WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: President Trump has signed into law the Small Business Reorganization Act (H.R. 3311), which House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) first introduced in November 2018 with bipartisan support. The law, which goes into effect in February, will make it easier for small businesses to navigate the bankruptcy process. Businesses with less than $2.5 million in debt will now be able  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Senate Dems To President Trump: President Putin Must Be Excluded From G7, Russian Government Not Prepared To Productively Contribute To G7 Efforts * * * Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairm  more

WEST WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help local fire departments enhance response capabilities and improve fire protection services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin today announced $289,720 in federal funding to help the Narragansett and West Warwick Fire Departments provide needed training and new equipment to firefighters. The federal funds are being awarded throug  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Commenting on new CEQ NEPA greenhouse gas guidance, senators point to broad agreement about economic costs of climate change and the importance of monetizing the costs of carbon pollution * * * Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have submitted comments to the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regarding  more