News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement marking the sixth month of President Trump’s war with Iran. “President Trump has entangled the United... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Noting that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have deployed violence and deadly force against innocent Americans with no accountability, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) strongly opposes the agency’s decision to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI — As demand grows for skilled engineers and technicians to power Rhode Island's advanced manufacturing, marine, and clean energy sectors, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after President Donald Trump exacerbated his trade war with Canada, called Canadian officials “nasty people,” and signed an executive order directing the U.S. Department of Interior to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in... Read More

WAKEFIELD, RI – After delivering over $3.5 million in federal funding for major upgrades to the Peace Dale Library, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today joined Governor Dan McKee along with South Kingstown Town... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) paid tribute to the life and legacy of American music legend Dolly Parton, who, in addition to her career as an entertainer and entrepreneur, was a noted philanthropist, humanitarian, and a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Due to President Trump’s irresponsible policies and destabilizing, chaotic, volatile approach to governing, the cost of gasoline, housing, healthcare, childcare, groceries, utility bills, and other prices are up in Rhode Island and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In January of 2020, during President Trump’s first term, the U.S. Navy officially announced that the USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black person and an enlisted sailor. Miller was a heroic... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help more of Rhode Island’s small and emerging farms, fishers, and food businesses reach new customers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Due to President Trump’s ill-conceived war with Iran and strategic incoherence, gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel, and diesel costs have all surged, putting more upward pressure on prices for everyday products that American consumers and... Read More

LINCOLN, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed visited the new centralized rescue station and adjoining Lincoln Learning Center for a special ribbon cutting ceremony. The $16.5 million project utilized $2 million in federal funding from the American... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Alarmed by the fact that President Donald Trump continues to pressure the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for political reasons, and given the confusion caused by President Trump and White House and Fed officials offering... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – President Trump’s misguided policies have caused a surge in electricity and utility prices. The most recent data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) illustrates how Trump’s policies, including his war in Iran and... Read More

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI – There is a new 600-horsepower state-of-the-art public safety vessel patrolling South Kingstown’s pristine waterways and it is fully equipped with the latest emergency response and search and rescue tools and capabilities. Today,... Read More

WOONSOCKET, RI – First, President Trump tried to eliminate federal funding for Head Start, a federal program that provides early education and other services to 700,000 children of impoverished families nationwide. Now, the Trump Administration is... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Pointing to rising measles outbreaks, which have already surged to a 35-year high, and a spike in non-medical vaccine exemption requests in K-12 schools, U.S. Senator Jack Reed teamed up with 90 Congressional colleagues in urging... Read More

QUONSET, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined federal, state, local, and military officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Army Aviation Readiness Center at Quonset Point. The new facility will house an Army aviation battalion, 1st... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – When high-rise elevators go down or are chronically inoperable in public housing, it makes life difficult for upper floor apartment residents with mobility issues, as well as those carrying small children or heavy groceries up... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – With college students heading back to campus in the coming weeks for the start of a new academic year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are pressing the Trump Administration to process international student and scholar... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rebuked President Donald Trump for his last minute decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea. Reed criticized... Read More