Oct 12, 2011
Mr. President, I wish to join Chairman Levin in his plea that we be allowed to consider this legislation. The greatest crisis we face in the United States, for families all across the country, is jobs. The President has proposed a bill…
Jack Reed
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Jack Francis Reed is a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving since January 7, 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Reed has been an influential figure in the Senate, particularly known for his work on the Armed Services Committee. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic development. Reed has also been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at improving education and healthcare access for Rhode Islanders.
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Oct 11, 2011
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise today in strong support of the three pending agreements before this great body. This is a great day. This is a great day for America in the sense that we have before us an opportunity to create 250,000 jobs…
Oct 6, 2011
Mr. President, today I introduce the Effective Teaching and Leading Act to foster the development of highly skilled and effective educators. We are working towards reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--ESEA--this…
Oct 5, 2011
Madam President, as a cosponsor, I rise today in strong support of the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act. This is a bipartisan effort that will protect U.S. manufacturers from economic harm caused by unfair and damaging currency…
Oct 4, 2011
Get things done. And we can do that. That's why I was so pleased that our colleague from Michigan joined us today. Even though we may disagree on many things, there is common ground there. He recognized that lower taxes creates a business…
Oct 4, 2011
I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. And I simply wanted to end this conversation with, as I get ready to leave and as our colleague from Kansas has joined us--I think the gentlelady from Alabama said it best. We came here as a new breed…
Oct 4, 2011
I thank the gentleman from Arkansas for yielding and for setting up this leadership hour for us to have this important conversation. I would say to all of my colleagues, it doesn't take a whiz kid to figure out that we're on the wrong path…
Oct 3, 2011
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I rise today, even though feeling a little bit under the weather with an obvious cold, to show my support for these free trade agreements, because we have worked hard from day one in this Congress to be a…
Sep 22, 2011
Mr. President, I introduce with my colleague Senator Johanns, the Healthy Housing Council Act. I thank Senators Boxer, Merkley, and Franken for joining us as original cosponsors of this bill. Many factors impact health and wellness…
Sep 22, 2011
Mr. President, I am pleased to be joined today by Senator Hutchison in the introduction of the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011. The population of survivors of childhood…
Sep 15, 2011
Mr. President, I rise to thank and commend Senator Whitehouse for inviting Rabbi Leslie Gutterman here to deliver the prayer. Les Gutterman has been an extraordinary figure in our State, a man of great wisdom, compassion and kindness, who…
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