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March 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Bennet, Hickenlooper, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Treasury to Preserve Emergency Rental Assistance Funds For States
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 1, 2022
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 1, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Help
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
With Temperatures Falling and Energy Costs Forecast to Rise, Reed and Collins Lead Call for Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating Help
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 28, 2021
Delegation Announces $2.87 Million To Support Economic Recovery Through Community Development Financial Institutions
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Menendez, Booker Join Democratic Colleagues In Support Of HHS Title X Rule To Reverse The Trump Administration's Gag Rule
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 5, 2021
As Pandemic Creates Increased Demand for Food Assistance, Sen. Reed Helps Deliver New Federal Hunger Relief for RI
Sen. Jack Reed
Feb. 4, 2021
Whitehouse Supports Quick, Robust Covid-19 Relief Effort
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 2, 2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader - Gillibrand Urges Senate Leadership To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 1, 2020
Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Hon. Charles Schumer - Sinema to Senate Leaders: Extend Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 1, 2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 30, 2020
Reed Seeks to Provide Health Insurance for Laid Off Workers
Sen. Jack Reed
Aug. 25, 2020
Heinrich, Climate Crisis Committee Release New Report On Climate Action, Plan To Build Clean Economy For American People
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 23, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen. Jack Reed
July 21, 2020
Reed: Republican Plan to End $600 Unemployment Lifeline as COVID-19 Rates Spike Could Deepen the Recession, Damage the Economy, & Harm Public Health
Sen. Jack Reed
July 1, 2020
END Child Exploitation Act
Sen. Jack Reed
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, Wyden, Democrats Urge DOL to Address Organized Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Ensure Much-Needed Benefits Are Not Delayed
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 21, 2020
Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Booker, Warren, Colleagues Urge Protections for Property Service Workers in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 18, 2020
Reed Seeks to Expand $600-per-week Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Beyond July
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Call For State Unemployment Agency Funding In Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Press Labor Department To Speed Up Unemployment Disbursements And Address System Shortfalls
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 11, 2020
Reed: Conditions-Based Unemployment Insurance Plan Will Help Stabilize U.S. Economy & Boost Economic Survival of Workers, Businesses, and Communities
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 6, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen. Jack Reed
May 5, 2020
Bicameral Delegation Releases Framework For Legislation Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Public Health Emergency And Economic Conditions
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 27, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jerome Powell, Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Warner, Colleagues Urge Mnuchin & Powell to Expand PPP Opportunities for Minority and Underserved Communities
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 19, 2020
Reed Helps Deliver $14.2 Million to Feed Hungry Kids
Sen. Jack Reed
April 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 10, 2020
Menendez will Introduce Bill to Create New $75B Housing Assistance Fund to Keep NJ Families in their Homes
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 2, 2020
Reed: Trump Administration Must Expedite Unemployment Insurance Updates to Help Eligible People Access Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed
Oct. 18, 2019
Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secetary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Gillibrand calls on Trump Administration to immediately release critical home heating funding for low-income seniors and families at highest level possible
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 27, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Administration Proposal to End Protections for Homeless Transgender People
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 28, 2019
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 25, 2018
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $251 Million for Heating Assistance Programs
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Heating Assistance Funding
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Quick Distribution of Heating Assistance Funding
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 13, 2017
Blunt, Reed, Scott, & Menendez Introduce Legislation to Improve Education & Economic Opportunities for Low-Income Families
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 28, 2017
Reed, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness from Being Shuttered
Sen. Jack Reed
March 27, 2017
Whitehouse Delivers Meal To Warwick Senior, Pledges Support For Meals On Wheels
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
March 13, 2017
Reed Warns Trump's Proposed HUD Cuts Could Hurt Cities & Towns Across RI
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Date
Title
Politician
March 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Bennet, Hickenlooper, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Treasury to Preserve Emergency Rental Assistance Funds For States
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 1, 2022
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 1, 2022
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Help
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
With Temperatures Falling and Energy Costs Forecast to Rise, Reed and Collins Lead Call for Swift Release of LIHEAP Heating Help
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 28, 2021
Delegation Announces $2.87 Million To Support Economic Recovery Through Community Development Financial Institutions
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Menendez, Booker Join Democratic Colleagues In Support Of HHS Title X Rule To Reverse The Trump Administration's Gag Rule
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 5, 2021
As Pandemic Creates Increased Demand for Food Assistance, Sen. Reed Helps Deliver New Federal Hunger Relief for RI
Sen.Jack Reed
Feb. 4, 2021
Whitehouse Supports Quick, Robust Covid-19 Relief Effort
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 2, 2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader - Gillibrand Urges Senate Leadership To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 1, 2020
Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Hon. Charles Schumer - Sinema to Senate Leaders: Extend Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 1, 2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 30, 2020
Reed Seeks to Provide Health Insurance for Laid Off Workers
Sen.Jack Reed
Aug. 25, 2020
Heinrich, Climate Crisis Committee Release New Report On Climate Action, Plan To Build Clean Economy For American People
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 23, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen.Jack Reed
July 21, 2020
Reed: Republican Plan to End $600 Unemployment Lifeline as COVID-19 Rates Spike Could Deepen the Recession, Damage the Economy, & Harm Public Health
Sen.Jack Reed
July 1, 2020
END Child Exploitation Act
Sen.Jack Reed
June 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Murray, Wyden, Democrats Urge DOL to Address Organized Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Ensure Much-Needed Benefits Are Not Delayed
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 21, 2020
Letter to Eugene to Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Hirono, Brown, Colleagues Demand DOL Assist State Unemployment Insurance Agencies
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Booker, Warren, Colleagues Urge Protections for Property Service Workers in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 18, 2020
Reed Seeks to Expand $600-per-week Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Beyond July
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Call For State Unemployment Agency Funding In Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Durbin Joins Colleagues To Press Labor Department To Speed Up Unemployment Disbursements And Address System Shortfalls
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 11, 2020
Reed: Conditions-Based Unemployment Insurance Plan Will Help Stabilize U.S. Economy & Boost Economic Survival of Workers, Businesses, and Communities
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 6, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen.Jack Reed
May 5, 2020
Bicameral Delegation Releases Framework For Legislation Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Public Health Emergency And Economic Conditions
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 27, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jerome Powell, Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Warner, Colleagues Urge Mnuchin & Powell to Expand PPP Opportunities for Minority and Underserved Communities
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 19, 2020
Reed Helps Deliver $14.2 Million to Feed Hungry Kids
Sen.Jack Reed
April 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 10, 2020
Menendez will Introduce Bill to Create New $75B Housing Assistance Fund to Keep NJ Families in their Homes
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 7, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 2, 2020
Reed: Trump Administration Must Expedite Unemployment Insurance Updates to Help Eligible People Access Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed
Oct. 18, 2019
Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secetary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Gillibrand calls on Trump Administration to immediately release critical home heating funding for low-income seniors and families at highest level possible
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 27, 2019
Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump Administration Proposal to End Protections for Homeless Transgender People
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 28, 2019
Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 25, 2018
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $251 Million for Heating Assistance Programs
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Heating Assistance Funding
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Thomas Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Quick Distribution of Heating Assistance Funding
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 13, 2017
Blunt, Reed, Scott, & Menendez Introduce Legislation to Improve Education & Economic Opportunities for Low-Income Families
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 28, 2017
Reed, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness from Being Shuttered
Sen.Jack Reed
March 27, 2017
Whitehouse Delivers Meal To Warwick Senior, Pledges Support For Meals On Wheels
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
March 13, 2017
Reed Warns Trump's Proposed HUD Cuts Could Hurt Cities & Towns Across RI
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
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