WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today welcomed a final rule from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) regarding the treatment of musical instruments on commercial airlines. Reed urged Transportation Secretary...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) led a group of twenty-one Senators today in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to prioritize programs that reduce heroin and other opioid overdose...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help provide fuel assistance to households struggling with their winter heating bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are once again leading the effort to restore and increase...
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WASHINGTON, DC – With the stroke of the President’s pen, Rhode Island is now home to America's newest national historical park. Yesterday, President Obama signed U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) legislation, the Blackstone...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the FBI today acknowledged it has extensive evidence that the North Korean government organized the...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after a Pakistani Taliban attack on a Peshawar school killed over 140 people, including many...
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LINCOLN, RI – In an effort to help more Rhode Islanders find good-paying, sustainable jobs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, Director of the RI Department of Labor and Training Charles Fogarty, and...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies, today issued the following statement after voting...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Beaver, Chipuxet, Pawcatuck, Queen, and Wood rivers and their watershed are closer to permanent federal protection today, thanks to a legislative initiative included in the National Defense Authorization...
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WASHINGTON, DC – More than 220 years ago, laborers working for Samuel Slater built a water-powered mill along the Blackstone River, sparking America’s Industrial Revolution. Now, the area of Rhode Island will soon be home to...
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WASHINGTON, DC – After the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) took a major step toward making affordable renting housing more available to American families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today congratulated the state for winning a major federal grant to support early childhood education and expand access to high-quality pre-K for children throughout the state. ...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of former state senator Lila M. Sapinsley:
“Lila Sapinsley was not only a trailblazer, she was one of the most gifted and public minded leaders of...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a comprehensive report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists in the aftermath of 9/11, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the...
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EAST GREENWICH, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Rhode Islanders to add “shop local” to their holiday shopping lists. During a tour of Main Street businesses, shops, and boutiques in East Greenwich today, Reed encouraged...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is partnering with the CommerceRI and its Procurement Technical Assistance Center to provide free counseling and training programs to the Rhode Island small business community on...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement:
“Ash Carter is a strong choice for Secretary of Defense. He brings vast experience to the...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help individuals with long-term disabilities become more financially independent, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging Congress to pass the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which would allow tax...
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WASHINGTON, DC – After months of hearings and bipartisan negotiations, Congress is poised to pass the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $521 billion NDAA...
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WASHINGTON, DC – With the U.S. Supreme Court today hearing oral arguments in a pregnancy discrimination case of Peggy Young v. UPS, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on Congress to better protect working pregnant women across the United...
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