News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 24 of their Senate colleagues sent a letter urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve data collection on children participating in NIH-funded... Read More

    Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee Room SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Tuesday, April 26, 2016   Hearing to receive testimony on the Joint Strike Fighter Program in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the public by preventing dam failures and improving dam safety in communities across the country, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are introducing the High Hazard Potential... Read More

WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the winners of his 2016 High School Arts Competition to celebrate young artistic talent in the Ocean State.  Cosponsored by the RI Art Education Association (RIAEA), the contest features... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect student borrowers from abusive financial practices by for-profit colleges, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with 22 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to advance the fiscal year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Bill.  The legislation provides a total of $56.3 billion in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill.  Overall, the bill would provide $56.5... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), today introduced the Testing, Removal and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure and... Read More

WARWICK, RI – On Saturday, April 30, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across the state.  The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers, and keep improvements to T.F. Green Airport on schedule, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted to pass a long-term reauthorization of the... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Newport Shipyard has won a $744,990 federal grant to make capital improvements that will help create jobs, increase economic activity, and improve their building, service, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will offer principal reduction to eligible, seriously delinquent underwater borrowers affected by the financial crisis to avoid... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance Rhode Island’s security and modernize the state’s infrastructure, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped include $20 million to build a new, state-of-the-art National Guard Readiness Center in East... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) are introducing the Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In a victory for the Ocean State, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that effective April 12, 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) fisheries research vessel Henry B. Bigelow will be permanently... Read More

EXETER, RI:  U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined with Mark Pare, the director of the Rhode Island State Fire Academy, public safety officials, and distinguished guests to dedicate a new $350,000 fire engine that will help train the state’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of oral arguments scheduled for June over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined over 200 current and former members of Congress in filing an... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined with Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and officials from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to celebrate a newly completed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $497,265 State Wildlife Grant (SWG) to protect and preserve the state’s wildlife and habitats. “Rhode Island’s natural resources and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement regarding the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium: “Our hearts go out to the victims and we stand in solidarity with the people of Belgium.  We will do... Read More