News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S Senator Jack Reed today announced the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will receive $1.22 million in federal transit improvement grants.  RIPTA was awarded $820,000 from the Federal Transit... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent financial fraud and strengthen oversight and accountability of Wall Street, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Securities... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement in responding to this morning’s shooting in Aurora, Colorado that killed at least 12 people and wounded many more after a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night the U.S. Senate approved comprehensive legislation to expand veterans’ health care and education programs, improve U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to help homeless veterans, and make more... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent veteran homelessness, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced grants for two veteran advocacy non-profits.  Operation Stand Down Rhode Island will receive $500,000 to serve... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to expand access to quality health care services for the Providence community, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Merrill Thomas, CEO of Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) and others, to celebrate the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent possible banking fraud and restore integrity to our financial system, a key group of lawmakers is asking for a thorough, independent investigation into the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR)... Read More

WOONSOCKET, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is awarding a $50,000 “Our Town” grant to help boost Woonsocket’s Main Street and Arts District and bolster economic development... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today signed into law U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) legislation to help make children’s medications and medical devices safer. Reed wrote the Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As health experts predict a surge in Lyme disease cases this summer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for a national strategy to combat the disease and expand federal research efforts to increase surveillance and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - Domestic abuse and sexual violence are serious problems that must be addressed.  But efforts to pass legislation that would help thousands of victims escape their abusers is being blocked by some in Congress. Today, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will join President Barack Obama tomorrow at a White House ceremony as the President signs into law legislation preventing interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students. Reed, who... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance public safety and strengthen Rhode Island’s emergency preparedness, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today announced the state will receive $6.9 million in federal funding from the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Governor Lincoln Chafee say the Ocean State is on track to develop commercial wind energy programs in federal waters off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts through the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect Rhode Island homeowners and businesses, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today voted for a bipartisan, five-year reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate approved a one year fix to prevent the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling on 7.4 million students nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who offered the Student... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate is poised to approve a transportation bill that will help create and protect construction jobs and give Rhode Island greater surety over federal investment in highway and transit in the state.  U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the landmark health insurance reform law known as the Affordable Care Act: “Today’s decision... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After a Wall Street Journal report this week indicated how travel software company Orbitz often displays more expensive hotel options in search results for Mac users than for PC users, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is asking the... Read More

WARWICK, RI – The Warwick Police Department will get four more officers to help patrol the streets thanks to a $500,000 grant from the federal government and the town of West Warwick will receive $125,000 to help hire one additional officer and... Read More