News Releases

First, I would like to thank Chairman McCain for scheduling this important hearing to discuss threats to U.S. national security and our strategy for countering such threats.  I would also like to thank our witnesses for their participation in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following statement today on President-elect Trump’s nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as his nominee to be the next U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement after the Colombian government officially approved a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) this week: “It is never easy to make... Read More

I want to join Senator McCain in welcoming Director Gilmore, Secretary Stackley, Admiral Rowden and Mr. Francis to the Committee this morning to testify on various aspects of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.   We are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, announced today that Rhode Island preschool programs will receive $6,043,131 from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health... Read More

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.  I’d like to join you in thanking our witnesses for joining us today to provide testimony on the operation of voluntary education programs within the Department of Defense, and the Department’s... Read More

The 2017 Presidential Inauguration will be held on Friday, January 20, 2017, on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC.  For the most up-to-date information concerning the Inaugural ceremonies, please visit... Read More

JOHNSTON, RI – Rhode Island’s mill dams helped shape the Industrial Revolution. Now, federal, state, and local officials are working together to try to keep Rhode Island’s dams in better shape. Today, at the Almy Dam in Johnston,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, together with Governor Gina M. Raimondo, today announced a new $6 million federal grant to help train hundreds of local... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the announcement that President-elect Trump has named former Defense Intelligence Agency director and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, who oversaw the drawdown of U.S. forces in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Steve Bannon as Chief White House Strategist and Senior Counselor: “Presidents get to select their White... Read More

WARWICK, RI – On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will hold a college financial aid workshop at Community College of Rhode Island’s (CCRI) Knight Campus in Warwick.  The free workshop will give... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, passed away at the age of 78, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Janet Reno was a woman of uncommon... Read More

NARRAGANSETT, RI – Four years after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast in October 2012 and damaged several coastal wildlife refuges and marshes in Rhode Island and other communities, a new, federally-funded saltmarsh restoration project is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the Obama Administration is releasing $3 billion in low-income heating assistance funds under the FY 2017 Continuing Resolution (CR).  Under this initial release, Rhode Island... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to help struggling dairy farmers in Rhode Island and nationwide stay in business, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined 16 of their senate colleagues urging Congress to provide funding for dairy... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the national Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined with Providence residents, community partners, and energy experts to tout the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- As communities across the country struggle with prescription drug abuse and opioid addiction, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging Rhode Islanders to take advantage of the upcoming National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on... Read More

WARWICK, RI — Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced a total of $625,000 to help the Portsmouth and Warwick Police Departments hire additional law enforcement... Read More