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Oct. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, and John Standley, CEO of Rite Aid Corporation - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 9, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jack Reed
Aug. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Merkley, senators urge administration to permanently shut down Homestead child prison
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 13, 2019
Gillibrand Announces "Every Child Deserves a Family" Legislation to End Discrimination Against LQBTQ Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents and Children in the Federal Foster Care System and Help Give More Children a Loving Home
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 23, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jack Reed
Jan. 25, 2019
Whitehouse, Isakson Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 'National Mentoring Month'
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 17, 2019
Whitehouse, Isakson Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 'National Mentoring Month'
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA - Go Further In Combatting Youth Tabacco Use
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Press Trump on Decision to Continue Providing Assistance to Countries that Use Child Soldiers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 20, 2018
Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 10, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Whitehouse Demands Judiciary Committee Hearing on Family Separation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 29, 2018
Letter to the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Markey Leads Call for FCC to Protect Children's Educational Television Programming
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, FDA - Protect Children From Addictive Vaping Products
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 21, 2018
Whitehouse Statement on Trump Child Separation Executive Order
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
June 21, 2018
Reed Helps Reject Trump's Proposed Rescission Cuts to Children's Health, Affordable Housing, and Infrastructure Programs
Sen. Jack Reed
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 20, 2018
Reed Statement on Trump's Family Separation Executive Order
Sen. Jack Reed
June 11, 2018
Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Reverse Trump Administration's Forced Family Separation Policy at the Border
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 5, 2018
Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act Signed into Law
Sen. Jack Reed
May 23, 2018
Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed to Opioids
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 23, 2018
Brown, Portman, Capito, King, Manchin, Heller, Casey, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed To Opioids
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 22, 2018
Congress Passes Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act to Fund Innovative Research & Help More Kids Beat Pediatric Cancer
Sen. Jack Reed
May 21, 2018
RIers Urge Congress to Pass Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act to Fund Innovative Research & Help More Kids Beat Pediatric Cancer
Sen. Jack Reed
May 21, 2018
Letter to the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Markey Leads Defense of Strong Rules for Children's Educational Television Programming
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissions, FDA - Marketing Addictive E-Cigarette Vaping Product To Teens, Urge FDA To Take Swift Action
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 18, 2018
Letter to Kevin Burns, CEO, JUUL Labs, Inc. - Answers On Marketing Addictive E-Cigarette Vaping Product To Teens, Urge FDA To Take Swift Action
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Urge Congress to Fund Childhood Cancer Initiatives
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 22, 2018
Letter to Mr. Kelly - Investigate Allegations Of Separation Of Children From Asylum-Seeking Parents At U.S. Border
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 22, 2018
U.S. Senate Passes Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act
Sen. Jack Reed
Feb. 28, 2018
Reed-Capito Bipartisan Bill to Help Childhood Cancer Patients & Survivors Advances in U.S. Senate
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Reed Seeks to Provide High-Quality, Affordable Child Care Options for More RI Families
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 5, 2017
Reed Statement on President Trump's Decision to End DACA
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 5, 2017
Whitehouse Statement on Rescinding of DACA
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Aug. 30, 2017
Delegation Announces $1.8 Million in Head Start Funding for Woonsocket
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 22, 2017
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Smoking Prevention in Youth
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 1, 2017
Senate Passes Bipartisan Juvenile Justice Reauthorization
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Challenge Trump Administration Over Move to Slash Teen Pregnancy Prevention; Democrats Say Action "Short-Sighted," Will Make it Harder to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 6, 2017
Grassley, Whitehouse Introduce Bill Protecting Vulnerable Youth & Expanding Oversight of Juvenile Justice Grant Programs
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 29, 2017
RI Delegation Announces $11 Million to Help Women & Infants Hospital in Providence Bolster Women's Health Research
Sen. Jack Reed
March 1, 2017
Reed Urges Parents & Kids to "Read Across America" As Part of National Reading Celebration
Sen. Jack Reed
Feb. 23, 2017
Reed Statement on Trump Revoking Protections for Transgender Students
Sen. Jack Reed
Feb. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro - Call on GAO to Examine HUD's Efforts to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
McCaul Re-Introduces the STAR Act
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 2, 2017
Reed Introduces Bipartisan STAR Act to Combat Childhood Cancer
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
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Politician
Oct. 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges CMS to Increase Childhood Lead Screenings
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
Letter to Stefano Pessina, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
Letter to Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, and John Standley, CEO of Rite Aid Corporation - Durbin, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Brown, Reed, & Merkley Once Again Urge Pharmacies To Stop Selling Tobacco Products Amid Vaping Epidemic
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 9, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jack Reed
Aug. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Merkley, senators urge administration to permanently shut down Homestead child prison
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 13, 2019
Gillibrand Announces "Every Child Deserves a Family" Legislation to End Discrimination Against LQBTQ Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents and Children in the Federal Foster Care System and Help Give More Children a Loving Home
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 23, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 25, 2019
Whitehouse, Isakson Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 'National Mentoring Month'
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 17, 2019
Whitehouse, Isakson Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 'National Mentoring Month'
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 7, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA - Go Further In Combatting Youth Tabacco Use
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Press Trump on Decision to Continue Providing Assistance to Countries that Use Child Soldiers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Drop Harmful Plan Discriminating Against Potential Foster or Adoptive Parents and Youth in Foster Care
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 20, 2018
Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 10, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Whitehouse Demands Judiciary Committee Hearing on Family Separation
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 29, 2018
Letter to the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Markey Leads Call for FCC to Protect Children's Educational Television Programming
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, FDA - Protect Children From Addictive Vaping Products
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 21, 2018
Whitehouse Statement on Trump Child Separation Executive Order
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
June 21, 2018
Reed Helps Reject Trump's Proposed Rescission Cuts to Children's Health, Affordable Housing, and Infrastructure Programs
Sen.Jack Reed
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 20, 2018
Reed Statement on Trump's Family Separation Executive Order
Sen.Jack Reed
June 11, 2018
Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Reverse Trump Administration's Forced Family Separation Policy at the Border
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 5, 2018
Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act Signed into Law
Sen.Jack Reed
May 23, 2018
Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed to Opioids
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 23, 2018
Brown, Portman, Capito, King, Manchin, Heller, Casey, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Treatment for Babies Exposed To Opioids
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 22, 2018
Congress Passes Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act to Fund Innovative Research & Help More Kids Beat Pediatric Cancer
Sen.Jack Reed
May 21, 2018
RIers Urge Congress to Pass Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act to Fund Innovative Research & Help More Kids Beat Pediatric Cancer
Sen.Jack Reed
May 21, 2018
Letter to the Federal Communications Commission - Senator Markey Leads Defense of Strong Rules for Children's Educational Television Programming
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissions, FDA - Marketing Addictive E-Cigarette Vaping Product To Teens, Urge FDA To Take Swift Action
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 18, 2018
Letter to Kevin Burns, CEO, JUUL Labs, Inc. - Answers On Marketing Addictive E-Cigarette Vaping Product To Teens, Urge FDA To Take Swift Action
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Urge Congress to Fund Childhood Cancer Initiatives
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 22, 2018
Letter to Mr. Kelly - Investigate Allegations Of Separation Of Children From Asylum-Seeking Parents At U.S. Border
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 22, 2018
U.S. Senate Passes Reed's Childhood Cancer STAR Act
Sen.Jack Reed
Feb. 28, 2018
Reed-Capito Bipartisan Bill to Help Childhood Cancer Patients & Survivors Advances in U.S. Senate
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Reed Seeks to Provide High-Quality, Affordable Child Care Options for More RI Families
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 5, 2017
Reed Statement on President Trump's Decision to End DACA
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 5, 2017
Whitehouse Statement on Rescinding of DACA
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Aug. 30, 2017
Delegation Announces $1.8 Million in Head Start Funding for Woonsocket
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 22, 2017
Letter to Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Smoking Prevention in Youth
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 1, 2017
Senate Passes Bipartisan Juvenile Justice Reauthorization
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senators Challenge Trump Administration Over Move to Slash Teen Pregnancy Prevention; Democrats Say Action "Short-Sighted," Will Make it Harder to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 6, 2017
Grassley, Whitehouse Introduce Bill Protecting Vulnerable Youth & Expanding Oversight of Juvenile Justice Grant Programs
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 29, 2017
RI Delegation Announces $11 Million to Help Women & Infants Hospital in Providence Bolster Women's Health Research
Sen.Jack Reed
March 1, 2017
Reed Urges Parents & Kids to "Read Across America" As Part of National Reading Celebration
Sen.Jack Reed
Feb. 23, 2017
Reed Statement on Trump Revoking Protections for Transgender Students
Sen.Jack Reed
Feb. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro - Call on GAO to Examine HUD's Efforts to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
McCaul Re-Introduces the STAR Act
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 2, 2017
Reed Introduces Bipartisan STAR Act to Combat Childhood Cancer
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
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