NORTH PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 22 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Congressman John P. Sarbanes (MD-03), who serves as the Chair of the House Democracy Reform Task Force, hosted a press conference today to outline steps that House Democrats have taken to fight back against corruption and self-dealing that has prevented Washington from taking action to address nati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the extent to which the Department of Defense has made progress in implementing the requirements of section 911, including establishing a new cross-functional team on electromagnetic spectrum operations. The report (GAO-19-598) is titled "Defense Management: DOD Should Set Deadlines on Stalled Collaboration Efforts and Clarify Cross-Functional Team Funding Responsibilities". The report was sent to Sen. James M. I  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Department of Defense's installation access control efforts. The report (GAO-19-649) is titled "DOD Installations: Monitoring Use of Physical Access Control Systems Could Reduce Risks to Personnel and Assets". The report was sent to Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, chairman, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman, Sen. Br  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator, conservationists, and animal ambassadors from Roger Williams Park Zoo's "Faces of the Rainforest" exhibit rally against Trump rollbacks to Endangered Species Act * * * The Trump Administration has already curtailed several clean air, clean water, and public lands protections. This week, Trump officials unveiled plans to dismantle key protections for threatened and endanger  more

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, issued the following statement after reports that a bipartisan group of more than a dozen state attorneys general are preparing to launch an antitrust investigation of large technology companies: "Big tech platforms aren't going to regulate themselves. "I'm pleased that several state attorneys general are now conducting their o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's attempt to hold migrant children in detention facilities indefinitely by ending the Flores agreement, a decades-old rule requiring specific protections for undocumented children and families held in detention without basic standards of care: "Today is a sad day for our nation. The President's decision is   more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement announcing his support for the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry into President Trump's actions: "The prospect of impeaching a President is not something I take lightly. The power to remove a public official from office is one of the most significant constitutional powers held by Congress, and it must be reserved for extraordinary circumstances. After careful reflection and interact  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced that the Woonsocket Housing Authority is receiving a new $1 million federal grant to remove lead-based paint from the city's public housing. The federal funding will enable Woonsocket to identify and eliminate lead-based paint hazards, which are particularly dangerous to children. The federal funds, which are administered b  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - New $12.5M federal grant will be matched by $7.25 million from Amtrak and $5.25 million from RIDOT to upgrade Providence Station * * * The bid to renovate and modernize Providence Station is picking up steam. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a n  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: At the height of the busy summer travel season, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, and Congressman David N. Cicilline today called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make air travel safer and more comfortable for passengers by setting a reasonable minimum size and pitch for airplane seats. The members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation joined  more