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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

WASHINGTON, DC The United States Department of the Interior has informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today that Rhode Island will receive a $603,354 State Wildlife Grant to protect and preserve the states wildlife and their habitats. "Rhode Islands... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The Senate Banking Committees Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation will today consider a bipartisan bill introduced last year by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to provide $1.6 billion for homelessness assistance grant programs to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) today joined Senators, Congressmen, First Responders, Veterans and others at Union Station in Washington, DC to unveil the comprehensive... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the City of Pawtucket has been awarded a $225,000 grant to help fight crime and drug abuse in the Citys Woodlawn neighborhood.These funds will... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced that the Bush Administration will release $1 billion in emergency Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funding for fiscal year 2006.LIHEAP is a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals has received $350,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Department of Labor has informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that workers of Swarovski North America, located in Cranston, are eligible for federal assistance under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The United States Senate today, over the objection of the Budget Committee Chairman, agreed to an amendment offered by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that would provide an additional $3.3 billion for a federal heating assistance program to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The United States Supreme Court is set to hold oral arguments in the case Randall v. Sorrell, revisiting the 1976 Buckley v. Valeo ruling that sanctioned todays system of unlimited campaign spending. In June of 2005, U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Senate today passed a motion allowing it to consider legislation offered by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to provide an additional $1 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The motion waived a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that DHS is awarding the Central Coventry Fire District $31,135 in federal funds for training, equipment, protective equipment and modifications to fire... Read More

WASHINGTON - The United States Senate is expected this week to approve $75.25 million in defense funding for Rhode Island that U.S. Senator Jack Reed requested as part of the Department of Defense Appropriation Bill for fiscal year (FY) 2006. The... Read More

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist outlining his support for a bi-partisan bill that would provide a three month extension of the expiring provisions of the PATRIOT... Read More

I cannot understand why the Bush Administration would cut funding to Rhode Island programs, stated Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the lead Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee. Rhode Island need has not changed and the quality of Rhode Island... Read More

WASHINGTON Congress has given final approval to legislation introduced by US Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that will increase access to bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants and establishes a scientific research database.The Stem Cell... Read More

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will allow companies who supply vaccines to U.S. government stockpile programs to recognize revenue on delivery instead of waiting for vaccines to be used.Reed stated, I am... Read More

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) stated, This is disappointing news that could not come at a worse time of year for these workers. This is a result of a worst case business forecast based on several factors including the lack of new design work, the sharing... Read More