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April 12, 2022
Reed Seeks to Help Families Impacted by Baby Formula Shortage
Sen. Jack Reed
May 4, 2021
RI Delegation Invites Local Restaurants to Apply for Aid from Newly Launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 27, 2019
Menendez, Graham, Whitehouse, Collins Drop Bipartisan Bill to Criminalize Horse Slaughter for the Purpose of Human Consumption
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Markey & Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 20, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Label and Regulate All Sesame Products
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere - Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - To Urge the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Liquid-Nicotine Retailers' Advertising
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 30, 2015
Reed & Whitehouse Back Effort to Increase Legal Smoking Age to 21
Sen. Jack Reed
Aug. 5, 2015
Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 12, 2015
Reed, Whitehouse & Langevin Announce $182,000 in Federal Funding for Oyster Study
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 24, 2015
Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 24, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Strengthen E-Cigarette Regulations
Sen. Jack Reed
April 16, 2015
Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 11, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 9, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Senators Call on FDA to Protect Consumers by Adopting Stronger Warning Labels for E-Cigarettes
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 6, 2014
Letter to Barbara Mikulski, Chairwoman, and Richard Shelby, Ranking Member, of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tom Udall, Chairman, and Mike Johanns, Vice Chairman, of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee - Keep COOL
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 28, 2014
Congressional Authors of E-Cigarette Marketing Report Call New CDC Data 'the Sound of an Alarm'
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 14, 2014
RI Social Service Agencies to Get $680,000 in Federal Funds for Emergency Food and Shelter Programs
Sen. Jack Reed
Aug. 4, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 17, 2014
Reed Hopes to Reach More Children Through RI Summer Food Program
Sen. Jack Reed
June 10, 2014
Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - E-Cigarettes on Airplanes
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 8, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette's Harmful Chemical Releases
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 8, 2014
Ayotte Backs Sunscreen Innovation Act
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 24, 2014
Durbin Responds to FDA Tobacco Regulations
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 14, 2014
Reed Co-Authors Report Showing E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Targeting Young Users
Sen. Jack Reed
March 26, 2014
Reed Urges Kids to Submit Their Favorite Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Attend Kids' "State Dinner" at the White House
Sen. Jack Reed
Feb. 10, 2014
Letter to Gregory Wasson, CEO Walgreens, John Standley, CEO Rite Aid Corporation, and Steven Anderson, CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores - Urge Drug Stores to Remove Tobacco Products From Stores
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 26, 2013
Reed Calls for More Robust Funding to Support Food Banks
Sen. Jack Reed
Nov. 25, 2013
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Calling For Changes to FDA Proposed Rules
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 1, 2013
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk - Trade and Food Safety
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 13, 2012
Reed Votes to Eliminate Subsidies for Big Sugar
Sen. Jack Reed
March 23, 2011
Reed Tours Expansion of Farm Fresh Rhode Island's Market Mobile Warehouse and Announces $1.8 Million to Provide Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to RI Schools
Sen. Jack Reed
Dec. 21, 2010
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Funding for Food Banks
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 30, 2010
Senate Passes Bipartisan Food Safety Bill
Sen. Jack Reed
Jan. 15, 2009
Letter to Barack Obama, Presidential Candidate of the United States - Funding for Child Programs
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 6, 2008
Hearing of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee - The Nomination of Michael Leiter to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 9, 2007
New Senate Bill Will Improve Pet Food Safety Standards
Sen. Jack Reed
Date
Title
Politician
April 12, 2022
Reed Seeks to Help Families Impacted by Baby Formula Shortage
Sen.Jack Reed
May 4, 2021
RI Delegation Invites Local Restaurants to Apply for Aid from Newly Launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 27, 2019
Menendez, Graham, Whitehouse, Collins Drop Bipartisan Bill to Criminalize Horse Slaughter for the Purpose of Human Consumption
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Markey & Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 20, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Label and Regulate All Sesame Products
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Revise SNAP Rule
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 15, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere - Combat Seafood Fraud and Illegal and Unregulated Fishing
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 18, 2015
Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - To Urge the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Liquid-Nicotine Retailers' Advertising
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 30, 2015
Reed & Whitehouse Back Effort to Increase Legal Smoking Age to 21
Sen.Jack Reed
Aug. 5, 2015
Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 12, 2015
Reed, Whitehouse & Langevin Announce $182,000 in Federal Funding for Oyster Study
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 24, 2015
Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 24, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Strengthen E-Cigarette Regulations
Sen.Jack Reed
April 16, 2015
Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 11, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 9, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Senators Call on FDA to Protect Consumers by Adopting Stronger Warning Labels for E-Cigarettes
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 6, 2014
Letter to Barbara Mikulski, Chairwoman, and Richard Shelby, Ranking Member, of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tom Udall, Chairman, and Mike Johanns, Vice Chairman, of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee - Keep COOL
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 28, 2014
Congressional Authors of E-Cigarette Marketing Report Call New CDC Data 'the Sound of an Alarm'
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 14, 2014
RI Social Service Agencies to Get $680,000 in Federal Funds for Emergency Food and Shelter Programs
Sen.Jack Reed
Aug. 4, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 17, 2014
Reed Hopes to Reach More Children Through RI Summer Food Program
Sen.Jack Reed
June 10, 2014
Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - E-Cigarettes on Airplanes
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 8, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette's Harmful Chemical Releases
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 8, 2014
Ayotte Backs Sunscreen Innovation Act
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 24, 2014
Durbin Responds to FDA Tobacco Regulations
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 14, 2014
Reed Co-Authors Report Showing E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Targeting Young Users
Sen.Jack Reed
March 26, 2014
Reed Urges Kids to Submit Their Favorite Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Attend Kids' "State Dinner" at the White House
Sen.Jack Reed
Feb. 10, 2014
Letter to Gregory Wasson, CEO Walgreens, John Standley, CEO Rite Aid Corporation, and Steven Anderson, CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores - Urge Drug Stores to Remove Tobacco Products From Stores
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 26, 2013
Reed Calls for More Robust Funding to Support Food Banks
Sen.Jack Reed
Nov. 25, 2013
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Calling For Changes to FDA Proposed Rules
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 1, 2013
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk - Trade and Food Safety
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 13, 2012
Reed Votes to Eliminate Subsidies for Big Sugar
Sen.Jack Reed
March 23, 2011
Reed Tours Expansion of Farm Fresh Rhode Island's Market Mobile Warehouse and Announces $1.8 Million to Provide Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to RI Schools
Sen.Jack Reed
Dec. 21, 2010
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Funding for Food Banks
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Nov. 30, 2010
Senate Passes Bipartisan Food Safety Bill
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 15, 2009
Letter to Barack Obama, Presidential Candidate of the United States - Funding for Child Programs
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 6, 2008
Hearing of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee - The Nomination of Michael Leiter to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 9, 2007
New Senate Bill Will Improve Pet Food Safety Standards
Sen.Jack Reed
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