News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will join President Barack Obama tomorrow at a White House ceremony as the President signs into law legislation preventing interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students. Reed, who... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance public safety and strengthen Rhode Island’s emergency preparedness, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today announced the state will receive $6.9 million in federal funding from the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Governor Lincoln Chafee say the Ocean State is on track to develop commercial wind energy programs in federal waters off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts through the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect Rhode Island homeowners and businesses, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today voted for a bipartisan, five-year reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate approved a one year fix to prevent the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling on 7.4 million students nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who offered the Student... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate is poised to approve a transportation bill that will help create and protect construction jobs and give Rhode Island greater surety over federal investment in highway and transit in the state.  U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the landmark health insurance reform law known as the Affordable Care Act: “Today’s decision... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After a Wall Street Journal report this week indicated how travel software company Orbitz often displays more expensive hotel options in search results for Mac users than for PC users, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is asking the... Read More

WARWICK, RI – The Warwick Police Department will get four more officers to help patrol the streets thanks to a $500,000 grant from the federal government and the town of West Warwick will receive $125,000 to help hire one additional officer and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help Rhode Island job seekers find work and develop healthy, green communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a new $200,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields grant to help... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously approved the nomination of former Glocester police chief Jamie Hainsworth to be the next U.S. Marshal for Rhode Island.  United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon... Read More

Mr. President, 1972 was a watershed year for expanding educational opportunities in this country. The Education Amendments of 1972 included title IX--now known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act--guaranteeing educational... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – An amendment cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to outlaw dangerous synthetic drugs known as “bath salts” is close to becoming law.  The federal ban will prevent users from crossing state lines and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – With temperatures in the 90s for a second straight day, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is helping Rhode Islanders beat the heat by delivering federal funds to help the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) offer free,... Read More

Madam President, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, also known as the farm bill, makes some strides in reforming agriculture policy and subsidies. However, in my view, these reforms are not sufficient. Moreover, the bill contains... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today issued new guidelines on U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) work sharing law (also known as Short-Term Compensation (STC) programs).  The new law provides federal support to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved his amendment to provide $10 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Lead Poisoning Prevention... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today welcomed President Obama’s directive allowing DREAM Act-eligible students to apply for deferred action, granting them protection against deportation and the ability to get work authorization.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect Rhode Island homeowners and businesses, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for a long-term reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the federally-backed coverage... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RIDLT) will receive a new, competitive $2.78 million Workforce Innovation Fund grant to support employment... Read More