WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - DPCC Chair and Co-Chairs Release Statements on House Passage of SHIELD Act * * * The House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chairman David Cicilline (RI-01) and Co-Chairs Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ted Lieu (CA-33) released the following statements on House Passage of the Shi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) introduced a resolution that would designate today as a nati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Department of Energy's plans for plutonium oxide production to dispose of surplus plutonium. The report (GAO-20-166) is titled "Surplus Plutonium Disposition: NNSA's Long-Term Plutonium Oxide Production Plans Are Uncertain". The report was sent to Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, chairman, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Oct. 23. Here are excerpts  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Sen. Reed's new bill would revamp the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to easy-to-remember: 9-8-8 * * * Nobody in crisis should ever have to suffer in silence or battle suicidal thoughts on their own. Providing an easily accessible suicide prevention hotline number is one way to better connect people in crisis to lifesaving help. U.S. Senator Jack Reed is proposing new legislat  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - National prescription drug take-back day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 * * * As communities across the country struggle with prescription drug abuse and opioid addiction, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging Rhode Islanders to take advantage of the upcoming National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and discard unwanted pain   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement after the House passed the SHIELD Act (H.R.4617), legislation he co-sponsored to require campaigns to report acts of foreign election interference: "After several weeks of refusing to say whether it's appropriate to ask a foreign country to interfere in an American election, Republicans finally gave us their answer tonight." "It's sad that the party of Ronald Reagan is refusing to protect the right of t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In a response to Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated it is reviewing ways to ensure passenger aircraft carry opioid overdose reversal drugs - like naloxone - in required emergency medical kits. Langevin led a letter in August urging the FAA to implement regulations requiring passenger aircraft to carry naloxone following media reports of a fatal opioid ov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Langevin (D-RI) today voted in favor of The Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, a comprehensive bill to combat foreign interference in the United States political system. The bill includes Langevin's amendment to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to conduct a study on Americans' media literacy skills. It passed by a vote of 227-181. "R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following speech: Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in Syria. Let me commend my colleague Senator Romney for his very thoughtful and very timely and very important comments. We all recognize that the situation in Syria is highly fluid. I think it is important to state the case with respect to the President's decision to acquiesce to President Erdogan's offensive against the Kurds. The President's decis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan bill designates 9-8-8 as a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline * * * Today U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) teamed up with Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jerry Moran (R-KS) to introduced the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, bipartisan legislation to designate a three-digit phone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 22, supporting legislation (H.R. 3055), which includes the fiscal 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies appropriations bill: I rise today in support of H.R. 3055, which includes the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, or the T-HUD, Appropriations bill. I have worked  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to lift sanctions against Turkey: "President Trump's claim that he achieved a 'great outcome' in Syria is misleading and delusional. He has not saved thousands of Kurdish lives, but he has benefited our adversaries and put America's security interests at risk. "President Trump's endorsement of the Putin-Erdogan deal h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor statement on deterring and countering the Russian information warfare playbook for 2020: "Mr. President, I rise today to highlight my concerns about ongoing Russian information warfare operations against the American people, including in the upcoming 2020 presidential elections, the lack of a unified strategy from the Administration to counter and deter these attacks, and steps that must be taken in the near term   more

CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to improve school safety and work toward a supportive and safe environment for every student, Central Falls has been awarded a $337,000 federal grant under the Community Oriented Policing Services' (COPS) School Violence Prevention Program. Administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, the grant may be used for equipment, technology, and training. This grant program will a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers want DOJ, FBI, SEC & CFTC to probe so-called 'Trump chaos trades' and protect U.S. financial markets from insider trading * * * After a number of suspicious trades raised red flags about possible market manipulation or insider trading, a group of U.S. Senators is calling for federal authorities to investigate, protect our financial markets, and ensure no one is cashing in on material n  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today sent a letter to President Trump fiercely opposing his plan to pay for his border wall using money meant to help our European allies deter Russi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to empower consumers and put Americans in control of their personal information and credit reports, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced the Consumer Credit Control Act (S. 2685). This bill would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to give consumers control over when and how their consumer reports are shared by credit bureaus. Under current law, the exis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), along with Senators John Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) introduced a resolution that would designat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Attorney General asked whether established Department policy against political interference still in effect as instances of insider special dealing and bias mount * * * In a letter today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Chris Coons (D-DE) asked Attorney General Bill Barr to explain how numerous reports of political considerations   more