News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help repair and restore infrastructure damaged by the historic floods of 2010 and Hurricane Irene, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced the federal government is releasing $6.45 million in... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help reduce new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections, increase access to care, and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced over $1 million for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding Rhode Island $3.7 million to help fix bridges and roads damaged last year by Hurricane Irene.  The funds... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Barack Obama announced his intention to use his executive power to name former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - As winter approaches, there is significantly less federal funding available this year for low-income families to get home heating assistance after Congress cut over $1.2 billion dollars from the Low Income Home... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. House Republican leaders refused to vote on a bipartisan proposal to extend a payroll tax cut and maintain unemployment insurance benefits for two months, instead using procedural maneuvers to try to set up a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $4.6 million in federal Continuum of Care funding to combat homelessness.  These funds were made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced $16,200 in federal funding for the West Warwick Fire Department to purchase two new thermal imaging cameras.   The devices can detect body heat and hot spots in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after the White House announced the nomination of Richard Berner to become the first director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking Committee who wrote the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced Rhode Island will receive up to $50 million in federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge funds to help boost Rhode Island’s early childhood care and pre-school programs, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jack Reed (D-RI) released the following statement today after Chase, the nation’s largest bank, announced it will voluntarily adopt a disclosure form designed to make checking account... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed has called for Congress to stay in session until it reaches a deal to extend the payroll tax cut for working Americans and maintain jobless benefits for those looking for work in a difficult economy. “If... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today commended the Obama Administration’s announcement that the U.S. Mint is suspending the production of Presidential dollar coins for circulation.  Today, nearly 1.4 billion surplus dollar... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help Rhode Island seniors stay healthy and save taxpayers money, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDoH) will receive a $231,842 federal reimbursement through the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to prepare more Rhode Islanders for high-skill jobs and match them with businesses which are hiring, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is seeking to restore critical workforce development funds. Today, Reed and Director for... Read More

Washington, DC – In an effort to help create jobs and spur construction of clean energy projects in Rhode Island, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are calling on Congress to extend a series of expiring clean energy and efficiency... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After Senate Republicans killed a vote on the nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) said that Republican stonewalling... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), along with Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), introduced bipartisan legislation to restore funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  LIHEAP... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that new federal statistics set to be released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show that thanks to the new health insurance reform law, more than 10,600 Rhode... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a graduate of West Point and former Army Ranger, presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to World War II veteran Bernard Creswick of Warwick.  Mr. Creswick, served as a Technical Sergeant in... Read More