Senators’ legislation would allow states to cap credit card interest rates for their residents Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Empowering States’ Rights to Protect Consumers Act (S. 3321), which would protect consumers by restoring the ability of […]readmore
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Patient Assistance Program Allows Company to Increase Drug Prices While Passing Costs onto Insurance Companies and Consumers WASHINGTON, DC — In a letter sent today to the CEO of pharmaceutical company Mylan, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with 18 of their Senate colleagues, expressed their serious concerns about the company’s significant price […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – On Saturday, April 30, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across the state. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in Warwick. This informational seminar is […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent lead poisoning in the nation’s public and assisted housing, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to update the blood lead level standard in public and assisted households with children. The Senators encouraged […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – Prospective college students in Rhode Island left $6,772,300 in federal Pell Grant money unclaimed in the 2014-15 academic year, according to a recent study released by the personal finance website Nerd Wallet. And U.S. Senator Jack Reed, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, and state financial aid experts from the Rhode Island Student Loan […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI – After years of hard work to establish a new national historical park in the Blackstone River Valley, U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act was signed into law last month. Senator Reed says the bill signing was a significant milestone, but more work remains. Today, Senator […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — In an effort to ensure that tap water in Rhode Island remains clean and safe to drink, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today met with local, state, and federal officials at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to ensure water problems like those in Flint, Michigan don’t spout up in Rhode Island. “Investing in […]readmore