News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline today announced that the Lime Rock Fire District in Lincoln has been awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade their... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – The late Edward J. Walsh, Sr. helped launch the first wave of air assault operations on D-Day, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, was shot in the head and wounded by a German sniper, and earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Banking Committee, today issued the following statement: “We need effective, sustainable housing finance reform.  This is an incredibly complex issue and getting GSE... Read More

WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has received the next installment of federal grant money toward upgrading T.F. Green Airport and its ongoing runway relocation project. ... Read More

WARREN, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined with local food entrepreneurs, officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Lisa Raiola, the founder of Hope & Main, for a “hard hat” tour and firsthand look at... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Nearly 70 years after fought in World War II, Mr. John F. Anderson, 90, of East Greenwich, an Army combat veteran, finally received the military decorations he earned for his service. U.S. Senator Jack Reed today presented Mr.... Read More

WARWICK, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the winners of his 2014 annual High School Arts Competition to celebrate the artistic and creative talents of young people across Rhode Island.  In its 24th year, Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 25 days after the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) to reauthorize emergency UI benefits for 5 months, Senators Reed and Heller urged their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help create jobs and advance scientific research and discovery, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today called for strong, sustained federal funding to provide states with opportunities to strengthen their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After years of work in Congress, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, today hailed the Navy’s decision to award a $17.6 billion multi-year contract to General... Read More

WARWICK, RI – At a medal ceremony today at the T.F. Green Airport Military Lounge, Mr. Frank Poli, 92, of Providence, a Navy World War II veteran, finally received the military decorations he earned for his service. U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined officials from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the Rhode Island State Farm Service Agency (FSA), and Farm Fresh Rhode Island to celebrate Earth Day and announce... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Obama administration’s top-ranking energy official, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, today joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, and other officials and energy experts at the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to promote community arts programs and arts education throughout Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Congressional delegation today announced the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), Community Musicworks (CMW),... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to reward hard work and help workers keep more of what they earn, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are calling for passage of the 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) today announced a series of actions aimed at increasing financial literacy in the United States, including the formation of the Senate Financial Literacy Caucus, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with ten Members of Congress in releasing a report that documents a significant increase in the marketing of electronic cigarettes – or e-cigarettes – to young audiences.... Read More

QUONSET, RI – In an effort to help create jobs and increase Rhode Island’s port capacity, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representative James Langevin (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Economic... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today met with Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis to discuss the looming Highway Trust Fund crisis.  Reed and Whitehouse say urgent... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of Nuala Pell: “I join with all Rhode Islanders in mourning the loss of an extraordinary woman, Nuala Pell.  She had a timeless elegance... Read More