A Blog Called Hope

Yesterday, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that he has secured

$1.3 million in federal funding for RIPTA

On Monday, Senator Jack Reed formally announced that he has secured more than $1.3 million in federal funding for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.

With this money, the RIPTA plans to upgrade its fleet of over 200 buses that provide convenient and affordable transportation to tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders.

This is yet another example of the diligent work Senator Reed has been doing for both our country and the people of Rhode Island. On top of this acquisition for the RIPTA, Senator Reed has also been tirelessly working on behalf of Rhode Island’s struggling homeowners.

As the election year heats up, and Senator Reed prepares to ratchet up his campaign, it has never been more clear that Senator Reed is the right choice for our state.

For more on this story, visit the Boston Globe.

This past Sunday, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) faced off with

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) on ‘ABC This Week’

The two Senators from neighboring states traded barbs over the war in Iraq and which Presidential candidate would best serve the interests of the people of the United States.

Trying to bridge the overwhelming popularity gap between the two Presidential candidates, Senator Lieberman tried to paint McCain as strikingly similar to Obama on the war in Iraq. However, Senatory Reed quickly pointed out that, “Sen. Obama is outlining a strategy to redeploy our forces out of Iraq. Sen. McCain has a strategy of staying there indefinitely. That is the key, significant strategic difference.”

Here is a snippet from the interview.

For more, visit ABC News or the ABC’s News Blog.

Gov. Carcieri had the chance to sign a renewable energy bill that overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate and would have created good-paying, green-collar jobs in Rhode Island as well as reduce our dependency on pollution-causing fossil fuels. But once again, Gov. Carcieri let us down and vetoed the bill.

Just a few miles away in Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a bill that puts his state light years ahead of us and will make MA a real hub for the renewable industry. Here’s the video from NBC10’s story at 6:00.