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WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate today voted 60-40 to break a Republican filibuster and extend unemployment insurance benefits through November. This legislation will provide Rhode Island, which has an unemployment rate of 12%, fourth highest in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congress today approved a landmark law to strengthen oversight of Wall Street and create a powerful new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to give American families the tools to fight unfair and abusive financial products and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congress is poised to consider a compromise package of tax cuts and benefit extensions before Memorial Day that includes several key initiatives authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI). The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After the U.S. Senate voted 60-40 in favor of moving toward final passage of Wall Street reform, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee, issued the following statement: "Today's vote brings us one... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After the U.S. Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture on the Wall Street reform bill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee, today issued the following statement: "Republicans... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who has played a key role in crafting landmark Wall Street reform legislation, today visited the Eastside Marketplace in Providence to discuss how the bill moving through the Senate will benefit small... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to strengthen consumer protection and help prevent military families from being victimized by predatory lenders, the U.S. Senate today voted 98-1 to approve an amendment authored by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Scott... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect taxpayers, investors, and the U.S. economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is introducing an amendment to the Wall Street reform bill that would increase transparency, close existing loopholes, and require all... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, after a procedural vote for Wall Street reform legislation failed to get the 60 votes needed to move forward and begin debate on the measure, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee, issued... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After reports that Wall Street lobbyists have enlisted Republican senators to try to kill U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) provision to make credit rating agencies more impartial and independent, Reed, a senior Banking Committee... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee, today issued the following statement: "Derivatives have been unregulated for too long and while banks profited in the shadows, taxpayers paid a heavy... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) today introduced Wall Street reform legislation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee, issued the following statement: "As Chairman... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) stated his intent to move forward with legislation to revamp the nation's financial regulatory system, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking... Read More