WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Fred Upton (MI-06) today are introducing the Active Shooter Alert Act, bipartisan legislation to create a program similar to the AMBER Alert system for law enforcement to alert the public to active shooters in their community. Active shooter incidents put a huge strain on our law enforcement officials. […]Read More
Aline Barros The Joe Biden administration has proposed raising the fees on almost all visas for non-immigrants seeking to reach the United States. While US officials say the move is necessary to better align visa prices with what it costs to provide them, critics worry that if the administration doesn’t address visa wait times, rising […]Read More
US First Lady Jill Biden meets with the nation’s spouses of governors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC Jill Biden on Monday urged the spouses of the nation’s governors to continue working together and with her on issues she said transcend politics, such as her efforts to help military families and support research into […]Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate has come together to produce what the chairman of the body’s Foreign Relations Committee has dubbed “the mother of all sanctions” to be levied against Russia in the event of a new invasion of Ukraine. According to committee chairman Robert Menendez, senators are on the cusp of […]Read More
Newport, RI – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, released the following statement on the planned retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: “I thank Justice Breyer for his dedication to the law and service to the American people, and wish him well […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement on the retirement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of this term: “I have long admired Stephen Breyer. He was one of my advisors at Harvard Law School and I am truly grateful for his wise […]Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, for 27 years a staunch liberal voice on the country’s highest court, has decided to retire, according to news accounts in Washington. The retirement of the 83-year-old Breyer will hand President Joe Biden his first chance at filling an open seat since former President Donald Trump appointed three […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, departed for a congressional delegation to Brussels, Belgium and Kyiv, Ukraine. The bipartisan delegation, led by Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, includes Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Mark Green […]Read More
QUONSET POINT, RI — On Monday, January 24, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) for their annual legislative update meeting. The virtual event, hosted by EB President Kevin Graney, will provide updates on the company’s accomplishments during the past year and projections […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Building on the remarks he made last night in his 2022 State of the State Address, Governor Dan McKee, joined by Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, today announced a plan to accelerate over 100 infrastructure projects valued at $2.1 billion as a result of funding from the federal Bipartisan […]Read More
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