News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) applauded passage of new legislation that would provide the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in the past decade.  The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in the ongoing investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As students across the country get set to head back to school in the coming weeks, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is introducing new legislation to help rebuild and modernize schools throughout the nation.  This week,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined with Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien to announce that the Pawtucket Fire Department will receive $2,448,938 and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump and Senate Republicans unveiled legislation to cut legal immigration levels in half over the next decade, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “There’s a lot we can do... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following a Politico report that the U.S. State Department is not making use of nearly $80 million allocated by Congress to fight Russian disinformation and terrorist propaganda, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to get big oil companies to pay their fair share of U.S. taxes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and several of their colleagues in introducing legislation that would... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In recognition of the historic and economic importance of the lobster industry to Rhode Island and other coastal states, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution designating Monday, September 25, 2017 as... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With America’s first-ever offshore wind farm completed off the coast of Rhode Island, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with Tom Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), and several... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After Wells Fargo admitted that as many as 570,000 customers may have been charged premiums for unwanted auto insurance they did not need, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging the Trump Administration and Senate leadership to take a transparent, bipartisan approach to rewriting the tax code.  Reed joined with forty-four Senate colleagues in sending a letter... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – In an effort to enhance public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced over $2 million in federal funding to help North Kingstown and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, after the Senate rejected a bill designed to roll back key parts of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: "Tonight, families across Rhode Island and across the country can... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, urged President Trump to swiftly sign a package of new economic and financial sanctions to hold Iran, North Korea, and Russia accountable for their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 31-0 to approve the fiscal year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Senate Appropriations bill, providing a total of $60.058 billion in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump tweeted that the U.S. military will not accept transgender troops into its ranks or allow them to serve in any capacity, reversing a policy that began under the Obama administration, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 50-50, with Vice President Pence breaking the tie, to proceed to legislation that takes them one step closer to repealing the Affordable... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As Senate Republicans scramble to reach consensus within their party on a way to advance their latest version of an unworkable Trumpcare bill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging them to stop sowing uncertainty and destabilizing... Read More

WEST WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $337,819 in federal funding to help the West Warwick Fire Department purchase a new fire truck to enhance the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was diagnosed with a brain tumor, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "John McCain is an American hero and a true statesman.  He never gives up and... Read More