WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: School infrastructure has an outsized impact on learning. To ensure more schools are in good condition, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) unveiled a bicameral proposal today that would target new federal infrastructure funding to help local school districts address school building and modernization needs. The Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2023 wou  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: According to a new report--commissioned in 2020 by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chairman of the Committee on the Budget, and released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)--the gap in retirement account balances between middle- and high-i  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: House and Senate leadership re-appointed Dr. Phillip Swagel to a second four-year term as Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). As required by the Congressional Budget Act, the appointment was made jointly by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Patty Murray (D-WA), upon the joint recomm  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Recognizing the positive health, social, and community impacts of outdoor recreation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says a new $2.73 million infusion from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is coming to Rhode Island this month to boost outdoor recreation and safeguard natural areas across the Ocean State. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) can us  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, in Australia, the U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Canberra (LCS 30). The commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia marks the first time a U.S. Navy ship has been commissioned outside of the United States. The USS Canberra was built at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. It wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to strengthen the economy and help more Rhode Island residents earn a paycheck while learning a trade, Rhode Island is getting $353,679 to improve and expand its Registered Apprenticeship program, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced. The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) will receive the State Apprenticeship Expansion grant, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor. Re  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: As record heat waves roil parts of the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined several colleagues in introducing new legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. Senator Reed is teaming up with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) on the Asuncion Valdivi  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: In an effort to defend and strengthen voting rights, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with colleagues to reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2344), sweeping federal legislation that would protect the right to vote, strengthen our democracy, reform the redistricting process to ban partisan gerrymandering, and enhance voting rights protections for communities of color. The bill would  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023: * * * Today, after President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the next Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement: "Admiral Franchetti is a distinguished leader whose vision and skill would be invaluable to the U.S. Navy and the President. If confirmed, she  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Last night and into the early hours of this morning, a leading group of U.S. Senators took to the Senate floor to urge an end to the partisan blockade of merit-based promotions by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who continues to indefinitely stall the nominations of hundreds of senior U.S. military officers. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to modernize and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents by public companies, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the author of the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act, issued the following statement: "Public companies need to take cybersecurity seriously and make it a top  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to prevent releases of hazardous substances into the environment, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today announced $525,000 for the Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) Program. The federal funds will assists the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) in statewide efforts to investigate suspected leaks and releases and perform corrective action to prevent th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Every garden has a story and reflects the type of care it gets. Founded in 2017, What Cheer Flower Farm is a flourishing nonprofit that grows, rescues, and gives away over 100,000 cut flowers annually to hospitals, hospices, food pantries, senior services, recovery centers, shelters, and people who could use a lift. Beyond botanical gifts, the organization also offers a vari  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 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 "Beyond the Breaking Point: The Fiscal Consequences of Climate Change on Infrastructure." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley, members of th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Every garden has a story and reflects the type of care it gets. Founded in 2017, What Cheer Flower Farm is a flourishing nonprofit that grows, rescues, and gives away over 100,000 cut flowers annually to hospitals, hospices, food pantries, senior services, recovery centers, shelters, and people who could use a lift. Beyond botanical gifts, the organization also offe  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today introduced the Denying Expenditures for False Accusations with Malicious Effect (DEFAME) Act, legislation that would prohibit corporations with more than $10 billion in revenue from taking an income tax deduction for certain defamation payments totaling more than $500 million. "Taxpayers shouldn't h  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on July 26, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement following his participation in the inaugural White House Methane Summit: "I was happy to be invited by the White House to participate in what I call the White House's 'Methane Enforcement Day.' As the author of the original methane fee proposal that was negotiated into the Inflation Reduction Act an  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, July 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today presented 98-year-old World War II veteran Francis Marshall with a full re-issue of military medals honoring his service in the U.S. Army. Dozens of family members and friends joined attended today's ceremony at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol. "It is an honor to present Mr. Marshall with the military medals he courageously earned du  more