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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday April 12, 2020 ( 21 items )  

After Call With Mnuchin, Sen. Reed Says RI Should Receive State Stabilization Funds Soon
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After speaking with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) said he came away encouraged that the Ocean State could receive the first wave of state stabilization funds next week. Senator Reed says the initial disbursement of funding could provide Rhode Island with an infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars. Senator Reed added that he and Secretary Mnuchin   more

GAO Issues Report on DOD Movement of Household Goods
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-295) is entitled "Movement of Household Goods: DOD Should Take Additional Steps to Assess Progress Toward Achieving Program Goals". 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. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, chairman, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee o  more

Rep. Cicilline Calls on Car Insurance Companies to Provide Partial Rebate of Premiums
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, April 8 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As Americans under quarantine are staying home and driving less, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) is calling on America's leading car insurance companies to rebate to customers a portion of their premiums so as to not unfairly profit off the COVID-19 pandemic. "Allstate Corporation and American Family Mutual Insurance Company have agreed to pay it forward by refunding hundred  more

Rep. Cicilline Calls on DOJ to Closely Scrutinize Intuit Acquisition of Credit Karma
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) raised serious concerns about the proposed acquisition of Credit Karma by Intuit, TurboTax's parent company. "Intuit's proposed acquisition of Credit Karma bears all the traditional signs of a dominant incumbent seeking to tame a maverick competitor," Cicill  more

Reps. Cicilline, Nadler, Pallone, Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Protect Americans From Price Gouging During COVID-19 Health Crisis
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), introduced the COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act to protect Ameri  more

Reps. Engel, Smith, Sens. Reed, Menendez Issue Statement on Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in response to reports that the Trump administration intends to withdraw the U.S. from the O  more

Reps. Langevin, Thompson Urge Inclusion of CTE Funding in COVID-19 Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 bipartisan Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, sent a letter to House leadership requesting additional funding for CTE in the next COVID-19 relief package. The letter urges House leaders to provide $1 billion for Carl D. Perkins state grants to mitigate the harm to student learning caused by COVID-19  more

Reps. Smith, Engel, Sens. Reed, Menendez Issue Joint Statement on Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in response to reports that the Trump administration intends to withdraw the U.S. from the O  more

Sen. Menendez, Reed, Reps. Engel, Smith Issue Statement on Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, in response to reports that the Trump administration intends to withdraw the U.S.  more

Sen. Reed Backs Removal of Acting Navy Secretary Modly
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - After Acting Secretary of Navy resigns, Ranking Member of Senate Armed Services Committee urges thorough review of Navy leadership's actions and whether they were directed by the White House * * * After U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced the resignation of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, backed the  more

Sen. Reed Calls for National, Unified Stay-At-Home Policy to Combat COVID-19
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, says a national, coordinated stay-at-home agreement by all fifty states and U.S. territories is needed to effectively combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). While Constitutional authority to enforce public health interventions lies primarily with the states, Senator Reed is urging President Trump to publicly  more

Sen. Reed, Whitehouse Press Administration on Unemployment Insurance Benefits
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers urge Administration to do everything in its power to help workers cope * * * Seeking to ensure that workers in Rhode Island and nationwide are able to access needed assistance during the current coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse this week joined 35 Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to United States Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia urg  more

Sen. Reed: More Help Needed for Hospitals, Small Businesses, Employees, States
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Reed backs $250 billion boost for small business loans, $150 billion for states, and another $100 billion for hospitals as part of interim emergency coronavirus rescue package * * * U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is backing a new interim emergency COVID-19 rescue package that includes $500 billion in federal funding to help hospitals, small businesses and workers, and states to urge  more

Sen. Reed: RI Delegation Announces Federal Grant to Bolster RIDOH's COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 6: U.S Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, announced a new $666,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support Rhode Island's COVID-19 response. This funding will go directly to the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for testing, lab support, supplies, surveillance systems, contact tracing, a  more

Sen. Whitehouse, Rep. Doggett Press Trump Administration on Massive Tax Giveaways Slipped Into COVID Relief Bill
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Worth $195 billion, provisions that may benefit Trump family businesses among the costliest in CARES Act - Tax giveaways do nothing to tackle COVID crisis * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) are pressing the Trump administration to explain tax provisions in the recent COVID-19 relief bill that cost roughly $195 billion and have no connection to  more

Sen. Whitehouse: Congressional Delegation Statement on Release of $90.5 Million for RI Hospitals
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: The Trump Administration released the first allocation of funding for hospitals under the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No. 116-136). The Trump Administration is releasing $30 billion in coronavirus relief funding directed toward hospitals and providers in this initial wave of funds. Under the Administration's formula, a greater s  more

Sen. Whitehouse: RI Delegation Announces Federal Grant to Bolster RIDOH's COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 6: U.S Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, announced a new $666,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support Rhode Island's COVID-19 response. This funding will go directly to the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for testing, lab support, supplies, surveillance systems, contact t  more

Sens. Reed, Brown Seek to Create $75 Billion Housing Assistance Fund
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to prevent the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from sparking a full-blown housing, eviction, and foreclosure crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are offering legislation to provide a new $75 billion Housing Assistance Fund to help households struggling to make ends meet. The Housing Assistance Fund would build off of the success of the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF)  more

Sens. Reed, Whitehouse Press Administration on Unemployment Insurance Benefits
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Lawmakers urge Administration to do everything in its power to help workers cope * * * Seeking to ensure that workers in Rhode Island and nationwide are able to access needed assistance during the current coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse this week joined 35 Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to United States Department of Labor Secretary Eugene S  more

Sens. Reed, Whitehouse Urge Trump Administration to Deliver Promised Aid to Small Businesses
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As the Trump Administration provides conflicting information to small businesses and fails to effectively implement a key federal disaster loan program, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 16 colleagues, are calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure small businesses receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) asso  more

Sens. Reed, Whitehouse Urge Trump Administration to Deliver Promised Aid to Small Businesses
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As the Trump Administration provides conflicting information to small businesses and fails to effectively implement a key federal disaster loan program, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and 16 colleagues, are calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure small businesses receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EI  more