News Releases

MR. REED: Mr. President, yesterday I voted with great enthusiasm for the SCHIP reauthorization bill. I think the present version is commendable and a version we should support. I particularly thank Leader Reid, Chairman Baucus, and Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Department of the Navy is awarding H.V. Collins Company a $24,512,000 contract to build a new training facility for the Navy Supply Corps School, Naval Station in Newport, Rhode... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help support victims of domestic violence who have left their abusers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Karen Allen, Executive Director of Sojourner House, and Judith Earle, President of the Board of... Read More

Providence, RI - In an effort to ensure that low-income seniors and people with disabilities have access to affordable housing and support services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), today announced that non-profit organizations in Providence, Little... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) and key education and environmental organizations called on Congress to pass the No Child Left Inside Act, a new $100 million a year initiative to strengthen... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to overhaul crop subsidies, protect Rhode Island's remaining farmland, and increase consumer access to healthy, locally grown food, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is joining with Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Frank... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) received the 2007 Stewart McKinney Award from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) for his leadership in trying to end and prevent homelessness. The McKinney-Vento Awards... Read More

MR. REED: Mr. President, I would like to engage my colleagues, Senator Harkin and Senator Specter, in a colloquy on the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. I want to thank Senator... Read More

MR. REED: Mr. President, we are currently debating the Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008. Let me commend Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Specter for their great work on this legislation. As Chairman... Read More

WASINGTON, DC — The Senate Banking Committee today gave its stamp of approval to legislation authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to improve the maps the federal government uses to predict the risk of flooding. Reed's mapping legislation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help more Rhode Island students achieve their academic and career goals, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) will... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today was joined by elementary school students from Providence and East Greenwich, the Mayor, and environmental officials, as well as Loki the hawk and Teco the owl at the Roger Williams Park Zoo's new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help more Rhode Island families find and responsibly finance affordable housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $213,547 in Housing Counseling Awards. The Rhode Island... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Senate on Wednesday approved $459 billion for defense spending, including $119 million in defense and military construction funding for Rhode Island that U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) requested as part of the... Read More

MR. REED: Mr. President, I am here today to speak on the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill, and I begin by thanking the chairman of the committee, Senator Mikulski, and the ranking member, Senator Shelby, for an extraordinarily... Read More

MR. REED: Mr. President, today I introduce the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2007. This bill will improve the loan disclosures given to homebuyers not only when they apply for a mortgage, but also when they refinance their home. As we are... Read More

MR. REED: Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today joined by my colleague, Senator Whitehouse, to honor a friend, Paul Crowley, a Rhode Island State Representative, who distinguished himself through an extraordinary career as a civic leader in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect children and crack down on Internet predators, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that the Rhode Island State Police will receive $250,000 in federal funding to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help protect Rhode Island's forests and stem the spread of invasive insects, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the University of Rhode Island will receive a three-year $499,994 federal grant to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help local school children develop better eating habits, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education will receive a $158,953 Team Nutrition Training Grant. This money,... Read More