despite their promise to do so. I speak today about the biology of hunger. A 2-year-old child may weigh the  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the sixth time to call for the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. It has been 2 months since Congress passed and President Trump signed a funding bill for fiscal year 2025. It   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on May 8, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the seventh time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. Rhode Island's Edesia Nutrition has helped save 25 million lives with this ready-to-use therapeutic food manu  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the fourth time to call for funding for lifesaving food aid to be restored by the Trump administration. Sudan is suffering its worst famine in four decades. Without immediate help, hundreds of thousands could die. Mothers are walkin  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Announces Unfrozen Federal Transportation Funding WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Trump administration unfroze $251 million in previously announced federal funding to support critical transportation projects across Rhode Island. "Transportation investment should be driven by n  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Announces Unfrozen Federal Transportation Funding Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Trump administration unfroze $251 million in previously announced (link is external) federal funding to support critical transportation projects across Rhode Island's I-95 corridor. "Transportatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Demands Reinstatement of National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Ocean State Organizations Termination of active grants and decision to not award grants will cause harm WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, demanded the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanitie  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Demands Reinstatement of National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Ocean State Organizations Termination of active grants and decision to not award grants will cause harm WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, demanded (link is external) the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Demands Reinstatement of National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Ocean State Organizations WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, demanded the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Michael McDonald, reinstate active grants in Rhode Island. Combined with the canc  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Science Committee Members Demand Answers from NSF on Award Terminations and Reckless Policy Actions Washington, DC - Today, Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology sent a letter (link is external) to Brian Stone, Acting Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). In the letter, the Members detail the turmoil that has taken place at NSF since the Trump administration beg  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * To Help Protect Social Security, Reed Urges Colleagues to Oppose Bisignano for SSA Commissioner WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of a key Senate vote, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today urged his colleagues to protect Social Security and oppose the confirmation of Frank Bisignano, a downsizing specialist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA). Mr. Bisignano is   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Delivers 298th 'Time to Wake Up' Speech on 10th Our Ocean Conference Whitehouse was the only U.S. official in attendance after Trump administration abandoned global conference on ocean conservation Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered his 298 th speech tonight urging his colleagues  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on President Trump Pulling the Nomination of Ed Martin to Serve as D.C. U.S. Attorney Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, today released the following statement on President Donald Trump's announcement that he will pull the nomination of Ed Martin to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Warns Republican Plan to Overrule Parliamentarian Is Nuclear Option: "There Is No Cabining Such a Decision" Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Boyle Reintroduce Legislation to Extend Social Security and Medicare Solvency Indefinitely Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would make wealthiest Americans pay fairer share to protect solvency of bedrock health care and retirement programs Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) today reintroduced the Medicare and   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Equip Law Enforcement with Trauma Kits Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with quality trauma kits so they can respond immediately if a civilian or fellow offic  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Tax-Free Pell Grant Act to Help Make Higher Education More Affordable Legislation would simplify access to higher education assistance and increase opportunities for students Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify higher education assistance by better coordi  more