Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) & Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) lead a bipartisan effort to produce a balanced spending plan for key transportation, housing, and economic development programs Under current formula, RI slated to receive about $270 million in federal funding to enhance the state’s transportation network, as well as $22 million for housing grants […]readmore
Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s Drone Operator Safety Act passed the Senate today as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. Whitehouse’s legislation would make it a criminal offense to interfere with the operation of a manned aircraft using a drone and would prohibit flying a drone near active runways. Violators would […]readmore
Jim Malone WASHINGTON—The two front-runners in the race for the White House, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, expect to win big in next Tuesday’s New York primary. Both contenders have deep roots in New York and victories would give their campaigns a boost after recent setbacks. Public opinion polls give Trump a huge […]readmore
VOA News A New Jersey judge has ruled that U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is an American citizen and, as a result, can participate in the New Jersey primary election on June 7. In a 26-page decision, Administrative Law Judge Jeff Masin wrote, “a child, born of a citizen-father, citizen-mother, or both, is indeed […]readmore
Cindy Saine CAPITOL HILL—U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan took an unusual step Tuesday, holding a news conference in front of a room packed with reporters and cameras to announce that he was NOT going to do something: seek or accept the Republican nomination for president of the United States. Speaking at Republican National Committee […]readmore
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today introduced the Drone Operator Safety Act, legislation that would impose criminal penalties for the unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft. The bill is a House companion to legislation introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). “While this proposal may sound like common sense to some, these guidelines must […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier The U.S. contests for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations have turned into contentious fights for delegates to the parties’ national conventions, where the candidates for November’s national election will be picked. Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump is the Republican front-runner, but he complained Monday that party officials have created a «crooked, […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, Representative Aaron Regunberg and Senator Gayle Goldin, ceremoniously signed legislation to make voter registration easier for Rhode Islanders. The bill will allow Rhode Islanders to register to vote or update their voter information online in time for the November 2016 elections. […]readmore
WASHINGTON –Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) led 51 of their colleagues to push for funding for the National Violent Death Report System (NVDRS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health research on gun violence. In a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement regarding the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium: "Our hearts go out to the victims and we stand in solidarity with the people of Belgium. We will do everything we can to root out the network that conducted this attack and degrade and destroy […]readmore