News Releases

WARREN, RI -- The smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state is getting a big upgrade to its fire and rescue facilities, thanks to U.S. Senator Jack Reed. In an effort to enhance public safety and help the Warren Fire Department build... Read More

WARREN, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed visited one of Rhode Island’s storied small shipyards, Blount Boats, Inc., to celebrate a new $937,933 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Appropriations Committee released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 spending bills today and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the committee, successfully advocated to include $192.5 million in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After Senate Republicans blocked the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 from final passage in the wake of an announced agreement over a separate,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent the global monkeypox outbreak from becoming entrenched and spreading further in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined with several colleagues in urging the Biden administration to take... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate voted 64-33 today to pass a version of the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, known as ‘CHIPS-Plus.’  This legislation will boost U.S. computer... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of the partisan U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and after Republicans have doubled down on efforts to restrict access to birth control, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to strengthen the U.S. economy and national security while bringing jobs back to the U.S. and bolstering supply chains, the U.S. Senate is poised to pass a version of the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Prescription drugs are made to help people live longer, healthier lives, but medicine only works if patients can access and afford it.  Unfortunately, due to drug price hikes, more Rhode Islanders are unable to afford the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect consumers and hold banks accountable for fraud conducted using bank-owned instant digital payment networks like Zelle, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), alongside... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 16, people experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, or families worried that a loved one may need suicide intervention assistance, can dial a simple three-digit number (988) to reach... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the full U.S. Senate voted to confirm Steve Dettelbach to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “As our nation continues to... Read More

WEST WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined representatives of Thundermist Health Center and local law enforcement officials to announce $1.2 million in federal funding to support crisis intervention team... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced a new $12 million federal grant for RIHousing to finance the development, construction, and preservation of affordable housing.  These federal funds will help attract additional... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Nobody wants to be swamped by repeated flooding.  Now thanks to federal funding under a program that offers buyouts to owners of chronically flooded properties, fewer homes will be flooded during future storms. Today,... Read More

WARREN, RI -- In an effort to highlight how local small businesses strengthen the culture and fabric of the communities they serve and fuel economic growth and job creation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the January 6th Select Committee hearing revealed explosive details from former Trump White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson, a close aide to former President Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, about what she... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- With a June 30 deadline looming, President Biden recently signed a new child nutrition law extending the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to issue certain nationwide waivers through the 2022-23 school year and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) applauded the Biden Administration’s extension and expansion of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and employment... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In the wake of partisan justices on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to take away a woman’s right to choose, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined with U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and... Read More