News Releases

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

WASHINGTON, DC – Sixty-five years after his plane was shot down during the Korean War, Rhode Island native Irving Munroe will be honored at a special memorial service with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, October... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help college bound Rhode Islanders access much-needed financial aid, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging high school seniors and their families to get started filling out the Free Application for Federal Student... Read More

LINCOLN, RI — In an effort to better integrate supportive services into senior housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today that the Lincoln Housing Authority (LHA) will receive $169,497 in federal funding through the Resident Opportunities... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a 10-week continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through December 9 and avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that Rhode Island Hospital will receive $1,877,090 in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Environmental Influence on Children’s Health... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help public housing residents increase their earned income and financial independence, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a $2,999,608 federal “Jobs Plus” grant to help connect Hartford Park and Manton Heights... Read More