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WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today voted 77-20 to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 (S.1071). The measure previously passed the full U.S. House of Representatives and now goes to the president’s desk to be... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In addition to filing an amicus brief challenging Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought’s attempt to dismantle the agency by illegally denying it the funds it needs to operate, members of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – When it comes to the sale of firearms, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse say the rule should be simple: ‘no background check, no sale’ for all firearm transfers and purchases. In an effort to keep dangerous weapons out... Read More

***VIDEO: SASC Ranking Member Reed delivers floor speech on FY26 NDAA*** WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen military readiness, revitalize our industrial base, and provide our troops with a pay raise and the tools to deter and defeat... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Tonight, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) released the following statement on the shooting at Brown University earlier today at the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building: “This is a horrific, active, and unfolding tragedy... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump has a well-documented decades long relationship with federal inmate number 02879-509, a British socialite and child sex trafficker named Ghislaine Maxwell. On July 2, 2020, the FBI tracked Ms. Maxwell to a secluded home... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – For years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program has provided communities across the country with resources to proactively fortify their infrastructure... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – By a vote of 51-48, Senate Republicans today filibustered passage of the Lower Health Care Costs Act, a clean 3-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. Despite picking up support from four Senate... Read More

***VIDEO: Sen. Reed delivers remarks urging Senate to pass bill extending key ACA tax credits*** WASHINGTON, DC -- Ahead of this week’s U.S. Senate vote to prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for tens of millions of Americans, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In a potentially significant blow to U.S. national security, President Trump announced that his Administration is reversing course and will greenlight the sale of NVIDIA’s powerful H200 chips to China, the second most powerful chip... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a dubious effort to try and soften the blow to farmers negatively impacted by President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariff taxes and reckless trade war maneuvers, the White House is planning a $12 billion farm aid package. According... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The U.S. Senate is set to vote this coming week on extending current Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for over 21 million Americans -- including about 40,000 Rhode Islanders -- through a clean three-year extension before they... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to require airlines to provide financial compensation to passengers if air carriers cause significant delays, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are teaming up with U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and a dozen... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined 35 of his Senate colleagues in taking U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to task for attempting to shirk her duties and unlawfully transfer core Department of Education responsibilities to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after receiving a briefing on the Trump Administration’s September 2nd boat strike in the Caribbean: “I am deeply... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Literacy opens the door for lifelong opportunity and economic success. To make sure this door is open to every child, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07) introduced the Right to Read Act,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement responding to the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General report on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) has joined with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to introduce a resolution marking 50 years since Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As families brace for cold weather and higher utility bills, approximately $3.7 billion in delayed federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is finally being released by the Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, DC, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “I am profoundly saddened and disturbed... Read More