'''Jack Reed''' a is [[Democrat]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Rhode Island]]. He was elected in 1996, and has served in the Senate since then. Previously, Reed was a three term member of [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and represented Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District. In the Senate, Reed is a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, which controls congressional funding initiatives, and also a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.<ref>http://reed.senate.gov/biography/index.cfm</ref> | '''Jack Reed''' a is [[Democrat]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Rhode Island]]. He was elected in 1996, and has served in the Senate since then. Previously, Reed was a three term member of [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and represented Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District. In the Senate, Reed is a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, which controls congressional funding initiatives, and also a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.<ref>http://reed.senate.gov/biography/index.cfm</ref> |