WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to Fox News, on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Biden's War Against the Lands, Waters and American Workers Just Got Even Bigger Nearly 1 million acres. That's an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. It's also the area of land President Biden just locked away by designating a new national monument in Arizona. Let's back up a little. The Antiquities Act is a 1  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As part of his years-long effort to strengthen Rhode Island as a leading defense innovation hub, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is helping SENEDIA bring together some of the nation's top defense experts, policymakers, academic, technology, labor, and industry leaders, and innovative small businesses in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the m  more

NEW SHOREHAM, Rhode Island, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: As investigators continue working to determine the cause of the blaze that devastated Block Island's historic Harborside Inn, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is working to ensure affected small businesses can access needed assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The major fire hit during what is normally one of the busiest times of the year for tourism to Bloc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner announced $1,769,769 in new federal funding for the City of Pawtucket and Burrillville's four Fire Districts. The federal awards through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program will support the purchasing of new radio communication syste  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to help state and local government agencies enhance their cybersecurity capabilities and beef up cybersecurity, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced $4.46 million in new federal funding to help Rhode Island defend against evolving cyber threats. This new pot of federal funds is being made available to Rhode Island, as well as other states, on the heels of a string of  more

CHARLESTOWN, Rhode Island, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and former U.S. Representative Jim Langevin joined Charlestown Town Council President Deb Carney and Charlestown Fire District officials this afternoon to celebrate $610,000 in federal funding to support the development of the Cross Mills Volunteer Firefighters Memorial Park. "On one of the last days of his historic tenure, Congressman Langevin and I  more