Jack Reed took a special interest in defense issues because of his military background and served as the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee. He also focused on environmental issues and children’s health care. Reed sponsored laws that increased funding for pediatric-cancer research and required drugs and medical devices to be shown safe and effective before they could be used with children. He opposed the Iraq War, calling it a diversion from the larger war on terrorism.
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