News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC -- Calling it a victory for common sense and food safety, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is praising Appropriations Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) for removing the so-called ‘Monsanto policy rider’ from the Continuing... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation and Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced that the state has won a first round “Investing in Manufacturing Community Partnership” (IMCP) grant of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Thanks to a law authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, several Rhode Island libraries will receive nearly $800,000 in federal grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).  The Providence Public Library, in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the federal government on the verge of a potential shutdown, a bipartisan group of 34 U.S. Senators, led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), are working to ensure that low-income Americans who need heating... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Lincoln Chafee today joined with U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse in announcing that Rhode Island has been awarded $5.8 million for the expansion of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s partisan bill to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which would deny food... Read More

Washington, DC – Last month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse hosted a roundtable discussion in Providence to hear how the indiscriminate cuts in federal spending, known as the sequester, are affecting Rhode Island families and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement regarding the tragic mass-shooting at the Washington Navy Yard: “We as a nation will come together in support of the victims of this senseless violence. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the passing of former Rhode Island Secretary of State Susan L. Farmer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Susan Farmer, who was a political pioneer,... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Hoping to avert a possible government shutdown at the end of the month, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Washington Republicans to end their intra-party fighting and start working with Democrats on a bipartisan spending measure... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, met with President Obama and fellow U.S. Senators on the latest developments regarding the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – The Town of Bristol’s plan to turn the downtown Naval Reserve Armory into a municipal maritime center is getting a major boost from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), in the form of an $861,000 Boating... Read More

WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative James Langevin today joined Governor Lincoln Chafee to announce a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for the... Read More

NEW SHOREHAM, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Jim Langevin today visited Block Island and announced that the Town of New Shoreham is receiving $1.2 million in federal funding to upgrade the Block Island Waste Water Treatment... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Obama asked for congressional authorization to take limited military action to respond to the Assad... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to enhance public safety and strengthen Rhode Island’s emergency preparedness, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today announced the state will receive $6,789,619 in federal funding from the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that twenty-five Rhode Island cities and towns will receive a total of $11.7 million in federal funding to develop, finance, and modernize public housing in their communities.  The grants... Read More

WARWICK, RI – In an effort to help ensure patients have access to quality health care services at Rhode Island hospitals, as well as support sustainable sources of jobs in the state, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to help Rhode Island attract and expand manufacturing opportunities, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today hosted a meeting at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus with a diverse group... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – At a time when programs like Medicare and defense spending are facing growing budget austerity, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are introducing the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate... Read More