News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to better serve military members who selflessly served our nation and address the unique housing challenges veterans face, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are teaming up to advance the Disabled... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Following news reports that President Donald Trump plans to accept a $400 million luxury jumbo jet as a gift from the Qatari government in violation of the Constitution, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an estimate today highlighting that the Medicaid portions of the House Republican billionaires-first tax bill would lead to 10.3 million Americans losing coverage under the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) embarks on phase one of a multi-phase plan to remove dozens of buoys from waters along Rhode Island’s coast and the surrounding area, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump announced that he would accept a luxury plane as a gift from the Qatari royal family to be used as Air Force One, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says House Republicans are proposing “catastrophic cuts” to federal Medicaid funding that goes to states to help provide health coverage.  In Rhode Island, the federal-state program pays for about 1 in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Last night, President Trump abruptly fired the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla D. Hayden, who was nominated by former President Barrack Obama and confirmed with 74 votes by the U.S. Senate in 2016.  Dr. Hayden was the first woman,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to crack down on corruption and prevent the swindling of unsuspecting crypto users, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is sounding the alarm about corruption surrounding the Trump family’s cryptocurrency “meme coins” and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, Illinois was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement congratulating and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past three months, the Trump Administration has surged military personnel to the Southwest Border, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. southern coasts. The Administration has spent nearly $500 billion and engaged tens of thousands... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As hurricane season approaches, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is leading Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm about President Trump’s attacks on the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Trump administration unfroze $251 million in previously announced federal funding to support critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of a key Senate vote, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today urged his colleagues to protect Social Security and oppose the confirmation of Frank Bisignano, a downsizing specialist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Following troubling reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk may have misused his White House position and access to drum up private deals in foreign countries for Starlink, his satellite internet service, U.S. Senators Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Trump administration issued a 2026 budget proposal that would eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and other federal agencies that support culture, the arts,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued guidance to eliminate large swaths of the general and flag officer positions in the U.S. military. The directive would eliminate the positions for 20% of active-duty four-star generals... Read More

SMITHFIELD, RI – Nearly 79 years after Seaman Second Class Carmine J. Lombardi joined the U.S. Navy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Mr. Lombardi and his family to salute the 96-year old’s military service and present him with medals he earned at... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump tried and failed in his first term to kill federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP) but is now taking another shot at undercutting NPR and PBS stations across the country.  Yesterday... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past 100 days, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon has been marked by sweeping ideological purges, scandals, and the unjustified firings of senior military leaders. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help more Rhode Islanders reduce their home energy costs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is getting an additional $2.6 million through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP),... Read More