WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) introduced legislation today to establish Rhode Island and surrounding counties in Massachusetts and Connecticut as a federal regional commission. The Southern New England Regional Commission Act, which Cicilline introduced with Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-03), will allow jurisdictions at different levels to work together with federal support to s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan legislation also cosponsored by senators from six east coast states currently participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) * * * U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined a number of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) introduced legislation today to establish southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and surrounding counties in Connecticut as a federal regional commission. The Southern New England Regional Commission Act will allow jurisdictions at different levels to work together with federal support to strengthen the area's eco  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Legislation is Cosponsored by Senators From Six States Currently Participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) * * * U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and a number of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Green  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Nany Beattie, Congressman Jim Langevin's (D-RI) Director of Constituent Services, has received the 2019 "Congressman John Joseph Moakley Award for Exemplary Public Service". This prestigious recognition is awarded to a congressional staff member of the New England congressional delegation that exemplifies excellence in public service. "Nancy Beattie has been an invaluable part of my team sin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - VAWA reauthorization passed House with bipartisan support * * * Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and every Senate Democrat in introducing companion legislation to the House-passed Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The bill, which would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) through 2024, preserves ad  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement after voting to pass the U.S. Export Finance Agency Act (H.R.4863): "The Export-Import Bank creates and supports jobs in Rhode Island and all across America. It's a critical agency for small businesses that can't get access to private loans. "The bill we are passing today will ensure that the Ex-Im Bank continues serving American job creators for years to come. "This bill increases the Bank's lending   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following news release: 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 the House Passage of the Export Finance Agency Act to reauthorize the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank. EXIM Bank reauthori  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Legislation is Cosponsored by Senators From Six States Currently Participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) * * * Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today led a number of her colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a collaborative effort across the states of Connecticut, D  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments against on President Trump's 2017 decision to end deportation protections for nearly 800,000 young immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the justices to keep DACA alive and calling for Congress to act on comprehensive immigration reform. "The Supreme Court should uphold the law and   more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to sustainably grow the state's next generation of farmers and producers and enhance Rhode Island's agricultural and food economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) and local growers to tour Urban Edge Farm and announce a new $600,000 initiative that SCLT is spearheading to help new and beginning farmers. Located on the Cranston-Johnston bor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Legislation is Cosponsored by Senators From Six States Currently Participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) * * * Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced with a number of her colleagues bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a collaborative effort across the states of Connecticut, De  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) applauded the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (introduced in whole as S. 1982) through the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act was introduced in June to address the plastic debris crisis threatening coastal economies and harming marine life. Po  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan legislation also cosponsored by senators from six east coast states currently participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) * * * Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined a number of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RG  more