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  WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the U.S. Treasury Department issued a white paper proposing several pathways to reform the mortgage markets, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "There is bipartisan agreement that we... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In response to reports that President Obama's Fiscal Year 2012 budget proposal will contain over $2.5 billion in cuts to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia J. Snowe... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is making up to $10.6 million in federal funding immediately available to Rhode Island to help communities... Read More

SMITHFIELD, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with local business leaders and officials at Bryant University to discuss efforts to sell more Rhode Island-made goods and services abroad and help Rhode Island businesses compete... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is now the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment.  The subcommittee has jurisdiction over several key agencies, including the Department of the Interior, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is now the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment.  The subcommittee has jurisdiction over several key agencies, including the Department of the Interior, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today applauded the White House for including Betaspring, a Providence-based startup incubator, among several programs nationwide chosen for the launch of President Barack Obama’s “Startup... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse were awarded new committee responsibilities that will benefit Rhode Island’s families and the state’s economy. Reed will serve on the Appropriations Committee, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night President Obama signed into law Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) bill to strengthen library and museum services across the nation.  The Museum and Library Services Act of 2010 authorizes nearly $300 million... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today voted to ratify the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), a nuclear arms control pact with Russia to reduce the number of nuclear warheads and delivery systems and provide for thorough... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to bolster Rhode Island's emergency response capabilities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Warwick Fire Department will receive a $414,620 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 63-33 to advance the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a cosponsor of the bill and a member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The stability and integrity of fractured U.S. financial markets will come under scrutiny today at a hearing of two key U.S. Senate subcommittees. The Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today announced that the Providence Community Health Center (PCHC) will receive nearly $3 million in federal funding to build the nation’s first “green and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect consumers and make it easier to trace contaminations, the U.S. Senate today voted 73-25 to pass the Food Safety Modernization Act, granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stronger oversight of food... Read More

WEST WARWICK, RI — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined students and staff at Wakefield Hills Elementary School in West Warwick for a behind the scenes look at the school cafeteria and urged Congress to pass legislation improving school... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent millions of Americans from being left out in the cold this winter, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) are leading the effort to restore funding for the Low Income Housing Energy Assistance... Read More

Washington, DC - Rhode Island is one of eight states set to receive federal support from the Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) demonstration program. The state's congressional delegation announced today that the Rhode Island Chronic... Read More

Providence, RI - Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation today announced that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has been awarded $1.2 million in federal funds for solar energy projects. The clean energy funds will be used to install a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the state of Rhode Island's application was accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced state government will... Read More