This week, Congress passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that carried the essential provisions of work sharing bills proposed by Sen. Jack Reed and Rep. Rosa DeLauro. The bill would have the federal government pick up some of t

WASHINGTON -- Past and present members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation, assisted by out-of-state colleagues, secured at least $792,000 in federal funds over the years for Daniel E. Doyle's Institute for International Sport. Sen. Jack Reed's of

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island officials gathered Monday morning to acknowledge the success of a state Department of Transportation job training program funded by the Federal Highway Administration. On hand at the training facility at 39 Manton Ave. we

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island will receive $12 million in federal funds to repair affordable housing units around the state. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced the grants Friday. The money will be divided among 25 public housing authorities throughout

WASHINGTON -- Rhode Island's all-Democratic congressional delegation may welcome President Obama's concession Friday to opponents of a mandate that Catholic organizations cover birth control for their workers. Sen. Jack Reed and Rep. Lames R. Langevin, b

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Rhode Island is expected to receive $172 million from a national settlement with the country's largest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced the figure Thursday. Reed, a Democrat, said most of the money

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is expected to receive $172 million from a national settlement with the country's largest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced the figure Thursday. Reed, a Democrat, said most of the

By Tom Curry, msnbc.com National Affairs Writer The signs look hopeful for a short-term accord in Congress on extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. But right after Election Day, a lame-duck Congress will face a horrific fiscal train wr

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Montana Democrat (left), and Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, confer during a meeting of the payroll-tax conferees Wednesday. Partisan debate on conditions to add to the federal unemployment benefit

Because of lack of action in Washington, D.C. , Auburn will remain the “hole in the doughnut” between two national heritage corridors, and there will not be a Blackstone River Valley national park any time soon. A bill to include Auburn in the Blackstone

A realtor and bank-owned sign is displayed near a house for sale in Phoenix, Arizona, January 4, 2011. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, in an election-year bid to help distressed homeowners, on Friday expanded its main foreclosure prevent

A year ago today: Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed will assume a powerful new job as a subcommittee chairman on the influential Appropriations Committee -- the U.S. Senate's last word on key spending decisions. 5 years ago today: New Yorker Allan R. Katatumba

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The prime minister of Cape Verde is visiting Rhode Island. Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves is meeting on Friday with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (sihs-ihl-EE'-nee) and others. Aides to Reed say they plan to discuss the

Democratic lobbyist Heather Podesta will host an “annual intimate dinner with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee” on Wednesday, according to an invitation obtained by Roll Call. At least eight Democratic Senators will join donors for cocktails

Statement by Senator Jack Reed on the President's State of the Union Address WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) tonight issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Obama outlined

Obviously the bipartisanship failed, but lawmakers are pairing off again this year. The Senate pairings announced so far include Lisa Murkowski and Mark Udall, Dick Shelby and Mary Landrieu, Mark Kirk and Joe Manchin, Susan Collins and Joe Lieberman, Pat

As is true with any U.S. Congressional or Senate vote, special interests and money will likely play a major role in the vote to end online piracy. With that said, the U.S. Representatives and Senators for Rhode Island are no different. Each of RI’s repre

A year ago today: U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is traveling with two Democratic colleagues to Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen to get a firsthand look at security and political developments in the region. 5 years ago today: Frances Gallo announces her resignation as d

Office of the General Treasurer via Bloomberg Gina M. Raimondo, treasurer of the State of Rhode Island. Gina M. Raimondo, treasurer of the State of Rhode Island. Source: Office of the General Treasurer via Bloomberg Gina Raimondo was running a Rhode Isl