News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to improve the prospects of unemployed Rhode Islanders in finding work, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that the state will receive $524,394 from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help more Rhode Islanders save on their energy bills, increase energy efficiency, and reduce our nation's demand for fossil fuels, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced the state will receive... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today voted to reduce the deficit and save taxpayers billions of dollars by ending unneeded ethanol subsidies.  The bill to scrap $6 billion in ethanol blender tax credits, which primarily go... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect consumers and prevent credit card companies from duping seniors, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) are calling on the Federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, a dozen U.S. Senators sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) urging the agency to work with State Attorneys General, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of Housing and... Read More

Washington, DC – Following recent reports of online ticket brokers in Rhode Island posing as the official sales sites for popular venues and overcharging consumers, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed have asked the Federal Trade... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After years of prodding by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced new sunscreen regulations that will for the first time require comprehensive testing and prevent misleading... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today hailed Hess LNG/Weavers Cove Energy plans to withdraw a controversial proposal to locate a liquefied natural gas plant in Fall River as a significant victory to the... Read More

Cumberland Farms projects its spending on card fees will hit $48 million this year. Senator Reed speaks on the Senate floor about the impact these fees have on Rhode Island businesses. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Banking... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley today joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Governor Lincoln Chafee, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, and local students to highlight the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to preserve the status of Liberians living legally in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today led a letter signed by fourteen of his colleagues to President Obama urging an extension and expansion of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help Americans better protect themselves from the sun’s harmful rays, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today led a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI --In an effort to help spur job creation and revitalize local neighborhoods, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive over $25.75 million in federal funding through the Community Development Block... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Governor Lincoln Chafee today joined with John Gomperts, Director for AmeriCorps, as well as Bernie Beaudreau, Executive Director of Serve Rhode Island in announcing over... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC --In an effort to help Americans better protect themselves from the sun’s harmful rays, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will introduce legislation tomorrow requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to swiftly strengthen... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -In an effort to help protect Rhode Islander workers, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today joined with 39 of their fellow Senators in sending a letter urging President Obama to insist upon a long-term... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help increase competition among health insurance companies, reduce health care costs for consumers, and provide more Rhode Islanders with access to quality, affordable coverage, the state’s Congressional... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reconsider cutting the Providence metro area from the list of eligible cities for the Urban Area Security Initiative... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that several communities throughout the state will receive $138,735 in federal funding to help more Rhode Islanders develop job skills and achieve economic independence.  This... Read More

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined 13 of their Senate colleagues in commending U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on his decision to name a new supply ship after labor and civil rights leader... Read More