News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help the University of Rhode Island (URI) continue its role as a leader in cooperative fisheries and ocean research, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that URI will receive $1,517,963 from the National... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In the wake of a nationwide recall of cat and dog food, the U.S. Senate today passed legislation to strengthen pet food safety standards. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), voted in favor of the measure to impose stricter production and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help strengthen health and safety protections for American consumers, the U.S. Senate today passed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization bill. The legislation, which passed by a vote of 93-1, includes... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today chaired a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on issues facing the mental health community and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to provide more families with quality, affordable health insurance, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Senator John Kerry (D-MA) in introducing the Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help law enforcement and criminal justice officials more effectively serve and protect Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding the Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) bill to upgrade the nation's trauma centers became law on May 3rd, when President George W. Bush signed into law the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-23). This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to make school more affordable for veterans, survivors, and dependents pursuing an education in high-tech fields, U.S. Senators Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced the Veterans and Survivors... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to push for stronger consumer protection measures that will prevent American motorists from getting price gouged at the gas pump this summer, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- With several states running out of money to help low-income residents pay their home heating bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), today sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee today gave its stamp of approval to legislation which will help Rhode Island purchase land and protect coastal ecosystems from development or conversion. The bipartisan Coastal and Estuarine Land... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to help increase America's competitiveness in the global marketplace, the United States Senate today passed the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promoted Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to provide Rhode Island's homeless veterans with transitional housing and reliable transportation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined U.S. Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and James Langevin (D-RI),... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC In an effort to address the shortage of librarians in low-income areas across the country, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) today introduced the Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect and conserve Rhode Island's fish and wildlife populations and preserve open spaces, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $5,685,841 in fiscal year 2007 from the U.S.... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to provide Providence's public schools with state of the art technology, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Mayor David Cicilline, Providence Public School Superintendent Donnie Evans, and other school officials... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to improve the nation's emergency medical care system, the U.S. Senate today passed Senator Jack Reed's (D-RI) bill to upgrade the nation's trauma centers by providing grants to states for the planning, implementation,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to boost federal funding for Rhode Island's public schools, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will see a $3.1 million increase in Title I funding in fiscal year 2007. Title I is the federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate today sent a strong bipartisan signal to President Bush that the administration must change course in Iraq. Following the vote, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - At the urging of Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a 1,100-acre stretch of forest land will be protected as a Forest Legacy Project in an operating plan released by the U.S. Forest Service this week. Reed announced that under the plan $3... Read More