We are in a situation today where we are seeing actually the rate of sexual assault at the academy rising.
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.
today I am reintroducing, along with Senator Grassley, the Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act. This bill closes a loophole in the Tax Code that allows corporations to claim tax writeoffs for payments made at the direction of…
the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act, which I reintroduce today with Senator Grassley, Senator Heitkamp, and Senator Leahy, will enhance the ability of securities regulators to protect investors and demand greater accountability…
along with Senator Collins, I am introducing legislation that would eliminate the sunset date for U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness--the Council--so that this independent agency can build upon its success in helping to prevent and…
The greatest threat to the community banks is that we continue to have banks too big to fail that dominate the market.
I rise today to discuss the deep and growing concerns about Russia's interference in the United States' 2016 Presidential election and the implications of Russia's broader malign activities for our national security. On Monday, we learned…
Should these companies that are exposed to climate risk specifically be required to make their disclosures?
There is zero room for bad actors in our capital markets. I am 100 percent committed to rooting out any fraud and shady practices in our financial system.
With $18 billion in unspecified cuts to the domestic side of the ledger, how can we make a decision if we do not know what the specific cuts will be?
I voted to support Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster retaining the grade of lieutenant general while serving as the National Security Advisor to the President. To be clear, this vote was to permit Lieutenant General McMaster to remain in…
The Flood Insurance Program provides much more than simply reimbursement to people who suffer damage: flood mapping, mitigation, a whole host of issues that are critical to communities and critical to resiliency.
In my view, the Marine Corps must and will attack this problem with the vigor that the Marine Corps has demonstrated time and time again.
You cannot have individual marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen, coast guardsmen who are marginalized because of gender or any other characteristic.
There simply is no room for behavior that humiliates and degrades a fellow servicemember.
The nonconsensual posting of explicit photos of female marines on a public website is repugnant and just plain wrong and inexcusable.
I am reintroducing the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act along with Senator Grassley. This bill permits the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, PCAOB, to make public the disciplinary proceedings it has brought against auditors and…
I simply want to concur and thank you for holding this hearing. It has been very important, and it will be a foundation for further work by all the Military Services, not just the Marine Corps, all the Military Services, and this Congress…
I rise today in opposition to the nomination of Ms. Seema Verma to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. As a $1 trillion agency with oversight over Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health…
Withdrawing or renegotiating the INF treaty with Russia may bring marginal benefits in the PACOM AOR but could have devastating effects for the EUCOM and CENTCOM AORs.
Sixty-six percent. What are the two or three key steps that you have to take, you think, to get from what it is today to that 66 percent?





