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21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act seeks to create and expand tax deductions for middle-class families Working Families Tax Relief Act aims to improve and expand Earned Income Tax Credit & Child Tax Credit WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to reward... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $459,840 State Wildlife Grant (SWG) to protect and preserve the state’s wildlife and their habitats. “Rhode Island’s natural resources and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the plea arrangement agreed to by the U.S. Department of Justice and former CIA Director General David... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) has introduced the bipartisan Family Engagement in Education Act (S. 622), aimed at helping schools and families work together to support learning and raise student achievement.  The... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building Tuesday, March 3, 2015   To receive testimony in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – With Rhode Island experiencing yet another significant snowfall today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to work with state officials to consider the cumulative effect of this... Read More

Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a views and estimates letter to the Senate Budget Committee last week as a regular part... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today commended U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, after she announced that she would not seek re-election in 2016. Senator Mikulski was... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after House Republicans voted against Speaker ‎John‎ Boehner’s (R-OH) short-term continuing resolution and threatened to shut down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to ensure that Rhode Islanders with disabilities and special needs have access to affordable rental housing and supportive services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to close loopholes that make it easier for known or suspected terrorists to purchase firearms and explosives, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined with ten of their Senate colleagues... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, February 26, 2015   To receive testimony on worldwide threats (As Prepared for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin today announced that the University of Rhode Island will receive $510,978 in grant funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today outlined the process for ensuring there are highly-qualified applicants to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Qualified candidates... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to increase accountability at the powerful New York Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today reintroduced legislation that would require the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to undergo... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined with U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse in announcing that Rhode Island is being awarded more than $10.2 million in federal funding for the expansion of the Maternal, Infant,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement after a federal district court judge in Texas temporarily enjoined implementation of expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action... Read More

WEST WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today released the following statement reacting to reports of vandalism including anti-muslim slurs at the Islamic School of Rhode Island in West Warwick over the weekend: "I strongly... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – With a tight deadline looming and Republican infighting increasing the odds of a partial shutdown of the federal agency charged with protecting our homeland, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today discussed the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 93-5 to confirm Dr. Ashton B. Carter to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following... Read More