News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – With hundreds of thousands of restaurants and other small businesses hanging on by a thread, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is calling on the U.S. Senate to take swift action to fix the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S. Senate adjourns for the month of May without taking a single vote on legislation related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the three-week session, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is voicing frustration with Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help protect seniors and mitigate the impact novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on nursing homes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a plan to send $34,460,000 in federal funding to help 71 local skilled... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As concert venues around the country have shuttered to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with Tina Smith (D-MN) in leading the charge for dedicated funding for children’s hospitals in the next novel coronavirus (COVID-19) federal emergency... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The failure of two aging Michigan dams this week has focused attention on the urgent safety threat high-hazard dams pose to communities nationwide.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the Michigan dam failures should be... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation prepares to commemorate Memorial Day and honor military personnel who died in service to our nation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on Congress to take action to ensure the final resting place of many... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – In an effort to promote smart, sustainable economic development and ensure public input in how former U.S. Navy-owned land and infrastructure is used by the three municipalities that make up Aquidneck Island, U.S. Senators Jack... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to prevent homelessness and help more families access safe housing amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With individuals and states facing dire unemployment challenges and in need of an economic lifeline in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is offering new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the White House abruptly ousted another high profile independent government watchdog last night, announcing the removal of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally posted a vastly scaled down version of its guidance for safely reopening schools, businesses, and other community organizations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to combat rising suicide rates, a bipartisan bill co-authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to designate 9-8-8 as a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline unanimously passed the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As Americans face record unemployment and the biggest price jump in grocery prices in nearly fifty years, and as communities struggle to reopen due to a lack of adequate novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing capacity, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Although the Trump Administration has yet to submit a detailed national novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing plan, and the U.S. continues to lag other nations in per-capita diagnostic COVID-19 testing, the White House this week... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As more Americans find themselves in crisis, the U.S. Senate is finally poised to answer U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) call to simplify the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from a ten-digit number to 9-8-8, making... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump recently claimed “testing isn’t necessary” to effectively combat novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the White House reversed course today and tried to take a Rose Garden victory lap under a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Rhode Island’s farmers, fishermen, and food industry are all facing widespread market disruption and hungry families in need require additional nutritional assistance. In... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Unemployment is spreading across the country like the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), upending lives and livelihoods, and damaging individuals, businesses, state, and local budgets at an alarming rate.  The U.S. economy shed... Read More