WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to condemn Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville for his unprecedented action to block senior military promotions, undermining our military service members and national security. "Since February, the Alabama Senator has blocked more than 300 qualified officers in the military from receiving the promotions that they   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned Azerbaijan's assault against Nagorno Karabakh and urged the cut off to U.S. assistance to the Aliyev regime. The two leading Senators sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI -- In front of the colorful mosaic that defines the Roger Williams Park Gateway Center on Broad Street, U.S. Senator Jack Reed kicked off a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month today with a walking tour along La Broa' in Providence, a street that has long been known as a cultural corridor and historic heart of Providence's diverse Latino community. Broad Street dates back to the 1700s,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate moved to formally consider the nominations of the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, and Commandant of the Marine Corps. These officers, along with nearly 300 other senior military officers, have been blocked from their promotions by the senior Senator from Alabama for more than seven months. Following today's floor action, U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * The Republicans on the House Budget Committee released the text of a budget resolution to be marked up tomorrow, September 20, 2023, just ten days before the end of the fiscal year. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement: "In June, Congress passed a bipartisan b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 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 "Reducing Inequality, Fueling Growth: How Public Investment Promotes Prosperity for All." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley and members o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: A new estimate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary, released today, finds that the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would extend the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund's solvency indefinitely by making the nation's highest earners contribute a fairer share. The legislation, which uses t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution backed by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to officially recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children past infancy; in 2023, an estimated 9,910 children under the age of 14 will be diagnosed with cancer and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor to request unanimous consent to schedule a vote on his bill, the Federal Disaster Responsibility Act. This bill would fully fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to ensure the federal government could quickly and comprehensively respond to natural disasters, and deliver urgently needed disaster ai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today lauded the Biden Administration's historic decision to begin requiring use of a social cost of carbon across government decision-making. A social cost of carbon is a science-based estimate of the damages caused by each ton of carbon pollution - including property losses, increased health care c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - This morning, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered opening remarks in a hearing of the full Judiciary Committee entitled, "Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy." The hearing examined the growing trend of corporations on firm fin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Finance and Environment and Public Works Committees, and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today reintroduced legislation that would create a new incentive to recycle plastic and help reduce the plastic waste that is disrupting coastal economies, overwhelming ecosystem  more