WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:

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Stumping for RI Blizzard Relief, Reed Urges Bipartisan Lawmakers to Help Make Federal Disaster Aid for States Merit-based Again

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined several of his colleagues on Tuesday for a bipartisan roundtable discussion looking at extreme weather, natural disasters, and federal disaster relief efforts.