News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced it would pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline announced that the Town of Bristol will receive $1,169,096 to rehabilitate the north and south walls of the Prudence Island Ferry Dock... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced over $132,000 in federal funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for two AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) projects in Rhode Island.... Read More

SUBCOMMITTEES Monday, May 21, 2018 5:00 p.m. – Subcommittee on Airland CLOSED | Room SR-232A Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:30 a.m. – Subcommittee on Seapower CLOSED | Room SR-232A 11:00 a.m. – Subcommittee on Readiness CLOSED... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance public safety, curb the opioid epidemic, and strengthen Rhode Island communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging local law enforcement departments across the state to apply for federal funding... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced plans to significantly modify the bipartisan Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program by favoring state and local governments that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced a plan to triple the rent for many families living in federally subsidized public housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, for holding this hearing to consider funding levels for the Department of Defense to maintain our nation’s military.  I join you in welcoming our distinguished witnesses this morning, and I look forward to their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to better support children’s health care needs, a key Senate Committee today advanced a bipartisan bill co-authored by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and several of their colleagues that... Read More

WARWICK, RI -  On Saturday, April 28, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across Rhode Island.  The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon... Read More

I want to join Senator Inhofe in welcoming Secretary Wilson and General Goldfein to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the Department of the Air Force in our review of the fiscal year 2019 annual authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with 45 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter urging the Trump Administration to halt a proposed regulation that would expand the use of short-term... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island public libraries have been playing a key role in helping job seekers with employment services and adult education classes.  Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced a new $1.2 million commitment to help... Read More

I want to join Senator Inhofe in welcoming Secretary Spencer, Admiral Richardson, and General Neller to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the Department of the Navy in our review of the fiscal year 2019 authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on his opposition to the nomination of Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo to serve as the next Secretary of State: “I do not support Director... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today that three NeighborWorks America (NeighborWorks) organizations in Rhode Island will receive a total of $656,000 in federal funding to support their ongoing efforts.  NeighborWorks... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration reversed course and announced Monday that no new sanctions against Russia were immediately forthcoming - just one day after U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley publicly stated that... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I would like to join you in welcoming our nominees; thank you both for your decades of service to our nation and also to your families who have supported you throughout your careers. The nominees before us today have... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump authorizing U.S. military strikes in Syria: “The use of chemical weapons is abhorrent... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, and I would like to join you in welcoming Secretary Esper and General Milley.  I look forward to their testimony, and I thank them for their service to our country.  The President’s budget request for FY2019... Read More