News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Trump economic advisor and current Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran was nominated to a short, four-month term at the Federal Reserve that ended last Saturday, January 31. But Miran -- who took a leave of absence as chair of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement that he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to replace... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Constitution specifies that Congress and the states -- not the president -- can set the rules for our elections. But that has not stopped President Trump from seeking to seize voter rolls, control how Americans vote ahead of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) solemnly reflected on the one-year anniversary of the January 29, 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter at 8:48 pm near Ronald Reagan... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As a growing body of research shows that the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the U.S. is driving up electricity bills for everyday Americans and could have unintended health and environmental impacts as well, U.S. Senators Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on ICE’s out of control operations in Minneapolis and other communities across the country, as well as a possible path... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “I have seen the horrific video of another fatal ICE shooting. A thorough investigation is needed, but it is clear that ICE agents are doing more harm than good in... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed condemned President Trump’s reckless, chaotic, and irresponsible tariff policies for fueling inflation, raising prices, and financially squeezing American families and businesses alike. “Trump’s tariffs... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and several colleagues to introduce the No Taxpayer Funds for Corporate Investment in Venezuelan Oil Act. This bill would prohibit the Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a shocking blow to public health and a major setback for families struggling with a loved one’s addiction recovery or mental health treatment, the Trump Administration unilaterally terminated nearly $2 billion in federal health... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a stunning reversal that goes against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) own mission statement, the Trump Administration unveiled a revised Clean Air Act rule that weakens emission limits for dangerous nitrogen oxide... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After retired U.S. Navy officer and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) filed a lawsuit in DC federal court seeking to reverse U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s letter of censure and potentially demote Kelly’s rank, U.S.... Read More

WARWICK, RI – Over 48,000 Rhode Islanders depend on HealthSource RI for health insurance coverage to protect themselves and their families. Those Rhode Islanders are facing huge increases in their health insurance premiums because of Republican... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – To reassert Congress’s Article I powers to declare war and prevent President Trump from engaging in further unauthorized military action in Venezuela, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 today to advance a bipartisan war powers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to cut bureaucratic red tape and expedite the process to get more struggling veterans off the streets and into housing or other supportive services they need, Congress passed the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On the five-year anniversary of the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, during which a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol following Trump’s 2020 electoral defeat and injured over 140 heroic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced he is retreating from his threat to court martial U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a decorated combat veteran, and is instead seeking administrative actions to reduce the retirement... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the Trump Administration’s arbitrary and unscientific changes to the childhood vaccine schedule announcement today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “It is astounding that at the same time... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, after President Trump ordered a military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas and claimed that the United States will “run” Venezuela, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – After the Trump Administration today announced it is once again halting offshore wind projects across the nation – including Revolution Wind, which is 85 percent complete and located approximately 15 miles off the southern shore of... Read More