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WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congress approved the $1.15 trillion Fiscal Year 2016 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations bill, also known as the omnibus, that included many important provisions for Rhode Island families. U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night the Senate unanimously passed critical legislation to update safety standards for tens of thousands of chemicals that are currently unregulated. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a cosponsor of the Frank R. Lautenberg... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After months of urging following the program’s abrupt expiration in September, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Congress has passed a two-year extension of the popular Perkins Student Loan Program, a vital... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to increase transparency for investors and consumers in an age of persistent cybersecurity threats, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced the bipartisan Cybersecurity Disclosure... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House and Senate Appropriations committees filed a $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 30, 2016. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Rhode Island congressional delegation announced $227,850 in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for a team based at the University of Rhode Island (URI) to research the effects of climate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help revitalize local neighborhoods and support affordable housing and economic development programs throughout the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive over $8,586,000 in... Read More

OPENING STATEMENT OF U.S. SENATOR JACK REED RANKING MEMBER, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE   SD-G50 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Tuesday, December 15, 2015   To consider the nominations of: Honorable Patrick J. Murphy to be Under... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management today held a special ceremony to mark construction on a new “green” beach pavilion at Lincoln Woods State Park.  Lincoln Woods,... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today was joined by Admiral Linda Fagan, the 1st U.S. Coast Guard District Commander, representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Naval Station Newport, and Rhode Island construction workers for a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the announced international agreement to address climate change reached today in Paris: "This is a historic international agreement to responsibly reduce pollution and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined health professionals and childhood literacy advocates from Reach Out and Read RI at the Chafee Health Center in Providence to celebrate President Obama signing Reed’s Prescribe a Book... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Senate Democrats released legislation, S.2377, to help defeat ISIS abroad while enhancing homeland security programs to protect the United States.  The legislation is the culmination of proposals from the... Read More

OPENING STATEMENT OF U.S. SENATOR JACK REED RANKING MEMBER, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE   SD-G50 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Thursday, December 10, 2015   To receive testimony on increasing effectiveness of military operations (As... Read More

New K-12 education law empowers states and schools & includes ‘No Child Left Inside’ provision to strengthen environmental education and outdoor learning WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congress passed a new K-12 education law that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to raise student achievement in the classroom, increase flexibility for states and school districts, and provide schools and teachers with new resources and support, the U.S. Senate today voted 85-12 to pass a... Read More

OPENING STATEMENT OF U.S. SENATOR JACK REED RANKING MEMBER, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE   SD-106 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Wednesday, December 9, 2015   To receive testimony on the U.S. strategy to counter the Islamic State of Iraq... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline cheered $125,000 in National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding for Rhode Island arts organizations.  The NEA grants... Read More

OPENING STATEMENT OF U.S. SENATOR JACK REED RANKING MEMBER, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE   SD-G50 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Tuesday, December 8, 2015   To receive testimony on improving the Pentagon’s development of policy,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today celebrated the bipartisan reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), calling the Bank an important tool to help American companies compete in a global economy and sell... Read More