News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to increase accessible rental housing opportunities for low-income individuals with disabilities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $395,940 in federal Section 811 voucher funding for the Providence Housing... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to protect children and families in public housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $1,974,400 in new federal grants for Pawtucket and Providence to identify and address lead-based paint hazards. ... Read More

WARWICK, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments effectively respond to emergencies and keep communities safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced a total of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the situation in Honduras: As we mark the International Day of the Disappeared, I stand with the missing, their families, and those that champion human... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced a total of $309,125 in two Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) investments for the towns of Bristol and Newport that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the passing of Chairman John McCain (R-AZ): “I am deeply saddened by the loss of my... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in response to reports that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering plans to allow school districts to use Title IV federal funds to purchase firearms for teachers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the... Read More

SMITHFIELD, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments effectively respond to emergencies and keep our communities safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, formally requested access to all relevant records pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s involvement... Read More

Madam President, I rise today to support the Senator from Florida, my dear friend Senator Bill Nelson, and to thank him for his leadership in working on a bipartisan basis to enact the Military Lending Act in 2006, which caps the annual interest rate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen public transportation and reduce pollution, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a new $1.5 million federal grant to help the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) purchase new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “Today, President Trump’s former lawyer pleaded guilty in federal court to committing felonies at the behest of and to benefit then-candidate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help save lives and assist people in crisis, the U.S. Senate today unanimously approved an amendment by U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) to increase funding for the National Suicide... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I would like to join you in welcoming our nominees and thank them for their willingness to serve in positions of great responsibility in the Department of Defense.  I would also like to thank your family members,... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today welcomed the news that the U.S. Navy plans to relocate the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC) and nearly two dozen jobs from Fort... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after skyrocketing cost estimates led the Department of Defense to announce that the military parade requested by President Trump that was slated to take place the fall is being postponed for at least a year, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration issued a 15-page signing statement to the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, signaling that the President may try to ignore key Russia-related... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect soldiers and their families from abusive financial practices, every Democratic member of the U.S. Senate, led by Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee; Sherrod Brown... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help the Providence Fire Department enhance training and safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined with Providence Public Safety... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a total of $4,628,765 for local non-profit Farm Fresh RI to help encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants across New England to increase their... Read More