News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators from New England in introducing a resolution to designate Tuesday, September 25 as “National Lobster Day” in honor of lobsters’ economic,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance security of U.S. election systems from cyberattacks, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee is joining with Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House-Senate conference committee reached bicameral agreement on the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019. The reconciled FY 2019 NDAA defense policy bill authorizes $639... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – After President Trump’s budget sought to sink a beach water testing program that helps Rhode Island monitor coastal waters throughout the summer to keep beachgoers safe, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped lead the effort in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to reject an offer Vladimir Putin made to President Trump to hand over former U.S. diplomats and other American officials who have criticized the Kremlin for questioning.  The non-binding... Read More

NARRAGANSETT, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin announced $218,096 in federal funding to help the Narragansett Fire Department purchase needed equipment and provide water rescue... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the White House disputed that President Trump said Russia is no longer targeting the U.S. but confirmed that he is open to Russia interrogating U.S. citizens, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty-four hours after his disastrous press conference with Vladimir Putin, President Trump today backtracked from controversial remarks he made yesterday about Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today after President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and their joint press conference in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement urging President Trump to cancel his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki after the Justice... Read More

JOHNSTON, RI – In an effort to help homeless veterans get back on their feet and re-integrate into the workforce, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that two Rhode Island organizations will receive over $600,000 to assist homeless veterans... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to advance ocean exploration and modernize America’s fleet of Regional Research Vessels, U.S. Senator Jack Reed has worked for years helping to provide $250 million to allow the National Science Foundation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of the upcoming NATO Summit in Brussels and the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, the U.S. Senate today voted 97-2 to pass a motion to instruct authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump announced he will nominate DC Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “I have a... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – A 94-year-old Rhode Islander, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ernest “Ernie” Mallory, was awarded some long overdue medals today that he earned but never received for his service in the U.S. Army during World War... Read More

NORTH SCITUATE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) this week headed to North Scituate to visit children at the MAE Foundation’s Camp Hope, a one-week, free-of-charge camp for children aged 7-17 with cancer and their siblings offering them... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator  Scott Pruitt offered his resignation to President Trump, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Scott Pruitt should have been fired... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, at the Senate Banking Committee hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Examine Corporate Governance,” senior committee member U.S. Senator Jack Reed highlighted the importance of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced that the U.S. Senate voted to honor the late Army First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna, a Green Beret who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, by passing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today released the following statement on the deadly mass-shooting at Capital Gazette headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland: “Our hearts go out to the journalists and staff of the Capital Gazette and... Read More