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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and John Kennedy (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former Equifax executive with committing securities fraud by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee, today issued the following statement after CNN reported... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, an ex officio member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today issued the following statement: “President Trump keeps making an already complex set of foreign policy challenges worse by creating... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, and thank you to our witnesses for appearing today to provide an update on the security situation and U.S. military activities in your respective areas of responsibility.  Both of you are ably leading your commands... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – In an effort to strengthen America’s shipbuilding capacity and national security and help local shipyards invest in modern equipment and sustain good-paying jobs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement in response to the White House’s “school safety” plan that focuses on arming teachers: “President Trump’s illogical school safety plan... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced a key amendment to improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans.  The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to the President’s latest announcement on North Korea: “When it comes to North... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, and welcome back to General Scaparrotti, for this morning’s hearing on the U.S. military posture in Europe.  General, thank you for your decades of distinguished military service and leadership.  Please also... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As part of its continuing effort to fix our bridges and roads, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has targeted Route 37, which connects Cranston and Warwick, for major improvements and repairs.  Today... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I would like to welcome back our former colleague Director Coats as well as Lieutenant General Ashley who is making his first appearance before the Committee as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) led a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging the social media company to provide direct notice to each Facebook user who inadvertently viewed inauthentic and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to promote a lifelong love of books and improve children’s reading skills across the nation, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are once again leading the national effort to designate... 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 important positions within the Department of Defense and other agencies.  I would also like to recognize and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Legislation to help thousands of children who undergo cancer treatment each year took an important step forward today when the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously passed the Childhood... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an open house meeting in Providence today regarding the Trump Administration’s plans to sell oil and gas drilling rights off the New England coast.  The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On the Net Neutrality National Day of Action, Senate and House Democrats introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) partisan decision on net neutrality... Read More

Thank you Senator Inhofe.  Admiral Rogers, since we are holding the confirmation hearing for your successor later this week, this is likely your last appearance before the committee.  I want to thank you for your decades of service to the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America and bring more international tourism to Rhode Island and New England, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) has teamed up with Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and 41... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump reiterated his proposal to arm 20 percent of U.S. public school teachers and educators, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement: “We ask a lot of our teachers and they have... Read More