Senate Passes Reed Co-Sponsored Anti-Scam Call Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to crack down on unwanted commercial robocalls, the U.S. Senate today voted 97 to 1 to pass legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed that […]
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Reed, Langevin Seek Mueller Testimony Following Special Counsel’s Redacted Report
WARWICK — Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian election meddling contradicts Attorney General William Barr’s summarizing claim that the report shows no attempt by President Donald Trump to obstruct […]
RI Congressional Delegation Calls for Full Mueller Report
WASHINGTON, DC — Members of Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation called for the release of the full report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller early this week after Attorney General Barr’s summary […]
U.S. Senate Confirms Aaron L. Weisman as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island
Washington, DC – The full U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rhode Island’s Assistant Attorney General Aaron L. Weisman to lead the U.S. Attorney’s office for Rhode Island Wednesday night. The Trump […]
Reed: Acting AG Must Recuse Himself from Mueller Probe
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed joined members of the RI Congressional delegation urging Acting Attorney General to avoid politicizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election tampering Wednesday, […]
Congressional Delegation Wins $633K for new WFD Rescue
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation announced the Warwick Fire Department will receive a $633,789 grant for a new rescue truck, part of $1,113,758 in federal funding awarded to the city, Little […]
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Reed, Leahy Amendment Would Provide $250M for State Election Security Grants
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) have introduced an amendment providing $250 million […]
Reed, Senate Democrats Ask Trump if America is His First Concern
WASHINGTON, DC — Following President Donald Trump’s press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, where he accepted Putin’s election meddling denial, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and other top Senate Democrats sent a letter […]
U.S. Sen. Reed Announces $609M in Low-Income Energy Assistance
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to release approximately $609.43 million to states through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) means an additional $4.5 million will be made available to Rhode Island.
RI Congressional Delegation, Raimondo Announce $20M for Rte. 37 Upgrade
WARWICK, RI — On Tuesday, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation and Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced $20 million from the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program to aid the State’s […]
Congressional Democrats Move to Overturn FCC’s Halt of Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, DC – Internet titans Amazon, Spotify, Reddit, Facebook, Google and Twitter, as well as several other online companies rallied Tuesday for the Net Neutrality National Day of Action, while Senate and […]
Reed, Langevin: Russian 2016 Election Interference Requires Action
The Intelligence Community Assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election reports Russian agents aimed to influence the election in favor of President Donald Trump, actions Congressman Jim Langevin and Sen. Jack Reed, and a bipartisan law passed by Congress last year, say demand strong action, but the president disagrees.
