News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – After a month long delay in the transfer of mandatory funding to two affordable housing funds, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced it is providing payments of $244.86 million to the Housing Trust Fund... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teaching things like budget planning and money management in schools, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Doug Jones (D-AL) are introducing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to protect students from unmanageable debt and make college more affordable, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Collins.  We have worked together for many years now – through many budget cycles and sometimes challenging climates.  Despite these challenges, we have been able to advance our nation’s transportation and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to boost student achievement in classrooms nationwide, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chris Coons (D-DE) have teamed up to once again introduce the Educator Preparation Reform Act, which seeks to improve... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Jack Reed (D-RI) are joining forces to reintroduce the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA), legislation to combat sexual assault on campuses nationwide... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Inhofe, and I join you in welcoming our nominees this morning.  I want to thank you for your decades of military service and your willingness to continue to serve our nation.  I also want to welcome your families and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to tackle national priorities and help young Americans strengthen their communities and our nation while reducing the burden of student debt, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative John B. Larson... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Following a Senate confirmation hearing today for David Bernhardt, a former big oil lobbyist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, a coalition of 15 U.S. Senators, including Senators... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed today announced that Wing Chau’s nomination to serve as U.S. Marshal for Rhode Island has unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which Whitehouse... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today backed the Trump Administration’s decision to extend Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for qualified people from Liberia for one year, through March 31, 2020, and is calling for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the vote in 2020 and better secure our election systems, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, and three leading Senators sent a letter to the country’s... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Inhofe.  I want to join you in welcoming Secretary Perry back to this committee, and I want welcome Administrator Gordon-Hagerty, who is appearing here for the first time.  Thank you both for your service. ... Read More

Washington, DC – In the wake of the recent crashes involving the Boeing 737-MAX, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, held a hearing to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In its efforts to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Trump Administration has now gone a major step further in asking the courts to throw out the entire law, which includes critical protections for people with pre-existing... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Inhofe, and I would like to join you in welcoming Secretary Esper and General Milley to this morning’s hearing.  This will likely be the last time that General Milley testifies before this committee in his capacity as... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) led a group of 15 senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to follow the law and protect the confidentiality of responses collected through the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Attorney General William Barr issued a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) urged the Department of Justice to make the full report and supporting documents... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has submitted a confidential report to Attorney General William P. Barr, regarding his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today that three Rhode Island-based affiliates of NeighborWorks America (NeighborWorks) will receive a total of $662,000 to support their ongoing efforts to provide affordable housing... Read More