WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to assist the firefighters, police officers, and other emergency personnel who risked their lives responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted in favor of the Never Forget the...
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after it was announced that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller will publicly testify in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 17 following a subpoena, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), an ex officio...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Four years after she was initially nominated by President Barack Obama, and over a year after she was nominated and then re-nominated by President Trump, Mary S. McElroy’s long delayed nomination to serve on the U.S....
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to crack down on unwanted commercial robocalls, the U.S. Senate today voted 97 to 1 to pass legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed that will give regulators more time to go after scammers, increase civil...
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after Attorney General William Barr issued a significantly redacted version of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s report, which, while incomplete, is still disturbing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) urged the...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today issued the following joint statement after President Trump re-nominated Rhode Island Public Defender Mary McElroy to the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island.
“We...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Jack Reed (D-RI) are joining forces to reintroduce the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA), legislation to combat sexual assault on campuses nationwide...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed today announced that Wing Chau’s nomination to serve as U.S. Marshal for Rhode Island has unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which Whitehouse...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the vote in 2020 and better secure our election systems, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, and three leading Senators sent a letter to the country’s...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has submitted a confidential report to Attorney General William P. Barr, regarding his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential...
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services; Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ranking Member of...
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WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump’s handpicked appointee to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signaled the watchdog agency will no longer use its authority and tools to actively protect U.S. military personnel and their...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. Senate voted 55-44 to end debate on William Barr’s nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney General, setting up a final confirmation vote later in the week. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who voted against...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Following new reports about Department of Justice (DOJ) officials discussing the possibility of violating the confidentiality of information collected during the decennial census, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Brian...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) urged Senate Republicans to uphold the bedrock principle that no American -- not even the President -- is above the law and also...
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WASHINGTON, DC – After thoroughly reviewing Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record, including the FBI’s supplemental investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) discussed his...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to suspend consideration of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court until an FBI investigation is completed into credible sexual...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement:
“There are serious, disturbing allegations about Judge Kavanaugh and they need to be thoroughly vetted. Rushing ahead with a vote on Kavanaugh’s...
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:
“Today, President Trump’s former lawyer pleaded guilty in federal court to committing felonies at the behest of and to benefit then-candidate...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump announced he will nominate DC Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:
“I have a...
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