News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI -- After a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that Rhode Island and the City of Providence violated the rights of intellectually and developmentally disabled students and unnecessarily segregated them at the Harold H. Birch... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to build a stronger health care workforce and ensure patients have access to the medical care they need, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the Building a Health Care Workforce for the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent expatriate tax dodgers from reentering the United States, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today filed an amendment to the immigration reform bill ensuring the U.S. Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect taxpayers and shield college students from a sharp increase in federal Stafford loan interest rates, 51 U.S. Senators today voted in favor of legislation authored by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of the G8 Summit later this month, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging President Obama to directly engage Russian President Vladimir Putin on finding a solution for the Russian orphans whose adoptions by American families... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the passing of U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “Frank Lautenberg lived a remarkable life and was a remarkable legislator and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to assist with post-Superstorm Sandy cleanup and recovery efforts, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) will receive $500,000 in federal funds through... Read More

CUMBERLAND, RI – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis traveled to Rhode Island with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and members of Rhode Island’s Congressional... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 221-198 to narrowly approve a bill that would potentially leave students worse off than if the interest rate were allowed to double on July 1st with the Congressional Budget... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure teachers, principals, and other educators are better prepared to meet challenges in today’s classrooms, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Michael Honda (D-CA) today reintroduced... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to eliminate bureaucratic delays and deliver benefits to veterans more quickly and efficiently, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a former Army Ranger and a member of the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to prevent household fires and help local fire departments upgrade equipment and train firefighters, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced $654,160 in federal fire safety grants.  These... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –  In an effort to protect taxpayers and shield college students from a sharp increase in federal Stafford loan interest rates, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), who chairs the Senate Health, Education,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement in response to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) collected telephone records from reporters and editors at the Associated Press in the spring of 2012,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of revelations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has singled out Tea Party-affiliated organizations for audits when they applied for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the federal tax code, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With a July 1st deadline just over 50 days away, leading members of Congress are renewing calls for swift action to prevent the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Rhode Island’s business community, research universities, and state and local officials to work together to compete to bring a new “Manufacturing Innovation Institute” to Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced $800,000 in federal funding to help clean up brownfield sites in Providence.  A brownfield site is property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – During a hearing today before the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior & Environment, chaired by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced that the Department is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee, issued the following... Read More