News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – After a series of powerful tornadoes swept through the South and Midwest this weekend, killing at least 34 Americans, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is expressing condolences to the victims; urging swift emergency federal assistance... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a nearly seven-month funding patch.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee,  opposed the bill – both on cloture and final passage – and warned against Congress... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration arbitrarily cuts and freezes critical assistance for food pantries, schools, and local farmers, Rhode Island food banks and school nutrition advocates are preparing for the fallout: increased childhood... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As news reports indicate that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is on the verge of shuttering dozens of HUD field offices across the country, leaving most states without local sites or staff to assist housing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help workers in Rhode Island and nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and several colleagues to re-introduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The top five egg producing companies in the U.S. own almost half of all egg-laying commercial hens.  While consumers and small businesses are feeling the pain from high egg prices at restaurants and supermarkets, the largest egg... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC --  After valiantly serving their country in uniform and coming home, many veterans take a job in the civil service, putting their skills and training to work for the federal government in a variety of critical roles. Over the last few... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC --  After valiantly serving their country in uniform and coming home, many veterans take a job in the civil service, putting their skills and training to work for the federal government in a variety of critical roles. Over the last few... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s address to Congress: “Tonight, the American people heard a lot of hot air from President Trump.  What they didn’t hear was a credible plan to... Read More

WATCH: Sen. Reed says DOGE doesn’t want efficient government, it wants to weaken government, blackout oversight & serve Trump and Musk’s interests at the expense of taxpayers WASHINGTON, DC – Who is in charge of the so-called Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After multi-billionaire ‘shadow president’ Elon Musk falsely asserted that Social Security is “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” during a Friday podcast, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) rebuked Musk’s false claim and noted it was... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – To help kick off Women’s History Month and shine a spotlight on women who educate, inspire, and mentor fellow women and girls both in and out of the classroom, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today teamed up with the Women’s Fund of Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, and ten of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, after President Trump and Vice President Vance held a press event with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, during which they ridiculed Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s war of survival against Russia, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Trump Administration issued a U.S. Department of Defense directive that amounts to a complete ban on transgender military service, forcing out current servicemembers and banning transgender people from enlisting.  This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Prospect reported that the acting leader of the Social Security Administration (SSA) – who was handpicked by Trump outside the usual process for elevating an acting commissioner -- instructed managers to draw up plans to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA), to demand answers on how the U.S. Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Despite the fact that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has returned over $21 billion to American consumers who were ripped off by abusive and illegal financial activity since 2011, the Trump Administration is working... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With scams using crypto kiosks (also known as ‘crypto ATMs’ or ‘Bitcoin ATMs’) to steal from older Americans on the rise, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is stepping up efforts to help fight fraud and prevent criminal from preying on... Read More