News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to reduce the high cost of flood damage, U.S. Senator Jack Reed was joined by Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) this week in introducing new legislation that would establish a state-revolving... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the White House officially announced this week that President Trump will meet next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit in Germany, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- As a vote on Trumpcare looms in the U.S. Senate, there is rising concern in Rhode Island that the drastic Medicaid cuts in the Republican bill will leave more children uninsured and take money away from students with special... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced details of the committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018.  The committee voted 27-0 to report the bill, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced details of the committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement in response to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) decision to delay a vote on the Republican Trumpcare bill because it lacks... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to protect low-income families from lead-based paint and other health hazards within their homes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced today that the City of Providence will receive... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a score of the Senate Trumpcare bill that is expected to be voted on later this week.  CBO found that the bill would leave 22 million Americans without... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Today, one day after Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled their plan to dismantle Obamacare and take health care away from millions of Americans in order to provide massive tax breaks for the wealthy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Senate Republicans unveiled their closely-guarded health care legislation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “This bill is no way to improve health care in Rhode Island or the rest of the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Congressman David Cicilline announced $799,532 in federal funding to benefit fire departments across Northern Rhode Island.  These Assistance to Firefighters (AFG)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to better protect members of the military and their families from abusive financial practices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), along with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and several of their colleagues, are... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I want to join you in welcoming Mr. Shanahan this morning.  Thank you for your willingness to serve your country.  I also want to recognize your family members for their support and willingness to let you... Read More

“It is with great sorrow that I extend my condolences to the family and friends of Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student who passed away tragically after enduring nearly eighteen months of cruel and inhumane treatment in a North... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As Senate Republicans work behind closed doors on a plan to take health care from millions of Americans in order to give a tax cut to the wealthy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with Rhode Islanders... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) teamed up with Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and several colleagues in introducing legislation to penalize pharmaceutical companies that engage in price gouging without cause, leading to price spikes... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $2,700,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to... Read More

I want to join Senator McCain in welcoming Secretary Stackley, Admiral Richardson, and General Neller to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the Department of the Navy in our review of the fiscal year 2018 authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 97-2 in favor of an amendment that would punish Russia for interfering in last year’s presidential election by imposing a new round of sanctions, and would also prohibit President Trump from... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help revitalize local neighborhoods and support affordable housing and economic development programs throughout the state, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that Rhode Island will receive... Read More