News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. economy lost 32,000 private-sector jobs in September according to the latest ADP jobs report, a stark contrast to the expected gain of around 50,000-plus jobs that analysts were expecting. Additionally, the August ADP jobs... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and a dozen of their colleagues in calling on President Trump to immediately... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump ordered Congressional Republicans to continue rejecting any Democratic input on a continuing resolution, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “President Trump controls every branch of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Each year, thousands of Americans die of cancer that was detected too late. In an effort to help ensure more Americans have access to modern and potentially life-saving health checks and cancer screenings in their own communities,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $2,344,000 grant to the Rhode Island Coastal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of U.S. military leaders from across the world to gather in Quantico, Virginia, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With everyday costs in the U.S. on a tariff-fueled upswing and a federal government shutdown looming, the Trump Administration is sending billions in American taxpayer money to bail out right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei,... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hosted a special military honors ceremony for the family of Mr. Daniel Rapoza, Sr. During World War II, Sergeant Daniel Rapoza served as a flight engineer on B-24L #44-41440, assigned to the 10th Air Force,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced $3,080,791 in federal grants to strengthen safety and training, upgrade equipment, and purchase new emergency response... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- After President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and other individuals who President Trump has labeled his ‘enemies,’ and after President Trump pressured Erik Siebert,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Earlier this week President Donald Trump abruptly canceled talks with Democratic Congressional leaders on funding the federal government and averting a shutdown. With a potential shutdown looming after September 30, the Trump White... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – This week, President Donald Trump irresponsibly promoted debunked anti-vaccine claims, wrongly implied vaccines are causing autism, and injected his own ‘gut feelings’ into calls for changes to the childhood immunization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – A week from today, funding for the government expires at midnight on September 30. Today, President Donald Trump reversed himself and abruptly cancelled a bipartisan meeting with Democratic leadership in the Oval Office to discuss... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Hill newspaper reports: “Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say Washington is headed for a government shutdown next week unless President Trump intervenes to cut a deal with Democrats.” Despite Trump’s claims to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo seeking to restrict how journalists can cover the U.S. Department of Defense going forward -- calling for a signed pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the fact that Republicans have a majority in the U.S. Senate, Senate Democrats got a majority of Senators to support the Democratic proposal to avoid a federal government shutdown today – but the measure still fell... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hit back against President Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano’s admission that the Trump Administration is considering raising the retirement age for American... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Three Russian fighter jets breached Estonian airspace today in what appears to be the third significant attempt by the Russian military this month -- following previous drone incursions into Poland and Romania -- to test NATO’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration’s policies, regulation, tariffs, and legal changes are making health coverage less affordable for millions of Americans and have resulted in the steepest health premium increases in 15 years for Americans... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure fairness in the U.S. tax system and crack down on tax avoidance techniques by billionaires, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to... Read More