WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Congressman Gabe Amo released this statement follow the release of the Rhode Island Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) 2024-2029 State Plan. This ambitious plan details 36 strategic recommendations on how to improve the quality of life and accessibility of care for Rhode Islanders with dementia by the end of this decade. "Too many families across our state are plagued by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced plans to attend this weekend's Munich Security Conference. In first official overseas travel, Congressman Amo will express unwavering support for upholding international commitments. "Amidst the chaos, confusion, and inaction we are seeing from my some of my colleagues and the de facto lead  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today issued a letter to the members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Task Force on Climate Actions asking that they evaluate the Chamber's long pattern of obstructing climate legislation and consider whether their companies should continue providing a green veneer for pro-fossil fuel lobbying and influence activities. "[...] We enc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02)sent a letter along with colleagues in Congress urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to address operational issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which may cause students to wait longer for financial aid awards and have less time to weigh offers from colleges and make a key life decision. The rollout of the n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, after the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued new proposed regulations to require investment advisers to abide by anti-money laundering (AML) rules similar to what banks do, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who has been asking for these changes for years, strongly backed the move. Reed said Treasury's proposal would crack down on money derived from foreign   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is throwing his support behind bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that would protect children online and hold social media companies accountable. The Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409) would provide kids and parents with better tools to protect themselves online, hold tech and socia  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, 47, who exposed corruption at the highest levels of Russian government and survived a previous political assassination attempt with a military-grade nerve agent: "Alexei Navalny stood up to tyranny. H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: EAST GREENWICH, RI - In an effort to enhance the East Greenwich Fire Department's (EGFD) communications capabilities and continue to keep the community safe, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined East Greenwich Town Manager Andrew E. Nota and Fire Chief Bernard L. Patenaude to celebrate two federal grants totaling $452,118 for the EGFD to upgrade outdated communications equipment with new, s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Noting that House Republicans have not come close to meeting the constitutional bar to remove U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas from office, and that Republicans torpedoed a bipartisan border security bill at the behest of former President Donald Trump, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement condemning the second partisan attempt to impeach the U.S. Secretary of H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Days after the passage of a bipartisan $95 billion national security supplemental package by the U.S. Senate, Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) are leading a bipartisan delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference. "One of our greatest strengths relative to our adversaries--China, Russia, Iran, North Korea--is our vast network of allies, whic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After months of debate and bipartisan negotiation and a weekend session that saw votes on Super Bowl Sunday, the U.S. Senate voted 70-29 this morning to pass a bipartisan national security supplemental appropriations bill.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted for the comprehensive package, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Days after helping shepherd a bipartisan $95 billion national security supplemental package through the U.S. Senate, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) are leading a bipartisan delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference. "It's an honor to once again co-lead CODEL McCain to Munich to send the message that the United States Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) cheered the Biden administration's new rule extending Covid-era policies that expanded access to medication-assisted treatment initiated at Opioid Treatment Programs (OPTs). The rule change allows methadone and buprenorphine to be administered at home and ends a yearlong requirement of opioid addiction before entering treatment. These changes, which take effe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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, today applauded the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for proposing a rule that would subject investment advisors in the private investment industry to basic anti-money laundering reporting requirements.  more