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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (C) speaks during a news conference about the student loan bill currently being debated by U.S. Senate at the U.S. Capitol May 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Harkin, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) propose closing what they call 'tax loopholes' to fund government subsidized Stafford loans, which interest rates are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012 if Congress does not act.
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Relief may be finally on the way for Perkins street Flood victims
Allen Fung ,Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed will hold a press conference today to announce federal money will be available to purchase properties located in the flood prone area on Perkins Avenue. In 2011, homeowners had applied for a nearly $3 million from ABC6 Columbus Ohio Read more »
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Homeless encampment in Tupelo bulldozed
improvised site where about 15 homeless people had slept, has been located in a business district for at least a year. Mayor Jack Reed Jr. said a series of recent crimes, requests from the property owner and an increase in the number of people living there from Biloxi Sun Herald Read more »
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Facebook IPO reignites JOBS Act debate - What's the latest from FINRA? - Net neutrality resolutions stay alive - FCC to launch drone inquiry - Personnel bytes
in which the JOBS Act relaxes the regulatory requirements of companies pulling in less than $1 billion each year. Both Sens. Jack Reed and Sherrod Brown separately blasted that change to securities laws in statements. "During the debate over the misnamed JOBS from The Politico Read more »
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Reed calls for action on flawed Facebook stock offering
banks handling Facebook's initial public offering may have selectively given key information to certain investors, Sen. Jack Reed said Wednesday. Rhode Island Democrat Reed, chairman of a Senate panel that oversees the securities industry, used Facebook's from Providence Journal Read more »
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US senators call for FDA to reverse decision to delay sunscreen standards implementation
group, led by Jack Reed, a Democratic representative from Rhode Island, have sent a letter to FDA in a bid to ensure sunscreen labels are clear, accurate and provide consumers with the information they need to protect themselves. Senators Reed, Kirsten Gillibrand, from Cosmetics Design North America Read more »
