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Reed Reads to Children at Thundermist Health Center
Senator Jack Reed, the author of the Prescribe a Book Act, reads to a group of young patients. Reed, a member of the Appropriations Committee, has helped direct millions of dollars in federal resources to Rhode Island to improve childhood literacy, including a $50 million Early Learning Challenge grant to boo...
Posted on 3/1/2013 | -
Reed Meets with Russian Ambassador to Advocate for RI Families & Object to Adoption Ban
In an effort to help Rhode Island families impacted by a new Russian law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today met with Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak and urged Russia to reverse this law. Reed also requested th...
Posted on 1/30/2013 | -
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Mental Health Services & Prevent Youth Suicide
- In an effort to improve mental health services for young people and prevent youth suicides, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today introduced the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization. The reauthorization will help improve access to counseling for...
Posted on 1/23/2013 | -
Reed Seeks Assistance for RI Families Whose Efforts to Adopt Russian Children are Forced into Limbo
In an effort to help Rhode Island families impacted by a new Russian law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure all pending adoptions can be completed. While the b...
Posted on 1/18/2013 | -
Reed Statement on Connecticut Elementary School Shooting
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on today’s shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut: “This is an unfathomable tragedy and it is a national tragedy. The entire town of Newtown, Connecticut is in our though...
Posted on 12/14/2012 | -
Reed Extends Application Deadline for U.S. Service Academy Nominations
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the deadline for students seeking his military Academy Nomination will be extended from October 31st to November 5th. Congressional nominations are required for applications to the prestigious military academy...
Posted on 10/31/2012 | -
Obama Signs Reed’s Bill to Improve Safety of Children’s Medications into Law
President Obama today signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) legislation to help make children’s medications and medical devices safer. Reed wrote the Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act (BPDCA) to help ensure drugs and medical devices ar...
Posted on 7/9/2012 |
