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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 9, 2020

we have seen in our own country the exploitation of the pandemic, the dissemination by our president of misinformation to voters

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Aug 22, 2020

Madam Speaker, I thank the extraordinary men and women who serve us in the United States Postal Service. I rise today to highlight President Trump's shameless attempts to degrade the United States Postal Service, a revered American…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-22
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Aug 22, 2020

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, Postmaster General DeJoy's attempts to push forward operational changes that delay the mail are simply unacceptable. My constituents depend on the U.S. Postal Service. In…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-22
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 5, 2020

Mr. President, I am grateful to have the chance to follow my friend from Pennsylvania, who has shown such great leadership with respect to healthcare and particularly with respect to the nursing home population. I am delighted to join him…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-05
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Aug 5, 2020

Thank you very much, Senator, for those very thoughtful remarks. Twenty-one days--that is how long one Florida public school teacher was on a ventilator after contracting COVID this spring. Plasma transfusions and anti-viral medication…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-05
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Aug 4, 2020

Mr. President, we are heartbroken for the more than 155,000 Americans we have lost in this pandemic. We are grateful for those on the frontlines--the doctors, nurses, the healthcare workers who have served and sacrificed, and we are…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-04
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 4, 2020

Mr. President, I had the chance to at least hear the end of Senator Capito's speech. I thank her for the work she has done on the opioid issue that she was talking about. It is one of the very productive areas of bipartisanship going all…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-04
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 4, 2020

Mr. President, I am here today for a different topic. I am here for the 269th time with my increasingly battered ``Time to Wake Up'' poster to try to alert this Chamber to the threat of climate change--something, obviously, Louisiana knows…

Congressional Record · 2020-08-04
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 30, 2020

Mr. President, I join my senior colleague to rise today in acknowledgement of the ending of an era in Rhode Island with the retirement of Johnston Police Chief Richard Tamburini next month. I want to thank Chief Tamburini for his five…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-30
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 30, 2020

Mr. President, today I recognize Chief Richard S. Tamburini for his longstanding service and dedication to Rhode Island and our Nation. Chief Tamburini has serviced as chief of police for the town of Johnston for the past 25 years and will…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-30
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 29, 2020

Madam Speaker, up until now, Republicans and Democrats have consistently worked together to provide additional support for childcare. Again, this is an issue we fundamentally all agree on. On the Committee on Ways and Means, we have…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-29
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 29, 2020

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, we agree. Families need access to childcare. It is key to making America's recovery stronger. Childcare is an economic, education, and public health issue that…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-29
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 29, 2020

Mr. President, the unemployment crisis we are facing due to the pandemic has devastated the lives of tens of millions of Americans--many of whom may not see their jobs come back for the foreseeable future. The expanded unemployment…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-29
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 29, 2020

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, to restart the economy in the wake of COVID-19, parents will need sufficient childcare to return to the workplace. A lack of childcare options could keep parents from…

Congressional Record · 2020-07-29
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 29, 2020

Madam Speaker, I would inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 5\3/4\ minutes remaining.

Congressional Record · 2020-07-29
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Jul 29, 2020

It helps both government and private sector to grow the size of the cyber workforce pie.

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