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Jan. 1, 2021
SENATE VOTES TO NEARLY DOUBLE FUNDING FOR NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 1, 2021
U.S. Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of Defense Bill
Sen. Jack Reed
Dec. 28, 2020
After CASH Act Passes House on Bipartisan Vote, Reed Urges U.S. Senate to Boost Direct Payments for Americans to $2,000
Sen. Jack Reed
Dec. 22, 2020
Cotton, Whitehouse Applaud Signing of ALS Disability Insurance Access Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 20, 2020
WHITEHOUSE SUPPORTS LONG-OVERDUE DEAL TO PROVIDE DIRECT RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 10, 2020
Letter to Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary - Judiciary Democrats to Graham: Follow Precedent, Stop Holding Nomination Hearings
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 12, 2020
CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 7, 2020
Reed Statement on Trump Recklessly Abandoning COVID Relief Negotiations
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 26, 2020
Reed Statement on Trump's Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 10, 2020
Reed Votes Against Republican COVID Bill That Would Shortchange All Americans
Sen. Jack Reed
July 30, 2020
Reed Statement on Cancellation of Tata Hearing
Sen. Jack Reed
July 27, 2020
Letter to Chairman Lindsey Graham - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Pressing Chairman Graham For Committee Action On The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 3, 2020
Leahy Unveils Legislation To Defend Power Of The Purse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 27, 2020
As COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 100,000 in U.S., Whitehouse Joins Calls for National Moment of Silence to Honor the Lives Lost
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 23, 2020
Reed: Senate Republican Inaction on COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Economy & Public Health
Sen. Jack Reed
May 15, 2020
NBC News - Trump's Coronavirus Response Proves Congress Once Again Needs its Own Science Advisers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 13, 2020
Reed: Senate GOP May Not See the Need for Urgent COVID-19 Fiscal Action, But the Fed & the American People Do
Sen. Jack Reed
April 28, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senate Democrats Urge McConnell To Focus Senate Business on Coronavirus
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 14, 2020
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Minority Leader Charles Schumer; Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Sen. Coons, colleagues call for boosted Lifeline assistance funding to keep Americans connected
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar - Murphy, Baldwin, Senate Dems to Hhs: Reopen the Aca Marketplace, Allow More Americans to Get Health Insurance During Covid-19 Pandemic
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Demanding Answers About DHS' Newly Claimed Authorities To Override Federal Laws At Southern Border
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to Glenn Fine, Chairman of the Pandemic Response Accountability Commission - Whitehouse, Blumenthal & Hirono Call on Pandemic Response Accountability Commission Chairman to Commit to Public Transparency & Disclosure
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March 22, 2020
Whitehouse Statement on Coronavirus Package Procedural Vote
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 18, 2020
Whitehouse Approves Emergency Package to Provide Relief for Rhode Islanders
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 27, 2020
Impeachment
Sen. Jack Reed
Feb. 13, 2020
Senate Judiciary Democrats to Chairman Graham: Investigate Political Interference at DOJ
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Feb. 5, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Is Interviewed About Impeachment
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - As Impeachment Focuses on Yovanovitch's Ouster, 22 Democrats Demand Pompeo Explain Steps to Protect U.S. Diplomats
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Jan. 27, 2020
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jack Reed
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Jan. 22, 2020
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Mitch McConnell's Power
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 16, 2020
Whitehouse Statement on Opening of Impeachment Trial
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 15, 2020
Reed Statement on Trump Impeachment Trial
Sen. Jack Reed
Jan. 14, 2020
RI Native Peter Gaynor Confirmed as FEMA Administrator
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Dec. 18, 2019
Whitehouse Statement on Trump Impeachment
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 18, 2019
Reed Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump
Sen. Jack Reed
Dec. 6, 2019
Transcript of Speaker Pelosi, Bicameral Congressional Delegation to COP25 Madrid Press Conference
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Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Top Senate Democrats Demand Answers From Pentagon On Continued Delay Of Ukraine Military Aid
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 13, 2019
Durbin, Colleagues Statement On DOD OIG Decision To Not Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding Delay
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 11, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment Inquiry
Sen. Jack Reed
Nov. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Glenn Fine, Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues To DOD IG: Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding That Was Held By Trump Administration
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to Jeffrey R. Ragsdale, Acting Director and Chief Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) - Letter Calling for the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility to Investigate Whether Attorney General Barr Initiated a Politically Motivated Investigation Based on Unfounded Conspiracy Theories About the 2016 Election
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark T. Esper, United States Secretary of Defense - Top defense Democrats demand answers from Pentagon on Trump's order to withhold Ukraine military aid
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: "IThe Washington Post reports."
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sept. 16, 2019
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: "Trump: U.S "Locked & Loaded"."
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Aug. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Whitehouse, Coons Call on Wray to Detail FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 31, 2019
Hearing of the Senate SASC Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Reed, Hearing on "Nomination of Vice Admiral Michael Gilday to be Chief of Naval Operations"
Sen. Jack Reed
July 16, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Jack Reed, Hearing on the Nomination of Mark Esper to be Secretary of Defense
Sen. Jack Reed
July 11, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Jack Reed, Hearing on Gen. Mark Milley Nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sen. Jack Reed
June 25, 2019
Reed Statement on Mueller Agreeing to Publicly Testify Before Congress on July 17
Sen. Jack Reed
April 22, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Interview with Sen. Jack Reed
Sen. Jack Reed
Date
Title
Politician
Jan. 1, 2021
SENATE VOTES TO NEARLY DOUBLE FUNDING FOR NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 1, 2021
U.S. Senate Overrides Trump's Veto of Defense Bill
Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 28, 2020
After CASH Act Passes House on Bipartisan Vote, Reed Urges U.S. Senate to Boost Direct Payments for Americans to $2,000
Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 22, 2020
Cotton, Whitehouse Applaud Signing of ALS Disability Insurance Access Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 20, 2020
WHITEHOUSE SUPPORTS LONG-OVERDUE DEAL TO PROVIDE DIRECT RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 10, 2020
Letter to Hon. Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary - Judiciary Democrats to Graham: Follow Precedent, Stop Holding Nomination Hearings
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 12, 2020
CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Oct. 7, 2020
Reed Statement on Trump Recklessly Abandoning COVID Relief Negotiations
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 26, 2020
Reed Statement on Trump's Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 10, 2020
Reed Votes Against Republican COVID Bill That Would Shortchange All Americans
Sen.Jack Reed
July 30, 2020
Reed Statement on Cancellation of Tata Hearing
Sen.Jack Reed
July 27, 2020
Letter to Chairman Lindsey Graham - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Pressing Chairman Graham For Committee Action On The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 3, 2020
Leahy Unveils Legislation To Defend Power Of The Purse
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 27, 2020
As COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 100,000 in U.S., Whitehouse Joins Calls for National Moment of Silence to Honor the Lives Lost
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 23, 2020
Reed: Senate Republican Inaction on COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Economy & Public Health
Sen.Jack Reed
May 15, 2020
NBC News - Trump's Coronavirus Response Proves Congress Once Again Needs its Own Science Advisers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 13, 2020
Reed: Senate GOP May Not See the Need for Urgent COVID-19 Fiscal Action, But the Fed & the American People Do
Sen.Jack Reed
April 28, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Senate Democrats Urge McConnell To Focus Senate Business on Coronavirus
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 14, 2020
Letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Minority Leader Charles Schumer; Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Sen. Coons, colleagues call for boosted Lifeline assistance funding to keep Americans connected
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar - Murphy, Baldwin, Senate Dems to Hhs: Reopen the Aca Marketplace, Allow More Americans to Get Health Insurance During Covid-19 Pandemic
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Demanding Answers About DHS' Newly Claimed Authorities To Override Federal Laws At Southern Border
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to Glenn Fine, Chairman of the Pandemic Response Accountability Commission - Whitehouse, Blumenthal & Hirono Call on Pandemic Response Accountability Commission Chairman to Commit to Public Transparency & Disclosure
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 22, 2020
Whitehouse Statement on Coronavirus Package Procedural Vote
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 18, 2020
Whitehouse Approves Emergency Package to Provide Relief for Rhode Islanders
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 27, 2020
Impeachment
Sen.Jack Reed
Feb. 13, 2020
Senate Judiciary Democrats to Chairman Graham: Investigate Political Interference at DOJ
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 5, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Is Interviewed About Impeachment
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 29, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - As Impeachment Focuses on Yovanovitch's Ouster, 22 Democrats Demand Pompeo Explain Steps to Protect U.S. Diplomats
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 27, 2020
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jack Reed
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 22, 2020
CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Mitch McConnell's Power
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 16, 2020
Whitehouse Statement on Opening of Impeachment Trial
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 15, 2020
Reed Statement on Trump Impeachment Trial
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 14, 2020
RI Native Peter Gaynor Confirmed as FEMA Administrator
Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 18, 2019
Whitehouse Statement on Trump Impeachment
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 18, 2019
Reed Statement on the Impeachment of President Trump
Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 6, 2019
Transcript of Speaker Pelosi, Bicameral Congressional Delegation to COP25 Madrid Press Conference
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Top Senate Democrats Demand Answers From Pentagon On Continued Delay Of Ukraine Military Aid
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 13, 2019
Durbin, Colleagues Statement On DOD OIG Decision To Not Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding Delay
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 11, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Is Interviewed About Trump's Impeachment Inquiry
Sen.Jack Reed
Nov. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Glenn Fine, Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Durbin, Colleagues To DOD IG: Investigate Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funding That Was Held By Trump Administration
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to Jeffrey R. Ragsdale, Acting Director and Chief Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) - Letter Calling for the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility to Investigate Whether Attorney General Barr Initiated a Politically Motivated Investigation Based on Unfounded Conspiracy Theories About the 2016 Election
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mark T. Esper, United States Secretary of Defense - Top defense Democrats demand answers from Pentagon on Trump's order to withhold Ukraine military aid
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: "IThe Washington Post reports."
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Sept. 16, 2019
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: "Trump: U.S "Locked & Loaded"."
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Aug. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Whitehouse, Coons Call on Wray to Detail FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 31, 2019
Hearing of the Senate SASC Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Reed, Hearing on "Nomination of Vice Admiral Michael Gilday to be Chief of Naval Operations"
Sen.Jack Reed
July 16, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Jack Reed, Hearing on the Nomination of Mark Esper to be Secretary of Defense
Sen.Jack Reed
July 11, 2019
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Jack Reed, Hearing on Gen. Mark Milley Nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sen.Jack Reed
June 25, 2019
Reed Statement on Mueller Agreeing to Publicly Testify Before Congress on July 17
Sen.Jack Reed
April 22, 2019
CNN "The Situation Room" - Interview with Sen. Jack Reed
Sen.Jack Reed
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