WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling to block the Trump Administration from terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Jack Reed hailed the decision to preserve...
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WASHINGTON, DC – On a vote of 73-25, the full U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act yesterday, fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and helping to address the maintenance backlog on...
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to join you in welcoming our nominees this morning. I appreciate their flexibility, along with the cooperation of our colleagues, as we continue to do the important work of the Committee under these...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed scored a significant victory in the push to make it easier for Rhode Island small businesses to apply for federal loan forgiveness.
After requests from Senators Reed and his Democratic Senate...
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WASHINGTON, DC – As parents, kids, camps, and coaches prepare to navigate a challenging summer amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed hailed the allocation of $7.5 million in federal funds to help ensure the...
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WASHINGTON, DC – While the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision this week extending employment protections to gay, lesbian, and transgender Americans in the workplace, Congress still needs to take additional steps to ensure equal...
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WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to mobilize the power of national service, assist communities in need, and put more Americans to work combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and building a better future while also making higher education more...
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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 Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has been awarded a landmark $65 million federal grant to...
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense...
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WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration backtracked on an earlier commitment to publicly release data and declared it will not disclose where over $500 billion in U.S. taxpayers funds have gone, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) called...
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WEST POINT, NY – Today, the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point held a special, mandatory, socially-distanced graduation ceremony for the 1,123 members of the 2020 class, the Academy’s 222nd.
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), West...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make it easier for Rhode Island small businesses to apply for federal loan forgiveness, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined all 45 of their Democratic and Independent Senate colleagues in...
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WASHINGTON, DC – As more Americans return to the workplace and child care centers reopen with COVID-19 precautions and restrictions in place, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says ensuring access to quality, safe, affordable child care must be a...
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WASHINGTON, DC – A key environmental program that President Trump repeatedly tried to zero out in the budget took an important step forward this week toward becoming permanently authorized and funded.
In an effort allocate more federal funds to...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 25-2 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 and help better safeguard the nation. This legislation authorizes funding...
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WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to address economic and racial disparities in health care and prioritize federal funding for medically underserved communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on Congress to support Community Health Centers...
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WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Trump Administration ordered large numbers of unidentified law enforcement officers to patrol the streets of Washington, DC, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined with Chris Murphy (D-CT) in introducing the Law Enforcement...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, was joined by Senate Intelligence Committee members Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Angus King (I-ME), and Sen. Jack Reed...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect taxpayers, crack down on criminals, and prevent bogus bank transfers from wiring hundreds of millions of dollars to fraudulent accounts, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are...
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following joint statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is removing environmental protections for national...
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