News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Sixty-five years after his plane was shot down during the Korean War, Rhode Island native Irving Munroe will be honored at a special memorial service with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, October... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help college bound Rhode Islanders access much-needed financial aid, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging high school seniors and their families to get started filling out the Free Application for Federal Student... Read More

LINCOLN, RI — In an effort to better integrate supportive services into senior housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today that the Lincoln Housing Authority (LHA) will receive $169,497 in federal funding through the Resident Opportunities... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a 10-week continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through December 9 and avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that Rhode Island Hospital will receive $1,877,090 in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Environmental Influence on Children’s Health... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen library and museum services across the nation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is introducing the bipartisan Museum and Library Services Act of 2016 (S. 3391) along with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I would like to join you in welcoming back Secretary Carter and General Dunford.  Given the security challenges facing the U.S. and our allies, every appearance you make before this committee is timely and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of Henry Shelton, the former leader of the Pawtucket-based George Wiley Center: “Henry Shelton really put the word active into activism.  He... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I would like to join you in welcoming our nominee.  General, thank you for your decades of service to our nation.  I also want to recognize and thank your family who are here today – your wife, Laura,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 95-3 to pass a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that includes key provisions authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed to enhance water infrastructure and reduce the threat of lead... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing.  I would also like to welcome our distinguished witnesses this morning, and thank them for their service to our country.  The focus of today’s hearing is the long-term... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, with the Obama Administration expected to announce a plan to designate the nation’s first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean, comprised of two areas encompassing three canyons and four seamounts around... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced the award... Read More

Thank you.  I want to join Chairman McCain in welcoming Under Secretary Lettre and Admiral Rogers back to the committee, and thank them and those they lead for their service.  This is the third committee hearing focused on the encryption... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the retirement of Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Steven O’Donnell: “Colonel O’Donnell dedicated his career to public service and public safety. We... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien in announcing more than $5.6 million in newly awarded federal grants for bus facility upgrades and... Read More

EAST GREENWICH, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced over $160,000 in federal funding to help fire departments in East Greenwich and Portsmouth purchase needed... Read More

9/1/2016 - PROVIDENCE, RI – Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funding to Rhode Island’s Office of Energy... Read More

9/1/2016 - WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the University of Rhode Island (URI), in collaboration with its Inner Space Center, the Graduate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — In a letter sent today to the CEO of pharmaceutical company Mylan, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with 18 of their Senate colleagues, expressed their serious concerns about the company’s significant... Read More