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WASHINGTONSenator Jack Reed (D-RI) has received a perfect score of 100 percent from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on its National Environmental Scorecard for 2005. LCV, a non-profit organization, has published its environmental scorecard... Read More

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) stated, As the President delivers his fifth State of the Union address this evening, I again urge him to be forthright with the American people about the full cost of the war in Iraq and the need for a long-term commitment of... Read More

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced today at a press conference in Warwick, RI, that he finalized an agreement with CITGO oil company to provide 3.3 million gallons of discounted home heating oil this winter to Rhode Island low-income families,... Read More

WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) of Cranston will receive $643,500 to help low-income Rhode Islanders, including many... Read More

WASHINGTON-- The United States Senate yesterday passed the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act. This legislation, cosponsored by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), will make it a crime to traffic in counterfeit labels or packaging, even when shipped... Read More

WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) informed Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the Blackstone Community Health Center of Pawtucket will receive $805,542 to help low-income Rhode Islanders, including many without health insurance,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that DHS is awarding the Chariho Regional School District $358,820 in federal funds for fire safety and prevention.The federal funding comes from the... Read More

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today was joined by his colleagues in calling on President Bush to support funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). At a press conference, Senator Reed called on the President to support... Read More

Washington, DC The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual report today, which, like last years report, shows that Social Security does not face a funding crisis anytime in the near future, but the challenges facing Medicare are... Read More

Senator Jack Reed stated, I am pleased that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has reaffirmed its decision to reject the proposed construction of an LNG storage facility in Providence."Unfortunately LNG supertankers serving the Weavers Cove LNG... Read More

WASHINGTON-- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today notified U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the ranking member of the Senate Housing Subcommittee, that the Coastal Housing Corporation in Portsmouth has been awarded $700,600 in... Read More

WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today filed an Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of several United States Senators and Congressmen in support of state campaign spending limits. The brief urges the Court to revisit the 1976... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today that a total of $290,000 in matching grants have been awarded to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to acquire 61.69 acres of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, today told Congress that wages have not been growing as well as they should be, despite the fact that worker productivity is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- With gas prices in Rhode Island approaching $3.00 a gallon, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) called on President Bush to enact a meaningful gas price gouging policy. In a letter dated April 25, 2006, Reed joined with 35 Democratic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC As part of his role as Ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) traveled to Bogota to meet with Colombian leaders and U.S. military officials.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help support Gulf Coast families rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today traveled to Louisiana to get a firsthand look at neighborhoods still struggling to cope in the wake of the... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI In an effort to prevent teenagers from using drugs and get treatment for substance abuse, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today presented Caritas with $200,000 in federal funding. This money will allow Caritas to expand their drug... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined his colleagues in calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the adequacy of the royalty accounting and collection process for oil and natural gas produced... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Reed stated, My deepest sympathies go to the family and friends of Corporal Brian St. Germain. His death is another painful loss for our state.Like others before him, Cpl. St. Germain sacrificed himself for his country, and... Read More