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Reed Amendment Ensures No More Delays on Improved Sunscreen Rules
In a victory for consumers, the U.S. Senate has accepted Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) amendment forcing the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to put comprehensive new sunscreen standards into effect this year. The legislation is expected to pass the full Senate later today as pa...
Posted on 5/24/2012 | -
Reed Announces $1.9 Million to Help Preserve and Protect Rhode Island's Waterways
In an effort to help protect Rhode Island's costal habitats and estuarine ecosystems, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced over $1.9 million in federal funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two Ocean State conservation programs. T...
Posted on 5/1/2012 | -
Reed, NEA Chairman Tour Woonsocket Arts District
WOONSOCKET, RI - In an effort to bolster economic development through the arts, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman, the top arts official in the Obama Administration, today toured Woonsocket’s Main Street to get a firsthand look...
Posted on 4/10/2012 | -
Reed Announces $1.7 Million to Help Upgrade RIPTA Bus System and Improve Air Quality
PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will receive a $1.5 million federal grant to help make bus transit more efficient and reliable. RIPTA will use the funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s State of...