WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Navy ship maintenance. The report (GAO-20-86) is entitled "Actions Needed to Address Maintenance Delays for Surface Ships Based Overseas". 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 the Senate Appropria  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on Defense Health Care. The report (GAO-20-318) is entitled "DOD Surveys Indicate Beneficiary Experience Generally Unchanged in First Year of TRICARE Select". 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 and Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Arme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance issued the following hearing information: "Drivers of Discrimination: An Examination of Unfair Premiums, Practices and Policies in the Auto Insurance Industry" at 2128 Rayburn House Office Building at 2 p.m. on March 4: Legislation: * H.R. 1756, the "Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act." * H.R.____, the "FAIR Study Act." Witness List: * Douglas Heller, In  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) voted in favor of H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, which passed the House by a vote of 213-195. The legislation protects Americans from nicotine addiction by prohibiting the manufacturing and sale of all flavored tobacco products, removing flavored e-cigarettes from the market, and expanding marketing and advertisement res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-PA), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, yesterday introduced H. Res. 864, a resolution recognizing National CTE Month, which is observed every February. "National CTE Month underscores the importance of the many successful programs that create opportunities for hard working Americans to succeed by connec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan legislation will create Centers of Excellence in Transportation Workforce Training to address glaring shortage of infrastructure workers * * * Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-PA), co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced the Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act to boost transportation workforce t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After Trump Administration officials held a closed briefing for members of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, urged the White House to be more proactive in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the novel coronavirus and to dedicate additional federal funds to help stop the virus from spreading. The coronavirus has already spread to 30 co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 26: * * * - Senator says Trump is sending mixed messages & trying to take money from the poor to pay for emergency virus treatment and containment * * * This week, officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of the flu-like coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, that has already affected over 80,000 people worldwide is likely to spread within the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Whitehouse backs Schumer request for robust funding to contain virus, prepare for possible outbreak * * * With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging Americans to prepare for the potential of a "significant disruption" from the novel coronavirus, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is calling on Congress to swiftly approve an $8.5-billion emergency appropriation   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, in response to the White House transfer of $37 million in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to combat the coronavirus: "Our priority is keeping people safe and healthy, but taking money from LIHEAP would have the opposite impact. As a result of this $37 million cut, seniors and vulnerable families could be left out in the cold. "Diverting LIHE  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators raise bipartisan objections to taking home heating aid from the poor to cover coronavirus costs * * * U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement in response to the White House transfer of $37 million in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to combat the coronavirus: "Our priority is keeping people safe and health  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sens. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following joint statement regarding the Defense Department's Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights: "We are glad to see the Department of Defense is taking steps in the right direction to ensure our military families have basic tenant rights and fair treatment by housing companies. Unfortunately, it feels lik  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Department of Defense's recently released Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights: "We are glad to see the Department of Defense is taking steps in the right direction to ensure our military families have basic tenant ri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - "If this administration moves forward with a precipitous unilateral withdrawal from the Treaty, the U.S. will be less safe and secure." * * * U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing concerns about   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 27: * * * - Critical clotting factor therapies can exceed $10,000 per day * * * U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), and U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12), Darin LaHood (R-IL-18), Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced the Hemophilia Skilled Nursing Facilities Access Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislatio  more