PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 7 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Northern Syria: "The Kurds have been a critical ally in our fight against ISIS. "The President's decision last night is a betrayal. "It is wrong, and it will make it harder for our allies to trust that we keep our word."  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Ted Deutch (FL-22), Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), William Keating (MA-09), Brad Sherman (CA-30), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Jason Crow (CO-06), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) -- all members of the House Foreign Affairs or Armed Services Committees -- are demandin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, issued the following statement regarding press reports that the U.S. would allow Turkish military operations in northern Syria: "Kurdish allies have been instrumental in our efforts to degrade the territorial integrity of ISIL. "Abandoning them, as it seems the President is preparing to do, is a violation of our sacred honor and will on  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on Turkey's military offensive in Syria: "President Trump's decision to acquiesce to President Erdogan's offensive against the Kurds is absolutely horrible. The blood of our partners in the fight against ISIS will be on President Trump's hands and thousands of hardened ISIS prisoners could be let loose because of his hasty decision. "We know President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria: "I voted against the Iraq War, and I want to end open-ended wars, but President Trump's move to abandon a key partner on the ground in Syria doesn't extricate us and is more likely to exacerbate violence. This President keeps blindsiding our military and diplomatic leaders and partn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Despite Trump downplaying and denying Russian interference in the 2016 election, Sen. Reed joins bipartisan call for stronger efforts to prevent foreign interference in 2020 election * * * In an effort to bolster U.S. defenses against foreign election interference and online disinformation campaigns, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today issued a new report titled, "Russia's Use of So  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Representative Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secret  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Paying a Fair Share Act would ensure multi-million-dollar earners pay at least a 30 percent effective tax rate * * * After a new report published in The New York Times exposed that the top 400 earners paid a record low tax rate last year, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is calling on Congress to pass legislation that would prevent the wealthiest Americans from paying lower tax rates than  more