WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Democratic colleagues to reintroduce the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. As states across the country continue to attack women's freedoms, this legislation would block anti-choice states from penalizing travel for   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Ahead of the one-year mark of the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Representative Seth Magaziner signed on to a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R.12 - Women's Health Protection Act, legislation that would enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law. A discharge petition is a motion to have a bill released from its committee of jurisdiction. Once discharged, the leg  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: The Senate Appropriations Committee today unanimously voted to favorably report out to key spending bills: the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Agriculture bill and the FY 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) bill. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Rhode Island's only member of the Appropriations Committee, who serves on the MilCon-VA Subcommittee, says the pair of bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: On Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 24-1 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to strengthen the U.S. military, safeguard the nation, protect the health of our service members and their families, and bolster America's defense industrial base. A summary of the bill is available here. This legislation, which is led by U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, today released the following statement regarding a ProPublica report that alleges that Justice Samuel Alito accepted and failed to disclose a lu  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to crack down on illicit fentanyl, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted unanimously to advance the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the fentanyl crisis by targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels tha  more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: New federal money is on the way to help accelerate improvements along Route 37, a heavily-trafficked corridor linking two cities and Interstates 95 and 295. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced a new $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for the Rhode Island  more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, June 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: New federal money is on the way to help accelerate improvements along Route 37, a heavily-trafficked corridor linking two cities and Interstates 95 and 295. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced a new $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for the Rhode Island Dep  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: In an effort to bring Americans together through service to the nation and their fellow citizens, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Todd Young (R-IN) today reintroduced legislation that would create a whole of government approach to addressing military, national and public service needs. This legislation is based on the recommendations of the bipartisan National Commission on Military, N  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of 988's nationwide availability, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is being honored as a "988 Crisis Response Champion" by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the #ReimagineCrisis Campaign. A dedicated advocate for suicide prevention and mental health care, Senator Reed is being recognized for his leadershi  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is charging ahead to a cleaner energy future and accelerating efforts to enhance its public transit network thanks to $13.5 million in new federal funding secured by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner. This week, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation helped secure $8,492,000 through a federal Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is charging ahead to a cleaner energy future and accelerating efforts to enhance its public transit network thanks to $13.5 million in new federal funding secured by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner. This week, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation helped secure $8,492,000 through a f  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID). The state-owned airport offers a 2,500-foot runway (know  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID). The state-owned airport offers a 2,500-foot runway (known as Runw  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID). The state-owned airport offers a 2,500-foot runway (known  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to improve accountability at big banks and ensure managers of failed banks don't profit from their mismanagement and negligence, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today voted 21-2 to advance the bipartisan Recovering Executive Compensation from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act to the full Senate. This legislation, supported by U.S. Senator Jack Re  more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, June 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: New federal money is on the way to help accelerate improvements along Route 37, a heavily-trafficked corridor linking two cities and Interstates 95 and 295. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced a new $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for the Rhode Island Departme  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, titled "Dollars and Degrees: Investigating Fossil Fuel Dark Money's Systemic Threats to Climate and the Federal Budget." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Before we get   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization dedicated to confronting anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, recognized Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for their efforts to shine a light on previously-undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts held by Credit Suisse. The lawmakers   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, today dropped episode two of his new podcast, Making the Case, breaking down the right-wing operators and phony front groups behind the effort to capture the Supreme Court for Republican billionaires and big special interests. The second episode of Making the Case is now available on Spotify,   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and James Risch (R-ID) and Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) today introduced the Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would protect national security by offering rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of sanctions evaders. "Our bipartisan bill will  more