WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2023: * * * Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke in support of H.Res. 888, which reaffirms the State of Israel's right to exist, and H.Res. 793, which calls on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Congressman Amo voted in favor of both measures that passed the House of Representatives. Congressman Amo announced today that he will serve as a member of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Congressional Armenian Caucus, co-signed a bipartisan letter to the House and Senate leaders that expresses support for the inclusion of funds in any supplemental appropriations bill to strengthen the U.S.-Armenia security partnership and help address the severe humanitarian challenges caused by Azerbaijan's recent aggressio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Chris Coons (D-DE) in applauding Senate passage of their American Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with reliable and effective trauma kits that allow them to immediately respond to civilian or firs  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Budget Committee Republicans are urging Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) to convene a series of hearings examining policies to address the nation's looming economic challenges. In a letter signed by all committee Republicans, the Senators cite credit downgrades and independent analyses warning of the challenges presented by growing debt, deficit and interes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: As a result of an ongoing bipartisan Senate Budget Committee investigation, Credit Suisse has agreed to reinstate Independent Ombudsperson Neil Barofsky to oversee the bank's internal investigation into its historic servicing of previously undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts. Credit Suisse was approached in 2020 with credible information that it had held pote  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Jeanette Geary, a nurse, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding Workers' Rights and Liberties": * * * Chairman Good, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Committee, My name is Jeanette Geary. I am a nurse by profession. I have spent my entire career in direct patient care, always devoted to my patients. When I was   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Zachary Stolz, a partner of Chisholm Chisholm and Kilpatrick, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) led 57 Members of Congress in a letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to move swiftly to prevent creditors from using information about Americans' medical debt to determine credit worthiness. Medical debt is not a reliable predictor of overall financial well-being  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC--For nearly a year, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has blocked the promotions of all senior military leaders, now totaling 445 officers, over his partisan disagreement with a Department of Defense reproductive healthcare policy. Today, Senator Tuberville announced that he is dropping most of his holds, with the exception of four-star generals and admirals. Following this announcement,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today opened a bipartisan investigation into the effects of private equity ownership on our nation's hospitals. Senators Whitehouse and Grassley sent letters to the chief executive officers (CEOs) of Leonard Green & Partners, Prospect Medic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congresswoman Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-01) today reintroduced the Clean Competition Act, legislation aimed at making American companies more competitive in the global marketplace and tackling major sources of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by creating a carbon border adjustment. The legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Bria  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement of a new rule to crack down on emissions of potent methane pollution from the oil and gas industry and establish a $190 per ton social cost of carbon. The Biden Administration made the announcement in Dubai at COP28, the annual climate summit convened by the United   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today applauded the selection of Susan Sherman as the inaugural Executive Director of the Marine Debris Foundation. The nonprofit foundation was established by Whitehouse's Save Our Seas 2.0 law, the most comprehensive legislation ever passed by Congress to address the plastic debris crisis. "I wish Susan Sherman well as she becomes the inaug  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - This evening, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will set off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates to join heads of state, lawmakers, private sector leaders, and environmental advocates from around the globe at the U.N.'s 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP)--the largest and most important venue for world governments to gather to find international agreement on ways t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) met with Armenia's Ambassador to the United States Lilit Makunts in the Senator's Washington, DC office to discuss holding Azerbaijan accountable for the unprovoked military offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh, the humanitarian needs of Armenian refugees fleeing the region, and the latest developments in the peace process between Armenia   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) today applauded the inclusion of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act as part of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "I am pleased to announce the inclusion of our bipartisan, bicameral Foreign Extortion Prevention Act in this year's  more