News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 50-50 on the nomination of Peter Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense, and Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the nomination, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  -- After President Trump abruptly fired Admiral Linda Fagan, the 27th Commandant of the Coast Guard and America’s first female Service Chief who was two-and-a-half years into her four-year term, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received a sworn affidavit recounting specific incidents of Mr. Pete Hegseth’s alcohol abuse, threatening and abusive behavior toward his second wife, and repeated pattern of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Due to national security concerns, President Donald Trump originally tried to ban TikTok during his first term unless the platform cut ties with its China-based parent company, ByteDance and he called on members of the federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Donald Trump granted over 1,500 pardons and commutations for criminals convicted in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those who planned the attack and violently assaulted law... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement on the second non-consecutive inauguration of President Donald J. Trump: “Congratulations to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, after Israel’s security cabinet approved a ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas that would free dozens of hostages held in Gaza and temporarily pause the long-running war, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Thanks to a new law that kicked in this month, Rhode Islanders with a Medicare prescription drug plan -- also known as Medicare Part D – are seeing their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs capped at $2,000 each year.  And today,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help coordinate housing and supportive services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness across Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led SASC Democrats in a hearing to examine Mr. Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense. Following the hearing, Senator Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen Rhode Island’s workforce and create more high-paying ocean technology and ‘Blue Economy’ jobs, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today announced $3.8 million to support workforce development in ocean... Read More

JOHNSTON, RI – Overlooking the intersection of Atwood Avenue and Hartford Avenue on the steps of Johnston Town Hall, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today joined Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to keep more Rhode Islander safely and stably housed and avert preventable evictions, U.S. Senator Jack Reed recently helped deliver $2.5 million in federal funding to Rhode Island through the Eviction Protection Grant... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly 24 million people – including 3.2 million new consumers -- have signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans for 2025 so far, and more are expected to choose policies before open enrollment ends on January 15... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Mr. Peter Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense. Following the meeting, Senator Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve community connectivity and pedestrian safety, spur economic growth, and catalyze smart transit-oriented development in underserved communities, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S.... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – No, Rhode Island is not pregnant.  But the Ocean State will soon be giving ‘berth’ to two sets of 360-foot twin U.S. Coast Guard (USGC) Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) that weigh in at about 4,500 long tons when fully loaded.  The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Joe Biden took executive action to help protect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from offshore oil and gas drilling, issuing an executive order to put a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across U.S. coastal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden today signed a law to boost Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million Americans who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), issued the following statement on the 3 a.m. New Year’s Day terrorist attack by an assailant who intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana... Read More