WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WARWICK, R.I. -- Today, U.S.Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) celebrated $530,437 in federal funding he secured for a modern, fully-operational Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Warwick's nearly 83,000 residents. The over half a million dollars in federal funding secured will be used to relocate the Warwick Fire Department's 70-year-old Emergency Operations Center to the Department's newest  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WARWICK, R.I. -- Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a roundtable discussion with Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS-02), who chaired the U.S. House January 6th Committee and is Democratic Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, regarding the importance of protecting American democracy, rooting out extremism, and restoring faith in our elections. "America's system of governance, by  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Nearly two million Americans claim Greek ancestry. Representatives Bilirakis and Pappas who serve as Co-Chairs of the Hellenic Caucus are joined by their colleagues, including: Representatives Magaziner, Pappas, Malliotakis, Pallone, Titus, Sarbanes, and Meng in sponsoring a resolution to commemorate the 203rd anniversary of Greek Independence. The resolution emphasizes the hard-fought struggle for i  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to better serve the unique and complex needs of children and families connected to foster care and adoption, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have partnered with Adoption Rhode Island (ARI) and the Rhode Island College (RIC) School of Social Work to update and revive a specialized certificate program to help address the workforce shortages in human services and   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announcedthat he is delivering $963,000 in federal funding for a planned waterfront development project to improve shoreline accessibility in East Greenwich. Members of the press joined Rep. Magaziner and town leaders for a tour of the proposed development. This community project includes three main elements: (1) Public right-of-wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode-Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on MArch 6, 2024, entitled "How Primary Care Improves Health Care Efficiency": * * * Members of the Committee may recognize this chart, which I've used for years to show the opportunity we have in health care in America. It graphs America's health care spending as a percent of GDP against Americans' life expectancy, one measure of health   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode, Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 6, 2024, on the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act (S. 1274): * * * This morning, the Committee will consider and vote on S. 1274, the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness, or REEF Act. This bipartisan legislation would permanently end mandated cuts to railroad workers' unemployment and sickness insurance benefits, putti  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Amid mounting warnings of economic and budgetary catastrophes caused by climate change, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to the Committee's Republican members detailing how many of these warnings are already beginning to come true and imploring them to act to stave off climate-related systemic risks   more