News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that for the second time in just over a week, the U.S. Treasury Department wired a $625 million payment into Rhode Island’s bank account, and the state has finally received its... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed shared a new COVID-19 Resource Guide to help keep Rhode Islanders informed and updated about federal assistance and efforts to combat novel coronavirus (COVID-19).  The guide covers a broad range... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the president signed into law a $484 billion ‘COVID 3.5’ package directing billions of federal dollars in relief to Rhode Island workers, small businesses, hospitals, health systems, and boost the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that $5.4 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After holding the line and forcing Congressional Republicans to include a national testing strategy and additional federal assistance for Rhode Island hospitals and state-led testing efforts in the interim coronavirus relief... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to mobilize the power of national service, assist communities in need, and put more Americans to work combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and building a better future, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI),... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, in an effort to help seniors and people with disabilities and their caregivers cope with the spread of coronavirus, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced over $5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the U.S. Senate approved a nearly $500 billion interim coronavirus relief package, known as ‘COVID 3.5.’  The legislation provides additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and... Read More

NEW SHOREHAM, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced over $2.4 million in federal financing to help Block Island replace a decaying water main and ensure that residents have access to safe, clean, reliable drinking water.  The... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In order to safely reopen the American economy and prevent a second wave of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from flooding the health care system and further damaging the economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the United States... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As Americans battle a potentially fatal novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that attacks people’s respiratory system, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have urged the Trump Administration to cut down on air... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new $504,000 federal grant for the J. Goodison Co. shipyard at the Quonset Business Park.  The federal funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2020... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) causing severe economic turbulence for the airline industry, Congress stepped in with a $50 billion rescue package in the CARES Act to help save hundreds of thousands of jobs and ensure air... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As parents are forced to miss paychecks and kids can’t go to school, U.S. Senator Jack Reed wants to ensure children and families can still access nutritious meals.  Today, Senator Reed announced that Rhode Island... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As federal resources are desperately needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bolster public health, and assist small businesses, the Trump Administration is awarding a $569 million no-bid contract to an apparently... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that the federal government has wired $625 million to Rhode Island through the Coronavirus Relief Fund for states that Senator Reed championed in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- After hearing from frustrated small businesses who have applied and been approved to receive federal aid, but have yet to receive any funding, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Trump Administration to prioritize small businesses... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to provide employment and training services to Rhode Islanders who were laid off because of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, after an investigation showed that the U.S. Defense Department improperly disclosed sensitive information about its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, cloud computing contract decision, and that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a... Read More