WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the National Biodefense Strategy. The report (GAO-20-273) is entitled "Additional Efforts Would Enhance Likelihood of Effective Implementation". The report was sent to Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, chairman, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, chairman, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on Professional Military Education. The report (GAO-20-323) is entitled "Programs Are Accredited, but Additional Information is Needed to Assess Effectiveness". 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, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Armed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, despite the best efforts of President Trump and Attorney General William Barr to come to his rescue last week: "Roger Stone was convicted of serious crimes against the United States, including lying to Congress. "Anyone else woul  more

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien visited Harvest Kitchen in Pawtucket to talk about the devastating impact that funding cuts in President Trump's budget would have for small businesses and communities like Pawtucket. "President Trump's budget is bad for small business, bad for workers, and bad for Rhode Island," Cicilline said. "His propo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI-01) and Rhode Island State Senator Louis DiPalma (D-12) visited the Middletown Senior Center to talk about their work to lower the high cost of prescription drugs. "Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anyone else in the world. We need to do more to make sure working people can get the medicine they need at an affordable cost. That's exactly why th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Federal preparedness grants for RI see marked increase over FY2019 levels * * * U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that Rhode Island will receive $8,030,040 in federal funding to enhance public safety and support emergency preparedness. The state will also receive grants to help at-risk non-pro  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Federal funds will help modernize terminal, acquire land, and study effective noise reduction strategies * * * U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD), announced a new $4,725,000 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) to a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and nine other Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting clarification on Azar's recent comments made on a radio program regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Federal preparedness grants for RI see marked increase over FY2019 levels * * * U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that Rhode Island will receive $8,030,040 in federal funding to enhance public safety and support emergency preparedness. The state will also receive grants to help at-risk non-profit organizations and h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led a group of senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General to expand his investigation of Rudy Giuliani's contacts with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include troubling contacts elsewhere in the Department. Giuliani is reported to have met on numerous oc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Dale Cabaniss urging the agency to address the significant disparities between locality pay adjustments for hourly versus salaried federal workers in southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Many federal emp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on feb. 20: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Dale Cabaniss urging the agency to address the significant disparities between locality pay adjustments for hourly versus salaried federal workers in southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Many   more