News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations bill.  The $74.3 billion spending package... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Recognizing that election security is a matter of national security, the Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Senate Appropriations bill provides $74.3 billion in discretionary budget authority – $2.6 billion more than the fiscal year... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to increase staffing levels at the Cranston Fire Department and decrease emergency response times, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin today joined Mayor Allan Fung in announcing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced new... Read More

WARWICK, RI – Parks, trails, and wildlife refuges across the Ocean State are in line for new upgrades and improvements thanks to an infusion of federal dollars from a land and water conservation fund. Today, at Goddard Memorial State Park, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today approved the nomination of Mary S. McElroy to be the next U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Rhode Island.  McElroy, who currently leads the office of the Rhode Island Public Defender, will... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After more than 400 patients have been diagnosed with a mysterious illness linked to vaping, the Trump Administration today announced it is considering a proposed ban on thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes. U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after news reports indicate the Trump White House is considering pushing for a “major crackdown” on homelessness in California, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Homelessness is a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today were joined by two dozen colleagues in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the exit of National Security Adviser John Bolton: “John Bolton was wrong for this job and I... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Brown University announced the university is receiving a major research grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study Alzheimer’s disease and related... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments enhance response capabilities and improve fire protection services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s mill dams helped shape the Industrial Revolution, but today the state’s aging dams present a growing risk.  Now, thanks to U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s High Hazard Potential Small Dam Safety... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to improve the tracking and prevention of opioid related overdoses and help people and communities who are suffering from the opioid crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is receiving... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the Trump Administration announced plans to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build a border wall along the Southwest border, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $19,581,111 in... Read More

WEST WARWICK, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments enhance response capabilities and improve fire protection services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin today announced $289,720 in federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Select Committee on... Read More

WOONSOCKET, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced that the Woonsocket Housing Authority is receiving a new $1 million federal grant to remove lead-based paint from the city's public housing.  The federal... Read More