News Releases

WARWICK, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced the winners of his 2009 High School Arts Competition, which he has held annually since 1991 to celebrate the artistic and creative talents of young people across Rhode Island. Ann Phung, a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help Americans better protect themselves from the sun's harmful rays, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is championing legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen labeling and testing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation announced today that Rhode Island has received $452,439 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) program... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will join President Barack Obama at the White House this afternoon as he signs a new, anti-foreclosure bill into law. Reed, a senior member of the Banking Committee, authored two key provisions in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congress today gave its stamp of approval to an anti-foreclosure bill that includes U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) legislation to protect and reimburse taxpayers who made significant investments in the financial system through the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congress today approved U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) bill to help communities reduce homelessness nationwide. The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 (S. 808) will provide $2.2... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation today announced that $111 million dollars in education funding is now available to the state through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, which was signed into law by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to reform the credit rating industry and improve the accountability and accuracy of credit ratings, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced the Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement (RATE) Act of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to end deceptive credit card practices, protect consumers, and help restore confidence in our economy, the U.S. Senate today passed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act by a vote of... Read More

Pawtucket, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today visited a former industrial site in Pawtucket to announce $1.8 million in federal aid they secured to clean up brownfield sites in communities across Rhode Island. The... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Dr. Elizabeth Lange, a pediatrician and President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Dr. David Gifford, Director of the Rhode Island Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to strengthen environmental education in America's classrooms and reconnect more kids with nature, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), and U.S. Representative John P. Sarbanes... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced they have recommended that President Barack Obama nominate current Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha to be the next U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island. "Peter... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to strengthen and expand immunization services and help save lives, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced legislation with the goal of ensuring that all Americans are properly immunized with routine vaccines to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect and reimburse taxpayers who made significant investments in the financial system through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) program, the U.S. Senate today passed Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) amendment... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - This morning U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Kit Bond (R-MO) held a press conference on Capitol Hill with District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty to push for passage of their bipartisan plan to help communities reduce homelessness... Read More

Washington, DC - Today, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation announced that social security recipients will receive one-time, $250 economic recovery payments beginning tomorrow, May 7th with the goal of getting them all out by the end of this... Read More

Washington, DC - Today, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation announced that the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and two local arts organizations in Newport and Woonsocket have been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help small businesses keep their doors open and their employees working during tough economic times, the Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced that more than 70,000 additional businesses, including auto... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island's Congressional today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive $8.26 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for shovel-ready, flood protection and water restoration initiatives at Fox... Read More