News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this month, the Trump Administration abruptly and arbitrarily removed thousands of international students from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems (SEVIS) database, which schools and the federal government... Read More

A virtual gallery of 67 works of art from students across Rhode Island can be found here WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the winners of his 2025 High School Art Competition to celebrate student artists across the Ocean State.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee led a joint statement in response to the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As President Trump approaches his first 100 days in office at the end of the month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo gathered in Providence today to highlight the economic... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As President Donald Trump continues to threaten to illegally fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell unless he prioritizes Trump’s political preferences over responsible economic policy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Nearly eight decades after Seaman First Class Ferdinand “Bull” Viveiros was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today presented Mr. Viveiros’ family with several military honors he received through his... Read More

WARWICK, RI – After delivering a $1 million federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today helped the Warwick Fire Department place state-of-the-art pieces of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the passing of Pope Francis, 88, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, who was elected to the papacy on March 13, 2013, becoming the first... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the life and legacy of Rhode Island Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, 76, who passed away after a battle with cancer: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, press reports indicated that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth created a Signal chat with his wife, brother, personal lawyer, and senior defense officials, within which he disclosed likely classified intelligence about active... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Starting May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin enforcing REAL ID rules at airports nationwide. All airline passengers aged 18 and older will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration continues to take hasty, unjustified steps that could weaken the U.S. real estate market and make it harder and more expensive for responsible, credit-worthy Americans to secure an affordable 30-year fixed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make more homes energy efficient and help residents save on their utility bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) teamed up to re-introduce the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to give prospective homebuyers more control over their personal information, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) reintroduced the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act to dramatically reduce spam calls,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Trump Administration is withholding tens of millions of dollars for clean energy and energy efficiency upgrades across Rhode Island that Congress approved under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58) and the Inflation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The latest results for U.S. adults on the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) are sobering.  Between  2017 and 2023 literacy and numeracy skills sank, with the percentage of adults at the lowest... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an overdue reversal, President Donald Trump abruptly announced via his social media platform today that he ordered a pause of his tariffs regime for 90 days.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed reacted to the news by stating: “After causing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined all ten of their Senate colleagues representing New England states in seeking answers about reports that the Trump Administration is considering eliminating... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The last time the federal minimum wage was raised it was July of 2009 – Barack Obama had just been elected president, iPads hadn’t come out yet, and the world was experiencing a global recession.  Since then, corporate profits have... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice admitted the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- a father who was living legally in the United States under protected status -- was an “administrative error.”  Mr. Garcia, 29, who fled El Salavador... Read More