News Releases

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

WSHINGTON, DC – As cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to climb at veterans facilities nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is leading efforts to spur the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to move aggressively to protect... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, more Rhode Islanders than ever are in need of emergency and supplemental food. At the same time, Rhode Island farmers and food sector businesses are facing widespread market and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help communities combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help Rhode Islanders pay their utility bills during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $5,876,445 for Rhode Island through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Citing the need for rapid, routine, accurate, and ongoing testing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional injection of $3,658,712 in federal funds to help community health centers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who led efforts to create the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No. 116-136) unveiled new legislation to ensure... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taken a huge bite out of the fishing industry, with fisherman seeing a slump in demand from restaurants and a shutdown of export markets, leaving many fishing vessels tied up at the... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I would also like to welcome the nominees and thank them for their service and their willingness to continue to serve.  In addition, I want to thank your families who I know are watching today.  They also... Read More

Thank you Mr. Chairman.  I also want to thank the witnesses for appearing today.  This is a critical issue for the Defense Department and our nation and it is important that we hear from today’s witnesses. We are holding this hearing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 12 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, today announced that Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. and Newport Mental Health have been awarded $8 million in federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The motorcoach industry has been significantly impacted by COVID-19 and is currently at a virtual standstill.  To assist this critical transportation sector, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With a key court filing deadline looming today, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly made the case to top Trump officials this week urging them to abandon a partisan lawsuit aimed at getting the U.S. Supreme Court to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After President Trump issued an order to keep meatpacking plants open and help plant owners at the expense of workers who are charged with keeping our food supply safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – America can’t afford a housing and homelessness crisis on top of a pandemic.  A temporary freeze on evictions and foreclosures is a needed short-term step, but Americans need a long-term solution.With the potential for a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate plans to reconvene tomorrow, despite the fact that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing capacity at the U.S. Capitol is inadequate.  As the United States faces a severe national shortage of COVID-19... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to help put more money in the pockets of working families in Rhode Island and nationwide as they cope with the ongoing coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today joined a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As scientists worldwide race for a cure for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), local efforts, including robust contact tracing, are key to stopping the spread of the virus and safely reopening the economy.  A group of 14... Read More