News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to save thousands of middle class Rhode Islanders from being hit with a higher tax bill this year, Congress passed the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Relief Act of 2007. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who voted for the... Read More

Washington, D.C. - In an effort to prevent the Bush Administration from cutting funds for homeland security programs vital to safeguarding Rhode Island's cities and ports, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) along with... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to protect over 24,000 Rhode Islanders who depend on SCHIP for their health insurance, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today helped pass a bill providing Rhode Island with an estimated $49 million to close its federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to help strengthen Cumberland and Western Coventry's emergency response capabilities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is awarding the Cumberland and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil and support energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive Energy bill late last night by a vote of 86 to 8. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help more struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, the U.S. Senate today passed legislation improving the ability of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure mortgages for troubled borrowers. The Federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Shortly before midnight last night the U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation stepping up economic pressure on the government of Sudan by prohibiting U.S. government contracts with companies conducting business in Sudan and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to promote greater self-sufficiency for Rhode Islanders living in public housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the state will receive $694,582 in federal funding through the Resident Opportunities... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help more Rhode Islanders pay their home heating bills this winter, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today requested an additional $1 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program... Read More

CRANSTON, RI - In an effort to help consumers deal with rising energy prices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Joanne McGunagle, Executive Director, Comprehensive Community Action Program, Robert Murray, Senior VP Corporate Affairs,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to provide Rhode Island high school students and their families with a better sense of all the college financial aid options available to them, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that he is hosting his... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today gave its stamp of approval to Jack Reed's (D-RI) Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007. This legislation authorizes $150 million over five years to expand... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to provide more children with improved access to quality pre-school programs, the U.S. Senate tonight unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the highly successful Head Start program for another five... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congress last night approved $459 billion for defense spending, including $49.4 million in defense and military construction funding for Rhode Island that U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) requested as part of the Department of Defense... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Patrick McGuigan, Executive Director of the Providence Plan, Andrew Cortes, the Providence Plan's YouthBuild Director, and young trainees from YouthBuild Providence, to announce a $960,000... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Department of the Navy is awarding H.V. Collins Company a $24,512,000 contract to build a new training facility for the Navy Supply Corps School, Naval Station in Newport, Rhode... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help support victims of domestic violence who have left their abusers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Karen Allen, Executive Director of Sojourner House, and Judith Earle, President of the Board of... Read More

Providence, RI - In an effort to ensure that low-income seniors and people with disabilities have access to affordable housing and support services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), today announced that non-profit organizations in Providence, Little... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) and key education and environmental organizations called on Congress to pass the No Child Left Inside Act, a new $100 million a year initiative to strengthen... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to overhaul crop subsidies, protect Rhode Island's remaining farmland, and increase consumer access to healthy, locally grown food, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is joining with Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Frank... Read More