Senator Jack Reed

Reed Honored at the Tides Family Services 13th Annual Gala

Senator Reed was awarded the 2017 Brother John Norton Award at the Tides Family Services 13th Annual Gala for his years of work to support the health, education, and well-being of children and families in Rhode Island.  

Col. Lauder Promotion Ceremony

Reed Tours Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket

Senator Reed met with leaders from Boys & Girls Clubs across Rhode Island and representatives from United Way of Rhode Island at the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket for a tour of the club and a discussion on the need to continue funding the club and other after-school programs across the state. 

Reed Joins Child Advocates, Educators, & Pediatricians Outline how Trumpcare Cuts Would Jeopardize Children’s Health & Education

With the vote on Trumpcare looming in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined with child advocates, educators, and pediatricians to outline how Trumpcare cuts would jeopardize children’s health and education funding in local school districts.  The event was held in Burnside Park in Providence.  Other speakers included Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director of Rhode Island Kids Count, Pediatrician Dr. Patricia Flanagan, Congressman David Cicilline, Providence Public School Department Chief Academic Officer Tom Flanagan, and others. 

Reed Encourages Summer Reading at Books Are Wings Event

Senator Reed joined local non-profit Books are Wings at Leviton Dual Language School in Providence for the completion of the organization’s “Books All Year” program, a partnership between Books are Wings and schools in Providence and Central Falls.  On the week of June 12, Books are Wings distributed a total of 11,000 books to Rhode Island students at recess in an effort to nurture a love of reading and stop the “summer slide” in education.  The 5,000-plus children that have been a part of the program will have up 6 books to enjoy at home and continue the learning process during the summer months.  

Reed, Whitehouse & RIers Urge GOP to Unveil Health Care Bill

Senator Reed joined Senator Whitehouse and concerned Rhode Islanders at the Rhode Island Health Center Association in Providence to urge Republicans to start holding public hearings and to declare that the public has a right to know what is in the GOP’s health care bill and how it will impact them and their loved ones.  The event wa a rallying cry against the House Republicans’ version of Trumpcare, which was forced through the House last month without proper vetting and before the CBO could study its costs and impacts.  Reed, Whitehouse, and several of their colleagues have offered new legislation – The No Hearing, No Vote Act – to require that any legislation going through the fast-tracked budget reconciliation process have at least one committee hearing and be reported out by at least one of the instructed Senate Committees before the full Senate may consider it.