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Sen. Jack Reed on Newsmakers
Brian Hull |  April 10, 2010
He confirms once again that he will introduce an amendment in the Senate to create an independent Consumer Financial Protections Agency.

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UPDATE: Jack Reed calls on IRS to give tax payers a one month extenion
Pat Crowley |  March 30, 2010
Update:  Way to go Senator Reed! Washington, DC -- At the urging of U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced it will temporarily extend the federal income tax filing deadline to May 11, 2010 for Rhode Islanders affected by this week’s flooding. “I applaud the…
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Act Today to Hold Banks Accountable
Libby Kimzey |  March 01, 2010
Please call Senator Jack Reed at 1-866-544-7573 for Financial Industry Reform today!   Read More...

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Live chat with Sen. Reed at 3pm today
Brian Hull |  February 26, 2010
From the ProJo: Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., will participate in an online chat about the economy and other subjects with projo.com readers on Friday afternoon. A 3 p.m. start is scheduled. Go to projo.com/chat to submit your questions now. Some important questions to ask would include: With the financial…

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Ocean State Action Urges Sen. Reed to Fight for Real Financial Reform
Matt Jerzyk |  January 29, 2010
Peter Asen of Ocean State Action has an excellent Warwick Beacon op-ed calling on Sen. Jack Reed to lead the fight for real financial services reform in the Senate: Now it’s the U.S. Senate’s turn to act, and the industry is redoubling their efforts to prevent or fatally water down the change we…
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Jack Reed for Senate Majority Leader
Brian Hull |  January 29, 2010
Not exactly what I’d consider a ringing endorsement, but Rep. Joe Sestak, the guy who’s challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s primary this spring, thought Jack Reed might be a better choice for Senate Majority Leader than Harry Reid. From Talking Points Memo: Read More...

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Sen. Reed Stands Up to Wall Street
Matt Jerzyk |  January 24, 2010
As I've noted here and here, the Senate needs to adopt the Lynch Amendment that was passed by the House to limit the ability of Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, etc. to dominate a newly reformed market for derivatives.  Why not trust these big cuddly banks who promise that "self regulation"…
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What Dodd’s retirement means for Jack Reed
Brian Hull |  January 06, 2010
A question that I want to revisit (and a question also being asked at Providence Business News) is what does Sen. Chris Dodd’s retirement mean for Jack Reed? Previously, there was speculation that Dodd may have become chair of the Senate HELP Committee upon the death of Senator Ted Kennedy.  That…
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Helping Unemployed Workers Act
Brian Hull |  December 07, 2009
Thank you Jack Reed. Read More...

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Jack Reed drags the truth out of Bailout Ben
Pat Crowley |  December 03, 2009
Reports around the blogosphere point to our Jack Reed eliciting some very interesting comments from Bailout Ben Bernanke today. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) followed Bennett and pointed out that "there's only really two ways you can deflect this deficit, and that's either by cutting expenditures or raising…
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Jack Reed for Secretary of Defense?
Ted |  December 01, 2009
At tonight's Presidential Address at West Point, the presidential entourage included: Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Defense Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Commander of U.S. Central Command David Petraeus, WH Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, and notably…

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Jack Reed on Afghanistan and Health Care
Brian Hull |  November 13, 2009
From the Chicago Tribune: Sen. Jack Reed, Democrat from Rhode Island and a West Point graduate, was fresh from a meeting at the Pentagon this morning when he was asked about the decision that President Barack Obama faces about troop deployments in Afghanistan. "He has to do this in the context of both…
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Jack Reed on Face the Nation
Pat Crowley |  November 09, 2009

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Conference call with Jack Reed
Brian Hull |  October 23, 2009
I’m glad to know that Sen. Jack Reed is coming out and criticizing the previous Bush administration about its shortcomings with regard to Afghanistan.  Ian Donnis has the details about a conference call held yesterday afternoon. Here's some of what Reed had to say: Read More...

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Sen. Jack Reed on Face the Nation
Brian Hull |  October 12, 2009
Senator Jack Reed and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were on CBS News' Face the Nation yesterday morning talking about the war in Afghanistan and the possibility (inevitability) of a 40,000 troop increase.

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Dodd's Decision Could Bring Reed Banking Chair
Brian Hull |  August 27, 2009
Update: Sen. Chris Dodd will not be taking the chairmanship over at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and will be staying on as chair of the Banking Committee.  This decision keeps Sen. Jack Reed as second-in-line in the Banking Committee, after Tim Johnson. …
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