WASHINGTON, DC – Following a Senate confirmation hearing today for David Bernhardt, a former big oil lobbyist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, a coalitionof 15 U.S. Senators, including Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, announced their intent to vote “no” on Bernhardt’s nomination due, at least in part, to […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Doug Collins (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 1952, the Intercountry Adoption Information Act, to remove obstacles for American families pursuing overseas adoption. “Whether adopting at home or abroad, families looking to provide loving homes to children in need should have access to the information required to navigate the process successfully,” said […]Load more...
Senator Reed’s advocacy results in one-year extension of Deferred Enforced Departure to allow Liberians to remain in their U.S. communities WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today backed the Trump Administration’s decision to extend Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for qualified people from Liberia for one year, through March 31, 2020, and is calling for […]Load more...
VOA News CAPITOL HILL — U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at the U.S. mainstream news media Tuesday, saying it was being condemned throughout the world for its wide coverage of what he called the «Russia Collusion Delusion.» Trump retweeted a supporter’s claim that the 22-month investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller should never have been […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the recent crashes involving the Boeing 737-MAX, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are calling on the Inspector General (IG) of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to audit the certification process for this aircraft. In a letter sent to Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III today, […]Load more...
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after it was reported that the Justice Department issued a new filing in lawsuit challenging the individual mandate that calls on courts to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act: “Donald Trump and Republicans are obsessed with taking health care away from millions of Americans. For nearly […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today: «The Special Counsel did not exonerate the President. In fact, according to the Attorney General’s letter, he described a pattern of evidence suggesting the President engaged in obstruction of justice. […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today released his Office’s 2018 Annual Report, which highlights work to support small businesses, to make a once-in-a-generation investment in schools across Rhode Island, and how his office is returning millions of dollars in unclaimed property back to its rightful owners. «Over the past four years, we have found […]Load more...
PHOTO:President Donald Trump shows maps of Syria and Iraq depicting the size of the «ISIS physical caliphate» as he speaks to workers at the country’s only remaining tank manufacturing plant, in Lima, Ohio, March 20, 2019. VOA News In late 2018, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the New England Congressional Delegation issued the following statement regarding cuts to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in New England. “We know New England was disproportionately hurt by the Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2019 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program allocation,” said the Delegation. “LIHEAP is critical to seniors, people […]Load more...
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