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WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to improve transit security across the nation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today spearheaded a letter with his colleagues to Homeland Security Appropriations conferees requesting that they include at least $200 million... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to protect the millions of Americans who rely on trains, buses, and subways each day, the U.S. Senate last night passed an amendment co-authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to help provide $3.5 billion in federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to improve forensic research in Rhode Island, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the University of Rhode Island will receive $599,793 for improved computer software... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to take a comprehensive look at the U.S. real estate market and its effect on our economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and his colleagues on the Senate Banking Committees Subcommittee on Housing today held a hearing on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help the elderly, low-income families, and disabled individuals pay their heating bills, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will release $79.9 million... Read More

NARRAGANSETT, RI U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced he will seek federal funding to repair the breakwater at Point Judith and will ask the Bush Administration to include the project in next years budget. Reed made the announcement during a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC Honoring the heroism of the late Reverend Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who risked their lives in World War II to save hundreds of people during the Holocaust, the U.S. Senate today passed a resolution offered by U.S. Senators Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Senate today approved nearly $80 million in defense funding for Rhode Island that U.S. Senator Jack Reed requested as part of the Senate's Department of Defense Appropriation Bill for fiscal year (FY) 2007. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help U.S. Special Operations Forces hunt down and root out terrorists, the U.S. Senate today unanimously approved Jack Reeds amendment to provide an additional $65.4 million for the procurement of Predators, small... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, following reports that Marine Lance Corporal Eric P. Valdepeñas was killed by a roadside bomb in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: Today, I join with all Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the Rhode Island Justice Commission will receive $57,338 to help combat gun violence in the City of Providence.The RI Justice Commission will use... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to prevent violence against women, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today notified Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the Rhode Island Justice Commission is being awarded $924,398 for the STOP Violence Against Women... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed today stated, Sergeant Moises Jazmin's death is another painful loss for our state and the nation. My deepest sympathies go out to his family, friends, and loved ones.Like others before him, Sgt. Jazmin made... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, following the release of a new report by the Pentagon that asserts that Sectarian violence is spreading in Iraq and the conditions for civil war exist, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Armed Services Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC New data released today by the Census Bureau show an economy thats failing to deliver for ordinary Americans. After five years of the Bush Administration, the income of the typical American household is almost $1,300 lower after... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that his office is accepting internship applications for the 2006 fall semester. College and graduate students are welcome to apply for paid internships in the Rhode Island or Washington,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to enhance DNA research across Rhode Island, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) today informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that it was awarding the Rhode Island Department of Health $123,296 for improvements... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, following the announcement that President Bush has authorized the United States Marine Corps to recall thousands of non-active duty Marines to active duty -- due in large part to a shortage of volunteers for duty in Iraq and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the ranking member of the Senate Housing Subcommittee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding the West Warwick Senior Center $198,400 to construct a new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to aid Rhode Island farmers who are suffering with the loss of their harvests following flooding in the state earlier this year, the United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced on... Read More