News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the fact that voting by mail is safe, secure, and a convenient way for millions of Americans in both red states and blue states alike to exercise their right to vote, President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- On Friday, the Trump Administration waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 days, abruptly lifting oil sanctions on around 140 million barrels of Iranian oil, and opening up those barrels for sale to the entire... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump has posted a series of social media rants urging Congressional Republicans to avoid making any deals to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless Democrats hand him unprecedented power over... Read More

EAST GREENWICH, RI -- After antisemitic graffiti was found at three local schools -- Hanaford Elementary School; Cole Middle School; and East Greenwich High School – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued a statement of support for the Jewish... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, the U.S. Navy awarded submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) a $15.38-billion contract modification aiming to spur the serial construction of the Columbia-class submarine program and the Virginia-class... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says that when American citizens register to vote, they should be thinking about the issues that matter to them and who they want to cast a ballot for, not on jumping through bureaucratic hoops, locating... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Multiple news outlets report that the Trump Administration is using emergency wartime powers to bypass Congress and force over $20 billion in weapons sales to key Gulf States, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- This afternoon, in a 41-49 vote, every Senate Republican present voted against a measure brought up by Senate Democrats to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers while negotiations over funding the U.S. Department... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked legislation offered by Senate Democrats to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers while Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding negotiations continue in order to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a leading member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week received the John D. Dingell Award from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Under the Trump Administration’s watch, enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun to disappear. Cases against corporate wrongdoers have dropped precipitously, allowing those who broke securities laws to go... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, at the insistence of President Trump, Senate Republicans are seeking to jam through the ultra-partisan voting suppression legislation misleadingly called the “SAVE America Act.” This bill will give the Trump Administration... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Eighty years after the official end of World War II, it is easy for some to forget the sacrifices of unsung heroes who made valuable contributions to the war effort and helped the U.S. achieve victory. For U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Americans paid for President Trump’s unconstitutional ‘emergency’ tariffs. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled those tariffs illegal, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says Americans households deserve to get their money back in a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As working families across the country face sticker shock from their eye-popping gas and utility bills, a leading group of bipartisan U.S. Senators is calling for action to help alleviate energy prices for those in need. Today, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. has an estimated shortage of nearly 5 million homes, according to the Brookings Institution, and construction costs -- which are impacted by tariffs -- continue to skyrocket and raise the price of housing. In an effort to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Noting that it will cost many Americans more money to file their taxes under the Trump Administration, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have teamed up with their Senate colleagues to introduce the Direct File Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy famously challenged his fellow Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country.” Building on the American tradition of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration failed to articulate a clear rationale or strategy before launching its war of choice against Iran. Now that combat operations are underway, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor warning that President Trump’s war against Iran risks repeating the strategic mistakes of the... Read More