Senator Reed teaming up with Coons, Klobuchar, & Duckworth to significantly increase the number of Americans who can serve each year through AmeriCorps, increase compensation to make it possible for all to serve WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to mobilize the power of national service, assist communities in need, and put more Americans to work […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, in an effort to help seniors and people with disabilities and their caregivers cope with the spread of coronavirus, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced over $5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help fund home-delivered meals, care services in the home, respite […]readmore
Pawtucket, RI – “Non-essential» businesses in Rhode Island remain shut down by order of Governor Gina Raimondo even as unemployment filings shoot up and COVID-19 projections drop markedly. While much of trucking has not been directly impacted by the shutdown order, as an industry that interacts with all businesses in Rhode Island – manufacturing, farms, […]readmore
Senator says testing is key to reopening U.S. economy and says RI should be able to quickly access $17.5 million for testing in near-term from Senate-passed COVID 3.5 bill and will also receive tens of millions of dollars in federal testing assistance going forward PROVIDENCE, RI – After holding the line and forcing Congressional Republicans to […]readmore
VOA News China’s Foreign Ministry Wednesday rejected a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of Missouri claiming the nation is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Missouri’s attorney general, Eric Schmitt, announced the lawsuit Tuesday, alleging Chinese officials are responsible for the pandemic that has sickened around 2.5 million people worldwide, thrown tens of millions out […]readmore
VOA News By Margaret Besheer NEW YORK – Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will help the state of New York design and fund a program to trace coronavirus infections as part of its strategy to contain the spread of the virus. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the initiative Wednesday, saying it would be done in unison with the neighboring states of New Jersey […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Baragona The first run of a new, low-cost ventilator is coming off the assembly line in New York City. With COVID-19 raising concerns about a shortage of breathing machines for critically ill patients, the city turned to home-grown industries to try to fill in the gap. Full-featured ventilators cost tens of thousands […]readmore
VOA News By Katherine Gypson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress is set to pass a $484 billion interim aid bill Thursday, providing stop-gap funding for the $2 trillion CARES Act, the largest relief package in U.S. history. But even six weeks of record spending from the U.S. government has not been enough to contain the damage […]readmore
VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – Amid the coronavirus pandemic there will be a pause of at least 60 days in the issuance of green cards, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday — a move that will potentially close the country off to tens of thousands of people. “It would be wrong and unjust” […]readmore
VOA News NEW YORK – After weeks on a warlike footing and suffering thousands of deaths, New York’s governor said Monday that the state appears to be on the “descent” from its apex of coronavirus cases. New York is approaching a quarter-of-a-million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 14,000 deaths. What was anticipated to be […]readmore