News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed voted to pass the bipartisan budget agreement to take default off the table and prevent a self-inflicted recession, stating: “This is a vote to prevent default despite the bill’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the official end of the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency declarations.  Going forward, the federal coronavirus response is restructured to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – What Cheer Flower Farm in Olneyville has $500,000 more reasons to cheer as it continues to remediate and redevelop a 2.7 acre site in Providence that used to be home to the Colonial Knife factory, but has sat vacant for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Carter Center announced that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a longtime advocate for expanded access to mental health care, has dementia, U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – On Friday, May 26, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined the Adjutant General of the Rhode Island Army and Air National Guard, Major General Christopher P. Callahan, and retired Command Sergeant Major John McDonough to present three... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Standing abeam the first hybrid ferry to be manufactured on the east coast of the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Jack Goodison, President & CEO of J. Goodison Co., and Ted Williams, President of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new $228,000 federal grant to support beach water-quality monitoring and public notification efforts in Rhode Island. Previous Administrations sought to eliminate the beach water testing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Joe Biden formally announced his intention to nominate Air Force General Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  If confirmed by the Senate Armed Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As extremist Republican state legislatures and right-wing, GOP-appointed judges and justices step up their assault on a woman’s right to reproductive freedom, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded over $9 million in federal funding for operational upgrades and planning at Rhode Island’s... Read More

***WATCH VIDEO of Sen. Reed questioning former SVB CEO Gregory Becker*** WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the committee,... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and emotional well-being, while reducing the stigma around mental health disorders. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- New federal funding is now available to modernize and upgrade eligible federally-assisted multifamily housing serving low-income residents to cut energy bills and reduce pollution, thanks to a provision U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)... Read More

VIDEO: Watch Reed’s questioning at today’s CJS Appropriations hearing WASHINGTON, DC – As Congressional Republicans continue targeting the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to empower consumers and put Americans in control of their personal information and credit reports, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the Consumer Credit Control Act (S.... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – A 2022 study estimated that 31 percent of Rhode Island households were unable to afford enough food to feed their families, resulting in a growing number of residents utilizing charitable food pantries and meal sites... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after the passing of retired state and federal judge Ronald R. Lagueux, 91, who served the people of Rhode Island as a state and federal jurist for over 30 years, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after seven former U.S. Secretaries of Defense—from both Republican and Democratic administrations—sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging an end to a partisan, months-long blockade of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As part of his long-standing effort to help Rhode Island build more desirable, affordable rental housing units, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced another $3,066,413 is heading to the Ocean State courtesy of the national... Read More

WATCH: Sen. Reed speaks at press conference about China Competition Bill 2.0 WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) previewed a new initiative to task a number of Chairs to begin working with their Ranking Members on a... Read More