WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Over $15.7 million in federal funding is coming to Rhode Island to help address and end homelessness. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), today announced $15,726,763 million in federal Continuum of Care (CoC) grants to help state and local agencies provide coordinated services and housing supp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - Every child is full of potential, and with the right services and supports, they will reach it. In an effort to make it easier for at-risk Rhode Island families to locate, access, and enroll in programs and services that give their children the best possible chance to thrive, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today delivered a $1 million federal earmark to help launch Meeting Street's new Early Chil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced an additional $575,829 in federal funding for RIHousing and the North Providence Housing Authority to help homeless veterans and their families find and retain permanent housing. The program combines rental assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with case management and clinical services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers negotiated a $78 billion package that would revive and expand the child tax credit and temporarily restore various business tax provisions, U.S. Senator Jack Reed encouraged Congress to move forward with the legislation, known as the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. Reed says Congress must work together to strengthen the economy, reduce red  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to protect consumers and help Americans keep their money safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are backing a proposed federal rule that would expand oversight and supervisory authority over big tech companies that offer digital peer-to-peer mobile payment systems and digital wallet services. The senators say that when it comes to protecting peo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI - After years of planning and working together to make the case for funding, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo along with Governor Dan McKee gathered today with state, local, and federal officials to celebrate a new $81 million federal grant that is being awarded to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to establis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI - After years of planning and working together to make the case for funding, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo along with Governor Dan McKee gathered today with state, local, and federal officials to celebrate a new $81 million federal grant that is being awarded to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to est  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: 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 "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Welcome back, Senator Johnson. This morning, we'll discuss how in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - The 2024 tax filing season kicked off this week, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed is highlighting a number of free resources available to help Rhode Islanders file with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and take advantage of available tax credits to save money this year. According to the IRS, more than 146 million individual 2023 tax returns are expected to be filed by this year's deadline of  more