WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally posted a vastly scaled down version of its guidance for safely reopening schools, businesses, and other community organizations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on the Trump Administration to release the CDC's full, uncensored report that was submitted to the White House last month. Senator Reed is alarmed by the Trump Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) led a bipartisan letter signed by 25 other Representatives to House and Senate leadership requesting funding in future coronavirus relief to help modernize and secure state and local government information technology infrastructure. Langevin and McCaul are the co-founders and co-chairs of the Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 21: Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) hosted a virtual press conference today to urge that the United States Senate bring up the Heroes Act, legislation that will provide $5.3 billion to Rhode Island, keep first responders and health care workers in their jobs, strengthen our health care system, and expand our country's testing capacity. Cic  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) voted in favor of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act. The bill, which represents House Democrats' latest relief effort, includes $3 trillion in funding to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and will provide additional stimulus payments for individuals and families, a dedicated fund for hazard pay for essential frontline workers, vital aid for state and local governments, and support  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 22: In an effort to help protect seniors and mitigate the impact novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on nursing homes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced a plan to send $34,460,000 in federal funding to help 71 local skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) across Rhode Island to increase testing capacity, purchase protective equipment for staff, hire more workers, and cover other pandemic-related expenses.  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement After the White House abruptly ousted another high profile independent government watchdog, announcing the removal of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick: "President Trump seems to howl every time an independent watchdog investigates or exposes wrongdoing and failures by his Administration. But it is the American people who get hurt when the guardrails of our democracy are damaged like this. This pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement: With individuals and states facing dire unemployment challenges and in need of an economic lifeline in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is offering new legislation to expand and enhance pandemic unemployment insurance. Reed's bill would improve Unemployment Insurance (UI) provisions in the CARES Act and continue to offer out of work Americans a $  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 21: As the nation prepares to commemorate Memorial Day and honor military personnel who died in service to our nation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on Congress to take action to ensure the final resting place of many veterans remains in top shape and reflects America's commitment to supporting veterans and their families. Reed today joined with U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Mike Rounds  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The failure of two aging Michigan dams this week has focused attention on the urgent safety threat high-hazard dams pose to communities nationwide. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the Michigan dam failures should be another wakeup call and that Congress must boost dam infrastructure improvement funds to protect the public, mitigate risk, and prevent future catastrophic failures. "Unsafe dams are a loomi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to prevent homelessness and help more families access safe housing amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $223,885 in federal funding for two Rhode Island public housing agencies (PHAs) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Main  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and 36 Senate colleagues in seeking new funding for the Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) in the upcoming coronavirus relief package. TRIO includes eight programs t  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As concert venues around the country have shuttered to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tom Carper (D-DE) and 39 colleagues in calling on Congress to help save locally-owned, independent concert venues - and the hundreds of thousands of employees that staff them - fro  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to prevent homelessness and help more families access safe housing amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $223,885 in federal funding for two Rhode Island public housing agencies (PHAs) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led colleagues in calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to heed the major energy industry players urging the commission to hold a technical conference on integrating carbon-pricing policies into wholesale energy markets. The senators echoed the points raised in an April petition organized from a wide coalition of groups - including major utilities, en  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and 36 Senate colleagues in seeking new funding for the Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) in the upcoming coronavirus relief package. TRIO includes eight p  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As concert venues around the country have shuttered to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tom Carper (D-DE) and 39 colleagues in calling on Congress to help save locally-owned, independent concert venues - and the hundreds of thousands of employees that staff t  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to promote smart, sustainable economic development and ensure public input in how former U.S. Navy-owned land and infrastructure is used by the three municipalities that make up Aquidneck Island, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Congressman David Cicilline announced a new $300,000 federal grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administrat  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to promote smart, sustainable economic development and ensure public input in how former U.S. Navy-owned land and infrastructure is used by the three municipalities that make up Aquidneck Island, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Congressman David Cicilline announced a new $300,000 federal grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with Tina Smith (D-MN) in leading the charge for dedicated funding for children's hospitals in the next novel coronavirus (COVID-19) federal emergency response package. The Senators penned a letter with 19 colleagues noting that hospitals serving children cannot continue to sustain the expected $10 billion in losses in the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with Tina Smith (D-MN) in leading the charge for dedicated funding for children's hospitals in the next novel coronavirus (COVID-19) federal emergency response package. The Senators penned a letter with 19 colleagues noting that hospitals serving children cannot continue to sustain the expected $10 billion in losses in the next sev  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: With Rhode Island's unemployment rate soaring to 17 percent in April, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) to introduce legislation that will create a massive new jobs program to help states across the country hire more than a million workers to stop the spread of the coronavirus. As states and cities slowly begin to reopen and strengthen COVID-1  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI)--Senate leaders on carbon pricing and confronting the economic risks of climate change--have sent a pair of comment letters to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urging that a key forthcoming report address carbon pricing policy and the systemic financial risks of climate change. As the Commission's Climate-Related Market Risk   more