News Releases

WATCH: During key Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Sen. Reed takes on Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon, bluntly stating: “You are shrinking educational opportunity in the United States for a whole generation and also shrinking our... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help strengthen local neighborhoods and support economic development and affordable housing programs throughout the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $29,614,503 in new... Read More

EXETER, RI -- Once again, President Donald Trump is trying to eliminate the federal Job Corps program, which offers free vocational and career-training for underserved youth to help produce skilled workers.  Job Corps serves low-income youth between... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – The Trump Administration is targeting the main source of federal funding for public libraries across the nation, putting interlibrary lending, adult education, summer reading, workforce development, and many other essential programs... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and forecasters are predicting an active Atlantic hurricane season.  Meanwhile, state emergency response agencies are preparing for the possibility that the Trump Administration will leave... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to enhance public safety and deter violence targeted towards specific religious communities, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators in urging Senate Appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Government Ethics (OGE), and Inspector Generals at the Department of the Treasury, Internal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced his intention to significantly reduce the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, including slashing its workforce, budget, and resources. The DOT&E office... Read More

VIDEO: Sen. Reed delivers remarks on latest in Ukraine CRANSTON, RI – As Russia steps up its targeting of Ukraine, with nearly 400 Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian cities over the past few days, Russian President Vladimir Putin... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – At a time when many Americans believe government should be more responsive to everyday families, Congressional Republicans are working on a law to kick millions of Americans off their health care coverage and food assistance programs... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Department of Defense announced it has accepted a luxury commercial aircraft donated by Qatar for use as the new Air Force One for President Donald Trump while he is in office and then plans to transfer it to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week the White House accidentally published proof that President Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” increases taxes on low-income earners in order to give cut taxes for the rich. The White House briefly linked to -... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help more seniors afford their lifesaving prescription medications, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation today with Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and a group of Senators to boost... Read More

WATCH: RI’s U.S. Senators remember the life and legacy of Donny Ruggerio WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse took to the floor of the U.S. Senate last night to pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late Dominick J.... Read More

VIDEO: Kennedy falsely claims: 'We have a team in Milwaukee.'; Reed: ‘What about the rest of the United States? This is not a problem exclusively in Milwaukee.’ WASHINGTON, DC –  After successfully working to appropriate $51 million to protect... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today commended General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB), the U.S. Navy, and labor leaders for working together to reach a tentative agreement that will increase wages for workers at Electric Boat’s Quonset... Read More

“In the wake of the Bybit hack, it is essential that the United States redouble its efforts to prevent North Korean crypto theft.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, after former President Joe Biden announced he has been diagnosed with a serious form of prostate cancer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “I am very sad to hear about former President Biden’s cancer... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  -- President Donald Trump’s efforts to curry favor from several wealthy royal families that rule over countries in the Middle East and cut artificial intelligence deals with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate... Read More