WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release and letter: As water temperatures around Florida exceeded 100 degrees in recent weeks, threatening the survival of coral reefs and the state's tourism industry, and insurers flee Florida due to the skyrocketing costs of hurricanes and extreme weather, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis -- who is running in the Republican presidential primary -- has indicated he will refuse up to $354 million in federal money f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Persistent and bipartisan oversight by the Senate Budget Committee has exposed new details that show Credit Suisse's internal investigation into its servicing of Nazi clients and their enablers was insufficient, allowing the bank to continue to obscure details of its historic servicing of Nazi clients and their enablers. Pursuant to subpoena, the Budget C  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) celebrated the 88th Anniversary of Social Security. This program, signed into law on August 14, 1935, keeps 22.5 million Americans above the poverty line. Almost 67 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, including over 230,000 Rhode Islanders. "Americans deserve to retire with dignity after a lifetime of hard work,   more

CRANSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: For parents "Working 9 to 5," Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is making it easier for local families to get free children's books, read with their kids, and prepare them to succeed in school and beyond. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Comprehensive Community Action Inc. (CCAP) -- which has teamed up with the Dollywood Foundation as an official Imagination Library partn  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, and City officials at Oakland Beach to celebrate $4.37 million in federal funds to modernize local water infrastructure and improve beach water quality for Rhode Islanders. The three Congressionally Directed Spending awards approved for the Warwick Sewer A  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, and City officials at Oakland Beach to celebrate $4.37 million in federal funds to modernize local water infrastructure and improve beach water quality for Rhode Islanders. The three Congressionally Directed Spending awards approved for the Warwic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * After news broke late last night that former President Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on several criminal charges, including violating the state's racketeering act; soliciting a public officer to violate their oath; conspiring to impersonate a public officer; conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree; and conspiring to file false documents, U.S. Senator Jac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: In an effort to boost public safety and ensure Rhode Island firefighters have the equipment and training needed to stay safe while responding to emergencies, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced $728,919 to help firefighters in Lincoln, Narragansett, and Woonsocket purchase new equipment and implement new training programs. The fede  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: In an effort to boost public safety and ensure Rhode Island firefighters have the equipment and training needed to stay safe while responding to emergencies, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced $728,919 to help firefighters in Lincoln, Narragansett, and Woonsocket purchase new equipment and implement new training programs.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: In an effort to boost public safety and ensure Rhode Island firefighters have the equipment and training needed to stay safe while responding to emergencies, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced $728,919 to help firefighters in Lincoln, Narragansett, and Woonsocket purchase new equipment and implement new training programs. The  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: As back-to-school approaches it also means students will soon be heading back to school cafeterias. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced a new $858,088 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition Grant that will support the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and partners organizations in helping schools to expand their menu offerings to include more healt  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) today released a letter alerting the Judicial Conference to the latest bombshell reporting published by ProPublica, which brought to light previously undisclosed billionaire-funded gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Whitehouse and Johnson's letter asks the Judicial Conference to take these latest revel  more

BARRINGTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today celebrated the one year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law with dozens of seniors at the Barrington Senior Center. Whitehouse highlighted the major savings for people on Medicare along with the consumer-facing clean energy incentives and tax fairness improvements included in the law, w  more