News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Sometimes the meals children receive at school are the only guaranteed meals they get each day.  And with schools on summer vacation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Governor Gina M. Raimondo and First Gentleman Andy Moffit, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of King v. Burwell to once again uphold the law, beating back a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would have forced over 6.4 million people in 34 states who bought... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent drug tragedies and combat a nationwide surge of lethal drug overdoses, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Overdose Prevention Act.  This legislation would... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hosted a special medal ceremony in his Cranston Office to honor Korean War Veteran, Cpl. Francis Stanley Klucznik, 80, of Pawtucket with the military honors he earned but never received during his... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the $612 billion Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which guides military policy and oversight, and provides a framework for defense expenditures.  U.S. Senator... Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $5.25 million to Rhode Island to support the newly-created "Real Jobs Rhode Island" initiative. Real... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $229,489 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding for the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) project... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 78-21 in favor of a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ban the use of torture as an interrogation technique.  The amendment, authored by Armed Services... Read More

WORCESTER, MA – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today was recognized by the Blackstone Canal District Alliance for his lead role in establishing the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park as part of the U.S. National Park... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help thousands of children who undergo cancer treatment each year, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is getting set to introduce the Childhood Cancer STAR Act.  This legislation will advance pediatric cancer... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to better protect members of the military and their families from abusive financial practices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) along with U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and several of their colleagues, are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – To help crack down on gun violence and gun trafficking, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) has joined with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing the Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015, which would encourage law enforcement... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Six months after the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee released a comprehensive report on the CIA’s detention and “enhanced interrogation” of suspected terrorists in the aftermath of 9/11, a bipartisan group of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Republicans voted in lockstep against U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) amendment to restore honest accounting and fully fund needed investments in the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) base budget in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) considers new rules to rein in predatory practices in payday lending, 32 U.S. Senators are urging the agency to issue the strongest possible rules to combat the “cascade... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As health experts predict an increase in Lyme disease cases this summer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is calling for a national strategy to combat the disease and expand federal research efforts to increase surveillance and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With families getting set to enjoy time along Rhode Island’s 400 miles of coastline this summer, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced over $1.35 million in federal funding through the National... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $48,000 in federal funding to upgrade equipment for firefighters in Harrisville and emergency medical responders... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $412,500 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that will go toward the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $1 million in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfields grants to help Providence, Pawtucket, and... Read More