WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the exit of National Security Adviser John Bolton:
“John Bolton was wrong for this job and I...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Brown University announced the university is receiving a major research grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study Alzheimer’s disease and related...
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CRANSTON, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments enhance response capabilities and improve fire protection services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s mill dams helped shape the Industrial Revolution, but today the state’s aging dams present a growing risk. Now, thanks to U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s High Hazard Potential Small Dam Safety...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to improve the tracking and prevention of opioid related overdoses and help people and communities who are suffering from the opioid crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is receiving...
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the Trump Administration announced plans to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build a border wall along the Southwest border, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $19,581,111 in...
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WEST WARWICK, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments enhance response capabilities and improve fire protection services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin today announced $289,720 in federal...
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WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Select Committee on...
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WOONSOCKET, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced that the Woonsocket Housing Authority is receiving a new $1 million federal grant to remove lead-based paint from the city's public housing. The federal...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – The bid to renovate and modernize Providence Station is picking up steam.
Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Trump Administration has already curtailed several clean air, clean water, and public lands protections. This week, Trump officials unveiled plans to dismantle key protections for threatened and endangered species...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced $250,000 in federal funding that will help support an ongoing partnership between Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) to complete an extensive...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to help Rhode Island’s emergency responders, their federal partners, and community organizations prevent and prepare for a range of crises and security challenges – from natural disasters to domestic...
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WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of two more deadly mass-shootings in recent days, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Democratic colleagues in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the Senate back into session this week to...
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NEWPORT, RI - U.S. Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Naval War College (NWC) will get a $12.26 million upgrade to Sims Hall, an academic building which houses classified research,...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the passing of Nick Cardi—the eldest of the Cardi brothers, owners of Cardi’s Furniture – who passed away after a four year battle with brain...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse helped pass a bill to rename Central Falls’ post office after a leader in the Rhode Island abolitionist and suffrage movements. Late last night, the full U.S. Senate...
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Thank you, Chairman Collins. This is a timely hearing given the unresolved safety issues that have led to two fatal airline crashes and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
Every possible measure must be taken to ensure the aircraft is...
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to welcome Admiral Gilday to this confirmation hearing regarding his nomination to be the Chief of Naval Operations.
I want to thank you for your many years of exemplary service to our nation, and for...
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