News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which effectively rejected the reinstatement of President Trump’s travel ban: “This was a rebuke of President... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined with Democratic leaders, fast food workers, and labor advocates in calling on Andrew Puzder to withdraw as President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Labor.  Mr. Puzder... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – This weekend, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline will join with Rhode Islanders for a town hall style conversation at East Providence High School. Rhode... Read More

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.  I would like to join you in welcoming back General John Nicholson. Thank you General, for being with us today. As General Nicholson often points out, the Afghanistan-Pakistan region is home to the highest... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47-1 to confirm U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as U.S. Attorney General.  After the vote, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who voted against Sessions, issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that he will vote against Congressman Tom Price (R-GA), an advocate for Medicare privatization, who President Trump nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help workers when they are sick or when they must care for a family member who is ill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is joining with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and 25 of their colleagues in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— In an effort to better protect families in HUD-assisted housing from lead-based paint hazards, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL25) and David Price (D-NC4)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 50-50 on the controversial nomination of Betsy DeVos to serve as President Trump’s Secretary of Education, Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Ms. Devos on a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – During a meeting with leading environmental advocates, educators, conservationists, and state officials, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced he will oppose President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help make college more affordable for American families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined with 25 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge James L. Robart, a George W. Bush appointee, temporarily blocked President Trump’s anti-refugee executive order... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help thousands of children who undergo cancer treatment each year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today introduced the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump announced he will nominate Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court is the highest court in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement announcing that he will vote against the nomination of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to be the next U.S. Attorney General: “On a personal and professional... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in introducing a bill to rescind President Trump’s discriminatory executive order... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Trump Administration announced plans to restructure the National Security Council (NSC) in a way that elevates President Trump’s chief political strategist, Stephen Bannon, while essentially demoting the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement on his intention to oppose the nomination of Rex Tillerson to be U.S. Secretary of State: “I oppose the nomination of Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced his intention to vote against President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: “Ms. DeVos flunked her confirmation hearing and is not the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and other Senate Democrats in introducing S. 229, the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017, a bill to safeguard the private... Read More