News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked legislation offered by Senate Democrats to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers while Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding negotiations continue in order to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a leading member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week received the John D. Dingell Award from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Under the Trump Administration’s watch, enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun to disappear. Cases against corporate wrongdoers have dropped precipitously, allowing those who broke securities laws to go... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, at the insistence of President Trump, Senate Republicans are seeking to jam through the ultra-partisan voting suppression legislation misleadingly called the “SAVE America Act.” This bill will give the Trump Administration... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Eighty years after the official end of World War II, it is easy for some to forget the sacrifices of unsung heroes who made valuable contributions to the war effort and helped the U.S. achieve victory. For U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As working families across the country face sticker shock from their eye-popping gas and utility bills, a leading group of bipartisan U.S. Senators is calling for action to help alleviate energy prices for those in need. Today, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. has an estimated shortage of nearly 5 million homes, according to the Brookings Institution, and construction costs -- which are impacted by tariffs -- continue to skyrocket and raise the price of housing. In an effort to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Noting that it will cost many Americans more money to file their taxes under the Trump Administration, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have teamed up with their Senate colleagues to introduce the Direct File Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy famously challenged his fellow Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country.” Building on the American tradition of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration failed to articulate a clear rationale or strategy before launching its war of choice against Iran. Now that combat operations are underway, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor warning that President Trump’s war against Iran risks repeating the strategic mistakes of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On February 28, the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school for girls in Iran was hit by a missile, killing at least 175 Iranians, most of them grade-school children. It was a horrific tragedy, complicated by the fact that President... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senate Republicans once again blocked a straightforward bill to fund every agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- except Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington Examiner reports that the Trump Administration wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on a fleet of new, decked-out trucks and SUVs that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are refusing to drive. The gaudy... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, President Trump – who campaigned as the “peace President” – led the United States into war with Iran with no clear objectives and no authorization from Congress. In the ensuing days, President Trump and his administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) preliminary settlement with Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, saying it doesn’t go far enough to address competition in the ticketing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on the Trump Administration to take immediate and comprehensive action to effectively mitigate rising energy prices due to the spike in oil and gas prices caused by President Trump’s order to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – When will the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finally crack down on shady activity in online prediction markets? There is probably already an “event contract” on that question. And a Trump Administration “insider” could... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After years of Democrats pushing to make homeownership more affordable and accessible for working individuals and first-time buyers, President Trump seemingly got on board this year. On January 7, President Trump announced a major... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member... Read More