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Senate Panel Eyes Dark Pools
WASHINGTON-A growing shift of trading away from major stock exchanges will be the focus of a congressional hearing next week, as lawmakers step up their scrutiny of the boom in computer-driven trading and its toll on investor confidence. Executives from the two biggest U.S. stock exchanges are set...
Posted on 12/12/2012 | -
Reed: Facebook IPO Raises Questions That Should be Carefully Examined
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment today issued the following statement on reports that banks involved with Facebook’s initial public offering (IPO) may have selectively disclosed key information...
Posted on 5/23/2012 | -
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 | -
Senator Reed Accepting Applications for DC Summer Internship Program
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is currently accepting applications for summer interns to serve in his Washington, DC office. College and graduate students are encouraged to apply. The internships are paid and the deadline for applications is Friday, April 6. &...
Posted on 3/26/2012 | -
U.S. Senate Passes Transportation Bill
Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 74 to 22 to approve a two-year, $109 billion transportation authorization bill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) praised bipartisan passage of the bill, which will provide Rhode Island with $515 million for transportation enhancements, protect mas...
Posted on 3/14/2012 | -
Effort to Establish a National Historical Park for RI Gains Momentum
The effort to establish a new national historical park in the Blackstone Valley gained momentum today as a key Congressional panel heard testimony from U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) on his proposal to create a new national historical park within the John H. Chafee Blacksto...
Posted on 3/7/2012 | -
Congress Sends Jobless Aid and Payroll Tax Cut Extension to Obama
Congress today approved a $143 billion measure to renew a middle-class tax cut, continue jobless aid for the long-term unemployed, and ensure seniors on Medicare can continue to have access to their doctors. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the bipartisan...
Posted on 2/17/2012 |