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RI leaders urge eligible residents and landlords to apply for a share of $352 million in federal COVID-19 rent relief through RentReliefRIPROVIDENCE, RI – With an eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of the month, the clock is ticking to... Read More

Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act would permanently index Pell Grants to inflation, increasing their purchasing powerWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) teamed up with Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to dismiss a Trump-Republican-backed lawsuit that would have dismantled the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its key protections for millions of people with pre-existing health conditions,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 268-162 to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the... Read More

New federal funds will provide 159 Emergency Housing Vouchers for Individuals & Families in RIPROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium is scheduled to lift on June 30, and U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the White House announced President Joe Biden’s intention to nominate Carlos Del Toro, a Naval Academy graduate and CEO of SBG Technology Solutions, an engineering and consulting firm, to be the next Navy Secretary.  Del Toro... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) teamed up with Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to introduce the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and 14 of their Democratic Senate colleagues urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to immediately take steps to address... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to provide our nation’s combat veterans and their families with a broad range of counseling, outreach, and referral services, Congress established Vet Centers nationwide in 1979.  These facilities help guide eligible... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The White House today released its Defense Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2022.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement:“The defense budget must... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, which oversees the U.S. Capitol Police, rebuked Senate Republicans for filibustering bipartisan legislation to establish... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the... Read More

Sen. Reed says a bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans has agreed on a plan to rescue the U.S. Postal Service, put it on path to financial sustainability, and ensure reliable mail service for RIPROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island citizens... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure the United States military more effectively prevents and responds to sexual assault and harassment in the military, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement praising President Biden for the key role he played, along with American and Egyptian diplomats, in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and address behavioral health challenges, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $11,453,580 to support mental health... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help thousands of patients suffering from diseases requiring bone marrow and cord blood transplants, the U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Timely Reauthorization of Necessary Stem Cell Programs Lends... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined a group of 28 Senators in calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to prevent further loss of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “The loss of Israeli and Palestinian lives in this conflict is devastating. “The ongoing and escalating... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced they have recommended that President Joe Biden nominate current Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha, chief of the civil division for the United States Attorney’s... Read More