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Reed Speaks on the need to pass the Middle Class Tax Cut Act
Madam President, we all recognize the country faces many challenges. Too many of our neighbors are still looking for work, and too often those with a job have not seen a raise in quite some time. Indeed, for many years people in Rhode Island and across the country have a growing sense that there is too much focu...
Posted on 12/5/2012 | -
Reed Calls for Expanded Job Training & Back-to-Work Initiatives
In an effort to accelerate economic growth and connect the unemployed with job opportunities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is continuing his call for more effective, integrated employment and training programs and for Congress to act during the lame duck session to prevent 2 millio...
Posted on 10/5/2012 | -
U.S. Senate Passes Middle Class Tax Cut
By a vote of 51-48, the U.S. Senate today approved the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, legislation to extend tax cuts to all Americans for the first quarter of a million dollars of their annual earnings. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who supported passage of the bill, says...
Posted on 7/25/2012 | -
Reed to Congress: Pass the Middle Class Tax Cut Act
Posted on 7/24/2012 | -
Floor Statement on the Middle Class Tax Cut Act
Mr. President, before I begin my remarks with respect to the current debate, let me pay tribute to Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the Capitol Police, and to all of the Capitol Police officers, men and women who protect us each day. I was here on that somber day when these gentl...
Posted on 7/24/2012 | -
Obama Administration Issues New Guidance on Reed’s Layoff Prevention Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today issued new guidelines on U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) work sharing law (also known as Short-Term Compensation (STC) programs). The new law provides federal support to expand existing state STC programs and helps more states dev...
Posted on 6/18/2012 | -
Student Loan Affordability Act
Mr. REED. Mr. President, we are engaged in a very important debate while the clock is ticking on literally the future of the postal service. I want to alert my colleagues to another issue that is rapidly approaching. On July 1, if we do not act, the interest rate on subsidized student l...
Posted on 4/17/2012 |