WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise. The report (GAO-20-293) is entitled "Uranium Processing Facility Is on Schedule and Budget, and NNSA Identified Additional Uranium Program Costs". 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. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, chairman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - New entity combining Cengage and McGraw-Hill would control more than 40% of market for college textbooks, raising costs and impacting privacy of students * * * House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and House Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) wrote to the Justice Department's Antitrust Division calling for it to closely scrutinize the   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 9: * * * - U.S. needs an estimated three million additional workers over the next decade to maintain and upgrade infrastructure * * * Congressional leaders on workforce development and transportation policy introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster the nation's infrastructure workforce by prioritizing strategic long-term planning and investments in career and technical education (CTE) and  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-founder of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, chair of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities, and a commissioner on the United States Cyberspace Solarium Commission, joined his fellow commissioners to unveil a landmark policy framework that will enhance the United States' defenses against cyber th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve and spread across the U.S., Rhode Island became the ninth state to declare a state of emergency to try and combat the virus. U.S. Senator Jack Reed said the declaration, issued by Governor Gina M. Raimondo, is a needed, proactive step that will help ensure the state can expedite the purchasing of medical equipment and public health suppl  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator Reed wants a major emergency economic stimulus package to help workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak that includes paid sick leave, enhanced unemployment insurance and layoff prevention tools, affordable coronavirus testing and treatment options, and increasing the capacity of states and communities to effectively respond and protect people's health and the health of our economy *  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After U.S. Senator Jack Reed and several other U.S. Senators sent a letter urging Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to extend the April 15, 2020 tax-filing deadline to provide taxpayers greater flexibility amid challenges caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Trump Administration announced it supports delaying the April 15 tax deadline for most individual taxpayers as well as sm  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 11: In an effort to unlock additional aid for Rhode Island and other states impacted by the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging President Trump to issue an emergency declaration for the coronavirus pandemic. A presidential declaration would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make over $42 billion from the Disaster Relief Fund available to  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - 25 U.S. Senators send letter noting that expanding access to health insurance makes public health safer for all and can help people from getting hit with huge health bills * * * In light of the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and in an effort to ensure more Americans have access to affordable health care, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) led 24 Senators in urging the Trump Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: According to news reports, President Trump plans to declare a national emergency over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, opening the door to additional federal aid for states, municipalities, individuals and small businesses. U.S. Senator Jack Reed supports the move and says it will help free up federal aid for states overwhelmed by the outbreak. Reed, who sent a letter to President Trump earlier  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following remarks: I want to join you in welcoming the Honorable Matthew Donovan, William Jordan Gillis, and Mr. Victor Mercado to this morning's hearing. I would also like to acknowledge their families, we know they serve along with you. Secretary Donovan, your nomination is welcome. The Department has not had a Senate-confirmed Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness since Secretary Wilkie departed in July of   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following op-ed, published in the Washington Post: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined forces with James Slevin, president of the Utility Workers Union of America, to call for a price on the carbon emissions driving climate change and to use revenue raised by the fee to help the workers and communities that will be most affected by the resulting transition to renewable energy sources. The joint op-ed, whic  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Former head of risk management for Goldman Sachs, former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Deputy Secretary of Treasury, and investor who predicted 2008 mortgage crisis testify * * * On Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chairman Brian Schatz (D-HI) led a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis hearing entitled "The   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As schools in Rhode Island and across the country mull closures due to the coronavirus, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 30 Democratic Senators in urging Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to provide guidance for school districts and institutions of higher education, as well as families and students. In a letter to Secretary DeVos  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) submitted an official comment on a proposal by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) that would block federal agencies from considering under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the effects of federal government actions that contribute to climate change and other major environmental problems. The proposal is such  more