PROVIDENCE, RI – As parents do back to school shopping and kids prepare to return to classrooms, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says that $2.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding is being put to work this month helping thousands eligible...
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WARWICK, RI – Half a dozen local fire departments and the state’s Fire Training Academy are getting a $2.1 million boost from the federal government to help strengthen firefighter operations and safety and offer new, intensive training...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the White House announced a targeted plan to offer up to $20,000 in student loan debt relief for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 in student loan debt relief for individuals who earn less than $125,000, and extend the...
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NEWPORT, RI – Half a century after then-U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) helped pass a law known as the Education Amendments Act of 1972, his key provision of that law, now known as Pell Grants, has provided a pathway to paying for higher...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases and the nation’s government's top infectious disease expert, announced his plan to retire from government service at...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline are calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide additional support to Rhode Island restaurants that are...
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NEWPORT, RI – Two Famous-class U.S. Coast Guard vessels are trading New Hampshire for a new berth in Newport, Rhode Island and U.S. Senator Jack Reed says the transition will have a positive impact for the Ocean State and the Coast...
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to support Rhode Island businesses and workers and strengthen U.S. supply chain resiliency, U.S. Senator Jack Reed hosted Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) First Vice President and Vice Chair Judith Pryor...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help Rhode Islanders with limited mobility better utilize public transportation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Governor Dan McKee announced that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is receiving a...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Joe Biden signed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act into law, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who voted for the bill, issued the following statement:
“This is a breakthrough victory for all...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to ensure safe, clean, lead-free drinking water, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined Providence Water and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to highlight a new $3.3 million earmark the...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the City of Providence has been awarded $7.8 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined a group of 14 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging Senate leadership to...
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WARWICK, RI – After Congress passed the largest expansion of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in generations, President Joe Biden signed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Biden signed the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act (HR 4346), known as ‘CHIPS-Plus.’ This new law will boost U.S. computer chip...
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NEWPORT, RI -- The days of diesel-powered buses rolling along Aquidneck Island streets are numbered, thanks to a new federal RAISE grant to procure 25 new clean-energy electric buses and recharging infrastructure.
Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and...
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate today voted 51-50 to pass a historic anti-inflation package that includes key health, climate, and deficit reduction initiatives. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote.
U.S. Senator Jack Reed...
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin voting this weekend on a filibuster-proof inflation reduction package that includes key health, climate, and deficit reduction initiatives. Through a process known as ‘budget...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In a bisque, on a toasted bun, or dipped in melted butter, however you prefer to enjoy lobster, be sure to mark your calendar for Sunday, September 25, 2022 which the U.S. Senate just officially designated as “National...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Unfairly high home energy bills are enough to leave anyone steamed, but that won’t keep people warm during the coldest winter months.
To help reduce residential energy costs and protect vulnerable Americans from price...
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