CRANSTON, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed hosted a special medal ceremony in Cranston honoring the late Army Sgt. Michael Weidemann. Senator Reed presented the family of Sgt. Michael Weidemann with the military awards he earned but...
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Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed
Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
Room SD-G50
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Tuesday, March 3, 2016
To receive testimony on the posture of the Department of the Air Force
in...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hailed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) final rule that explicitly bans the use of electronic cigarettes on commercial flights. The final rule applies to all scheduled...
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WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced $750,000 in federal funding to continue supporting the Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). Based in Providence, Polaris MEP is a statewide...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help build stronger neighborhoods and create jobs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that three Rhode Island non-profit community development organizations in the NeighborWorks network will receive a total...
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Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed
Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
Room SDG-50
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
To receive testimony on United States European Command
(As Prepared for...
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CRANSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hosted a special medal ceremony in honor of Vietnam veteran Robert Walter Edmands, 69, of Chepachet. Reed presented the U.S. Army veteran with the prestigious Purple Heart medal and other...
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WOONSOCKET, RI – In an effort to strengthen child care for working families with young children, U.S. Senator Jack Reed increased federal funding for Rhode Island preschool and early childhood learning programs. Today, Reed joined with...
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WASHINGTON, DC – The effort to provide much needed aid to replace the aging water infrastructure in Flint, Michigan and other communities with drinking water emergencies is finally gaining bipartisan momentum. A key obstruction to the...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent lead poisoning in the nation’s public and assisted housing, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to...
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OPENING STATEMENT OF U.S. SENATOR JACK REED
RANKING MEMBER, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
SD-G50
DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
Thursday, February 25, 2016
To consider the nominations of:
Honorable Brad R. Carson to be Under...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Obama Administration submitted to Congress a proposal to close the Guantanamo Bay...
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Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed
Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
Room SDG-50
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
To receive testimony on U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea in...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse together with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline and Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced a new...
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WARWICK, RI – Prospective college students in Rhode Island left $6,772,300 in federal Pell Grant money unclaimed in the 2014-15 academic year, according to a recent study released by the personal finance website Nerd Wallet. And U.S....
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CRANSTON, RI – In an effort to keep families in their homes and minimize foreclosures, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced an additional $9.68 million in foreclosure prevention funding will be coming to Rhode Island from the Hardest Hit Fund...
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CRANSTON, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today released the following statement reacting to the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:
"Justice Scalia was a passionate public servant with a powerful intellect. I wish...
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WASHINGTON, DC – As public health officials continue working to prevent a major outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today questioned the Directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
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OPENING STATEMENT OF U.S. SENATOR JACK REED
RANKING MEMBER, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
SD-G50
DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
Thursday, February 11, 2016
To receive testimony on the
National Commission on the Future of the Army
(As...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal:
“The President’s budget proposal offers a solid blueprint to help grow our...
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