WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 11: House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statements after the New York District Court approved the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile: Chairman Cicilline: "The approval of this merger will lead to higher prices and fewer options for consumers. It will hurt wages and opportunities for workers.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Cicilline, Cartwright, Dingell, Lieu: Affirming Women's Equality in the Constitution Long Overdue, the Senate Must Act * * * 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) are calling on Senate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the GAO audits involving Department of Defense. The report (GAO-20-391R) is entitled "Status of DOD's Efforts to Schedule and Hold Timely Entrance Conferences". 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. Richard C. Shelby, R-Alabama, chairman, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on water infrastructure. The report (GAO-20-24) is entitled "Technical Assistance and Climate Resilience Planning Could Help Utilities Prepare for Potential Climate Change Impacts". The report was sent to Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 11: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to take a moment to extend my condolences, on behalf of the Committee, to the U.S. and Afghan service members involved in the attack over the weekend, and to their families. Our thoughts are with you, as well as all of those currently serving in harm's way. Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today to discuss the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. You each   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 13: Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed legislation extending the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which Rhode Island ratified in April 1974: "For as much progress as we've made over the years, women are still less than equal in the eyes of the law. In fact, under  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that the President's Tweets "make it impossible for [him] to do his job: "It's hard to understand what the Attorney General's talking about given everything he's already done to date. It was the Attorney General who spun the Mueller report b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) is seeking submissions for his annual Rhode Island Second Congressional District High School Art Competition. High school students residing in the Second District are eligible to enter the competition. The winner will receive a trip to Washington, D.C., a scholarship offer, and the honor of having their work displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year beginning in June. "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following remarks on Feb. 12: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities (IETC), delivered the following opening statement at the IETC hearing "Reviewing Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction for Fiscal Year 2021." "Welcome to today's hearing on Reviewing Department of Defense  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) was recently named a 2020 Champion of Science by The Science Coalition (TSC), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of more than 50 of the nation's leading public and private research institutions dedicated to highlighting the partnerships between the federal government and America's research universities. The award honors members of Congress whose actions and votes consi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 79, legislation that would remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) designed to ensure that the "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex." The bill passed the House by a vote of 232-183. The ERA passed Congress in 1972. As required by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California, issued the following remarks: When the Wilderness Act was adopted in 1964, it designated about nine million acres - a little larger than the state of Maryland. Over the years, that has ballooned to 111 million acres - a land area the size of California. This bill adds 1.5 million acres more - that's the size of Delaware and half of Rhode Island combined. The restrictions in Wilderness areas are severe - you can't even bring a bicycle on  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 11: House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statements after the New York District Court approved the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile: Chairman Cicilline: "The approval of this merger will lead to higher prices and fewer options for consumers. It will hurt wages and opportunities for workers.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and David N. Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law issued the following statements on Feb. 11 after the New York District Court approved the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile: Chairman Nadler: "I'm disappointed in today's decision. Four nationwide carriers have long controlled the marketplace, leaving Americans to pay higher prices for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: on the same day President Trump proposed eliminating the Public Housing Capital Fund in his fiscal year 2021 budget, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that twenty-four Rhode Island cities and towns will receive a total of $21,720,976 in federal funding through this critical program to help local housing authorities improve public housing and expand affordable housing opportunities for more Rhode Islanders.   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help Rhode Islanders improve energy efficiency and save money on their utility bills, U.S. Senator Jack Reed delivered $1,539,247 in federal funding for Rhode Island's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). This federal funding will allow the Rhode Island Department of Human Services to partner with Community Action Agencies throughout the state to provide weatherization se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following remarks: Thank you, Senator Inhofe. I want to join you in welcoming our witnesses, Admiral Richard and General O'Shaughnessy. We thank you, your families, and the many men and women who serve under you, for their service and commitment. Admiral Richard, first and foremost, we would like your views of the New START Treaty, which will expire less than a year from now. I would note it can be extended without Congressional  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- SSen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 10: After the Trump Administration released its $4.8 trillion budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 budget. "President Trump continues to try to mislead the American people and this irresponsible budget is another example of how he says one thing and then does the opposite. "President Trump claims he won  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's retaliation against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland for truthfully testifying under oath during the Trump impeachment investigation: "Lieutenant Colonel Vidman and Ambassador Sondland both knew that testi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: After all four career prosecutors handling the federal case against Roger Stone, a campaign operative and Donald Trump confidante, withdrew from the legal proceedings just hours after President Trump tweeted about the case and the Department of Justice then stepped in to try to override their sentencing recommendation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), issued the following statement: "Roger Stone was convicted   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 13: In a bipartisan rebuke of President Trump's Iran policy, the U.S. Senate voted 55-45 to rein in President Trump's ability to take military action against Iran without Congressional approval. The measure would require the President to pull any U.S. troops from military hostilities against Iran within 30 days, unless Congress approves the military actions. The Senate approved U.S. Senator Tim Kaine'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement ahead of the release of President Trump's FY2021 budget proposal: "Everyone knows the latest Trump budget is dead on arrival in Congress. It's merely a political stunt to gratify extremists in his party. What we need is budget reform in Congress to address all the drivers of our massive de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, along with all of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote Chairman Lindsey Graham asking that the committee immediately initiate an investigation into political interference at the Justice Department, including this week's reduction in the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone. "The Justice Department's mission 'to ensure fair and impartial just  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Whitehouse, Durbin, Hirono, Blumenthal, Harris, Klobuchar, Booker, Leahy, Coons: Trump administration's unprecedented politicized meddling in immigration courts undermines due process and rule of law * * * In a letter sent, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led a group of senators in pressing Attorney General William Barr for information and documents related to the brazen politicizatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and more than a dozen colleagues from both sides of the aisle to call on the Department of Health and Human Services to establish clear guidelines for how state and local governments will be reimbursed for costs incurred while assisting the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak. "We write to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Investigative arm of Congress finds federal assistance to utilities for enhancing climate resilience can mitigate significant risks to clean and safe water. * * * U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) are calling for urgent federal action to protect water systems from climate change impacts in response to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report re  more