WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced the introduction of the bipartisan Armenian Protection Act (H.R.7288) to prevent the United States from providing security assistance to Azerbaijan for two years. This legislation was introduced along with Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), and Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Amir Ali, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Judge Melissa DuBose, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode Island; Judge Sunil Harjani, nominated to be U.S. District  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Do you have what it takes to be a National Park Ranger? Or how about an archivist, community planner, seasonal employee or an intern? The U.S. National Park Services (NPS) is looking to hire a few more good men and women, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is encouraging Rhode Islanders to apply. Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, helped make the NPS staffing increase possible through a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The process to fill the upcoming federal court vacancy in Rhode Island took a step forward today as United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced they have recommended that President Joe Biden nominate Rhode Island District Court Associate Judge Melissa R. DuBose, of Providence, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. "After a collaborative, six-month process that i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WATCH: Sen. Reed's introduction of Judge Dubose for nomination to serve on the on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today introduced Rhode Island District Court Associate Judge Melissa R. DuBose, who has been nominated to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Senator Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following commentary to Law360: * * * High Court's Gifts Problem Taints Public Corruption Cases The U.S. Supreme Court has just taken up a case, Snyder v. United States, whose question at issue is how close the "quid" must be to the "quo" to establish "quid pro quo" corruption. Recent revelations about the court raise questions about whether this court is presently fit to make such decisions. A line of precedent has em  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Jan. 24, 2024, entitled "Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries": * * * These hearings on the economic and budgetary costs of climate change press the point that caring about debt and deficits requires caring about climate change. From creeping climate inflation to looming systemic risks, familie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "Investing in the Future: Safeguarding Municipal Bonds from Climate Risk": * * * Welcome to the first hearing of the Senate Budget Committee in 2024 and our twelfth hearing on the looming fiscal dangers of climate change. In the year since we started, climate economic warnings have just gotten worse. We are barre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Jan. 17, 2024, entitled "The Great Tax Escape: Closing Corporate Loopholes that Reward Offshoring Jobs and Profits": * * * Last year, the Budget Committee held several hearings addressing how tax cuts for large multinational corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals have worsened income and wealth inequality in this country, and hurt s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a statement following the annual release of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook: "Today's CBO baseline confirms that Democrats' investments to jumpstart our recovery and promote a stronger economy worked: CBO is now p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Amir Ali, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Judge Melissa DuBose, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode Island; Judge   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today introduced U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island nominee Melissa R. DuBose before a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The White House announced DuBose's nomination last month after Whitehouse and U.S. Senator Jack Reed jointly recommended her for the seat to the President. DuBose currently serves as an Associate Judge of the Rhode Island  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control and a member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, cheered a proposed rule from the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that would extend anti-money laundering safeguards to professionals in the U.S.'s residential real estate market. "While I am still revi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) today introduced the End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act, legislation to close a loophole in the tax code that allows billionaires to avoid capital gains taxes on appreciated assets donated to dark money organizations, a tactic that has been increasingly used to funnel billionaire dark money into the American political system.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced the Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation (STRONGER) Act, which would help reduce recidivism and break the cycle of addiction by updating and reauthorizing the Residential Substanc  more