News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies, today issued the following statement after voting... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Beaver, Chipuxet, Pawcatuck, Queen, and Wood rivers and their watershed are closer to permanent federal protection today, thanks to a legislative initiative included in the National Defense Authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – More than 220 years ago, laborers working for Samuel Slater built a water-powered mill along the Blackstone River, sparking America’s Industrial Revolution.  Now, the area of Rhode Island will soon be home to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) took a major step toward making affordable renting housing more available to American families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today congratulated the state for winning a major federal grant to support early childhood education and expand access to high-quality pre-K for children throughout the state. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of former state senator Lila M. Sapinsley: “Lila Sapinsley was not only a trailblazer, she was one of the most gifted and public minded leaders of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a comprehensive report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists in the aftermath of 9/11, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the... Read More

EAST GREENWICH, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Rhode Islanders to add “shop local” to their holiday shopping lists.  During a tour of Main Street businesses, shops, and boutiques in East Greenwich today, Reed encouraged... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is partnering with the CommerceRI and its Procurement Technical Assistance Center to provide free counseling and training programs to the Rhode Island small business community on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement: “Ash Carter is a strong choice for Secretary of Defense.  He brings vast experience to the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help individuals with long-term disabilities become more financially independent, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging Congress to pass the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which would allow tax... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After months of hearings and bipartisan negotiations, Congress is poised to pass the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $521 billion NDAA... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the U.S. Supreme Court today hearing oral arguments in a pregnancy discrimination case of Peggy Young v. UPS, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on Congress to better protect working pregnant women across the United... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to preserve an important piece of American history and invest in Rhode Island’s future, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, successfully attached two key public... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced over $176,000 in federal funding for Rhode Island organizations from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s Office on Highway Safety has been awarded over... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led a group of 40 Senate colleagues in supporting the Department of Defense’s (DOD) plan to update the Military Lending Act (MLA)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) released the following statement reacting to the executive actions on immigration announced tonight by President Barack Obama: “The President’s interim step is about trying to fix a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional inaction on climate change is likely to increase costs to taxpayers for the federal flood and crop insurance programs according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report requested by a group of lawmakers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today commended a decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to designate nationals from Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18... Read More