News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to protect public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional $941,560 in federal emergency... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) shuts down businesses, halts important services, and causes revenues to plunge for organizations of all sizes, the U.S. Postmaster General is warning that the United States Postal Service... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As America faces an affordable housing crunch, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $3 million boost to put toward affordable housing, courtesy of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help alleviate some financial pressure for Rhode Islanders, the state, and local communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says a major influx of federal COVID-19 relief funding will begin flowing to the Ocean State... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) does not discriminate and neither should federal relief efforts says U.S. Senator Jack Reed.  Alarming reports suggest significant racial disparities in the rate of coronavirus cases and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With Rhode Island and states across the country facing severe challenges to secure lifesaving supplies from the federal government amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have joined 45 of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- While people are ordered to stay home, work remotely, and avoid public places to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), those experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault within their households are finding... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after speaking with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) said he came away encouraged that the Ocean State could receive the first wave of state stabilization funds next... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the Trump Administration provides conflicting information to small businesses and fails to effectively implement a key federal disaster loan program, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Senator Ron... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with several colleagues on a new proposal to give essential workers who have been on the job during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic a $25,000 hazard pay increase, the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the Trump Administration released the first allocation of funding for hospitals under the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No. 116-136).  The Trump Administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from sparking a full-blown housing, eviction, and foreclosure crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are offering legislation to provide... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help public safety agencies across Rhode Island effectively combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $4.57 million in federal funding for the state.  The funds are... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- After the Trump Administration slighted T.F. Green airport in a “continuation of service” order for airlines receiving assistance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No.... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After helping to secure approximately $150 million in emergency Medicaid funding for Rhode Island in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law No. 116-127), U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Trump... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After helping to secure approximately $150 million in emergency Medicaid funding for Rhode Island in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law No. 116-127), U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Trump... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic negatively impacts airports around the country, causing them to lose revenue and cutback on services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After helping to secure approximately $150 million in emergency Medicaid funding for Rhode Island in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law No. 116-127), U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to ensure local news outlets can continue to provide factual, reliable information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during the pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are seeking new federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to ensure that workers in Rhode Island and nationwide are able to access needed assistance during the current coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse this week joined 35 Democratic colleagues... Read More