WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), responded to the Trump Administration's needless bureaucratic restrictions on how Governors can distribute Coronavirus Relief Funds to their states, sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling on him to revise initial guidelines so that they can provide essential public services amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, as the law intend  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-418) is entitled "Commissaries and Exchanges: DOD and Congress Need More Reliable Information on Expected Savings and Costs of Consolidating the Defense Resale Organizations". The report was sent to Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, chairman, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, chairman, and Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking member of the H  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-20-333) is entitled "Trade-Based Money Laundering: U.S. Government Has Worked with Partners to Combat the Threat, but Could Strengthen Its Efforts". The report was sent to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on May 1, 2020. Here are excerpts of summaries associated with  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-05) are leading more than 100 members of both parties in pushing to protect local news publishers and broadcasters in the next COVID-19 relief package. "Reliable local information and reporting in our communities is more important than ever--newspapers and broadcasters are working 'around the clock, often in dangerous co  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Subcommittee Ranking Member F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Subcommittee Vice Chairman Joe Neguse (D-CO), Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Representative Ken Buck (R-CO), and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sent a letter to Jeff Bezos, the CEO and Founder of Amazon, calling on him   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on April 27 regarding the initial release of the U.S. Africa Command's Civilian Casualty Assessment quarterly report, which details ongoing and completed civilian casualty allegations and assessments: "By maintaining a presence in northern Africa, U.S. forces are countering violent extremist organizations while pushing back against the great power competitors emphasized in the National Defense Strategy.   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) sent a letter to House leadership calling for additional support for English learners in future COVID-19 relief legislation. In their letter, which was signed by 27 of their colleagues, they request an additional $1 billion for Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The letter notes that, amid the COVID-19 public heal  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Recognizing that quality, affordable child care is essential to working families, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced $8.16 million in federal funding to support child care needs for essential workers across Rhode Island. The federal funds, which were included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will help ensure Rhode Island has the workforce needed to protect the  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As problems continue to plague the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which Congress intended to serve as relief for small businesses, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for a Congressional investigation and thorough audit into how the program is being administered by big banks and overseen by both U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Senator Reed, a senior   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As scientists worldwide race for a cure for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), local efforts, including robust contact tracing, are key to stopping the spread of the virus and safely reopening the economy. A group of 14 leading U.S. Senators, led by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for Congress to include $8 billion in new funding for contact tracing initiatives in CARES Act 2 to help states and localitie  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Seeking to help put more money in the pockets of working families in Rhode Island and nationwide as they cope with the ongoing coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined a group of 39 senators in sending a letter to Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling for a temporary expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Seeking to help put more money in the pockets of working families in Rhode Island and nationwide as they cope with the ongoing coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today joined a group of 39 senators in sending a letter to Senate Leaders Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling for a temporary expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a major challenge to the Trump administration's Clean Power Plan replacement rule. The senators write that the so-called Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule--a   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As unemployment skyrockets in Rhode Island and nationwide, and governors work together to determine when and how the economy can be safely reopened, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for a national workforce development strategy and a new $15.1 billion investment in job training to help workers prepare for a post-pandemic future. "Nobody knows exactly when things will fully reopen, b  more