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WASHINGTON, DC -- On the heels of funding cuts to public housing authorities across Rhode Island and the nation, the Bush Administration announced it is significantly reducing federal aid for other important community development and housing programs... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- With gas prices rising at an alarming rate and tensions in the Middle East causing prices to increase even further, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined his colleagues in the Senate in sending a letter to Senator Majority... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Flanked by over a hundred young people and several of his Senate colleagues, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) in introducing legislation to slow and reverse the devastating effects of global... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The United States Senate today passed legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the Voting Rights Act. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) was a cosponsor of the legislation.Upon passage of the bill, Reed issued the following statement:"The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to aid Rhode Island farmers who are suffering with the loss of their harvests following the recent flooding in the state, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) sent letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to improve flood control and flood prevention, bolster water resources nationwide, and help clean up hazardous materials from Narragansett Bay, the United States Senate today unanimously passed the Water Resources... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to improve career and technical education programs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee was appointed to the Conference Committee negotiating the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that Woonsocket will receive $1,958,310 in federal funding to revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing and shelter for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC The United States Senate today passed an amendment offered by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to help ensure that the United States Coast Guards Civil Engineering Unit (CEU) remains in Rhode Island.Reed stated, The Civil Engineering Unit... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to provide Rhode Island with vital counter-terrorism resources and protect Americans nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined several colleagues in introducing legislation to provide an additional $790... Read More

THE WASHINGTON TIMESNo political timetable for IraqBy Jack Reed We do not need an artificial timetable for Iraq, especially not a political one, but we do need a plan from the White House on how and when we can succeed. Democrats support beginning a... Read More

BRISTOL, RI Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) delivered the Patriotic Speech at the 221st Bristol Fourth of July Patriotic Exercises. Text of Reeds remarks follow:Mr. Reed: Today, Bristol commemorates and celebrates the birth of our freedom and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. In an effort to help rehabilitate ex-offenders who are returning to Providence from prison, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Rhode Island Family Life Center (FLC) of Providence will receive $74,304 to provide... Read More

WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today informed Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that Brown University will receive $269,300 for research on the Fragile X syndrome.Fragile X is a family of genetic conditions which causes a wide... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to cleanup contaminated land and boost economic investment in low-income neighborhoods, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced the Brownfields Economic Development Act to modify the Department of Housing and... Read More

Washington, DC Calling on the Bush Administration to refocus on the global war on terror, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today said it is imperative that the Bush Administration recognize that the war on terrorism is much larger than the war in Iraq.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to strengthen the U.S. Navy and fortify our national security, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both members of the Senate Armed Services committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Donald... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC Urging the Bush Administration to engage in the process of protecting our global environment, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) yesterday sent a letter to President George W. Bush calling on the Administration to increase the federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Senate today authorized nearly $100 million in defense and military construction project funding for Rhode Island that U.S. Senator Jack Reed requested as part of the Department of Defense Authorization Bill for... Read More

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNEThe need to change course in IraqBy Sen. Carl Levin and Sen. Jack ReedAll Americans want Iraq to succeed in becoming a secure and stable nation. In order to enhance the chances for success, a number of things need to happen.... Read More