News Releases

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

WARWICK, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the winners of his 2015 annual High School Arts Competition to celebrate the artistic and creative talents of young people across Rhode Island.  In its 25th year, Senator Reed’s annual... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are leading a bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators to Vietnam and Singapore next week.  The trip comes at a critical time for U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Jack Reed of Rhode Island have introduced a bill to give states more flexibility to use federal funds to support foster youth aging out of the system. “A lot of good ideas come... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen, and scores of military families on Thursday for an interfaith breakfast and celebration... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) released a report prepared at their request by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  The report, titled “UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: States’... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee at a hearing on risk-sharing by institutions of higher education.  Reed discussed the critical need to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Starting this summer, eligible Rhode Island seniors in need will be able to receive free, bulk boxes of healthy food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prepare and enjoy at home.  The packages of nutritious... Read More