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U.S. Senate Approves $631 Billion Defense Authorization Bill
The U.S. Senate voted 98-0 for a $631 billion defense bill that authorizes funding for weapons, aircraft, ships and submarines, and provides a 1.7 percent pay raise for U.S. military personnel. The fiscal year 2013 Defense Authorization bill also supports the phased withdrawal...
Posted on 12/5/2012 | -
Senate Unanimously Approves Reed Amendment to Protect Military Families from High-Cost Loans and Unfair Credit Practices
In a victory for military families, the U.S. Senate today approved Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) amendment to the 2012 Defense Authorization bill to crack down on unscrupulous lenders and help prevent them from charging excessive fees to soldiers and their families. In 20...
Posted on 12/3/2012 | -
Reed, NEA Help Launch New Blue Star Theatres Program for Military Families
PROVIDENCE, RI - Speaking from the stage at Trinity Rep, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, Major General Kevin McBride of the Rhode Island National Guard, and members of the creative a...
Posted on 9/28/2012 | -
Expanding Military Financial Protections
Posted on 6/26/2012 | -
Reed, Durbin, Whitehouse, Begich, Biden Seek Expanded Housing Assistance for Troops
In an effort to protect the financial well-being of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mark Begich (D-AK), and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden are calling for new rights and protections for...
Posted on 5/22/2012 | -
Reed Discusses Trip to Afghanistan on NBC-10
Posted on 5/1/2012 | -
Reed Discusses Military Operations in Afghanistan
Posted on 3/23/2012 |