News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined several of his colleagues on Tuesday for a bipartisan roundtable discussion looking at extreme weather, natural disasters, and federal disaster relief efforts. Reed joined U.S. Senators Peter... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Everyone deserves a safe workplace. But since 2023, transit operators have experienced a 36 percent increase in assaults from passengers, according to data from the National Transit Database. Buses are a public transportation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As the scope of cyberattacks targeting U.S. water and wastewater systems widens and points to Iranian-backed hackers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging the Trump Administration to boost U.S. cyber defenses and safeguard the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Instead of effectively governing and making energy more affordable for hardworking Americans, President Trump has used federal grants to play partisan games and deny federal resources to so-called ‘Blue States.’ In response, U.S.... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Over five months into President Trump’s war of choice with Iran, elevated gas prices are putting added financial pressure on American drivers and businesses alike. Trump’s reckless war with Iran and his costly tariff taxes are causing... Read More

With a new $3.3 million boost, Reed’s 2008 law has now resulted in $33.6 million in federal HTF funding to enhance supply of affordable rental housing in RI PROVIDENCE, RI – As part of his long-standing effort to help Rhode Island build more... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked a resolution directing President Trump to halt hostilities with Iran... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an alarming report, Politico has obtained proof that President Donald Trump overruled his own agencies when he denied disaster aid for four Democratic-led states this month. After examining the evidence, high-ranking officials... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, hailed the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to award two major submarine contracts, alongside significant shipyard investments,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Even as President Donald Trump refuses to rule out a pardon for his long-time friend, Ghislaine Maxwell -- Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator and a convicted child trafficker -- the U.S. Senate today unanimously passed a resolution... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As America approaches the 61st anniversary of Medicare being signed into law on July 30, 1965, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who championed policies to finally give Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices as part of the Inflation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Local farmers are suffering a double blow from President Trump’s chaotic tariffs and high diesel prices caused by Trump’s unauthorized war with Iran. According to AAA, the average price of diesel today in Rhode Island is $5.36, up... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Parenthood is a key life goal for many, but due to infertility and the high cost of fertility treatments, many Americans are fiscally constrained from accessing in vitro fertilization (IVF) as an option to help start a family. Now,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), prohibiting discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Celebrating the thirty-sixth anniversary of the ADA, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration cut $11.4 billion from state and local health departments, slashing public health staff, and winnowing the scope of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) program known as Foodborne... Read More

WARWICK, RI – The uptick of little blood suckers demands a surge in federal funding and preventive measures to combat ticks in 2026. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a leading member of the Appropriations Committee, today joined renowned researcher,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As President Trump intensifies his bombing campaign against Iran and continues raising prices on American consumers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today voted once again for a war powers resolution to end the unauthorized war in... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Cases of measles have already surged past last year’s total and now stand at 2,295 — the highest level of measles in the U.S. in 35 years, according to Johns Hopkins University’s U.S. measles tracker. So far this year, 93 percent of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a blow to consumers that is likely to fuel inflation, President Trump replaced his expiring Section 122 “global” tariffs with a new round of dubious, double-digit tariffs that were announced just as Trump’s previous tariffs were... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S faces an aging population and growing demand for health care, it needs a well-trained health care workforce that can meet these future demands. In an effort to respond to the critical need for health care professionals in... Read More