News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of the 125th annual Army-Navy game set to kickoff this Saturday at 3 p.m. just outside our nation’s capital, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As part of his ongoing efforts to strengthen Rhode Island’s food supply chain and help local farmers, fishermen, and families in need, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is getting $2.85 million through two key... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 281-140 to approve the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) agreement, sending the measure over to the U.S. Senate for consideration and final passage.  U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After negotiating a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) agreement, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined U.S. Senator Roger... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve public safety, prevent crime, and serve justice, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $9.85 million in federal funding to support... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The mighty Blackstone River, originally known as ‘Mishkittakooksepe’ by the Narragansett people, flows for 48 miles through Massachusetts and Rhode Island, ending at Pawtucket Falls in Rhode Island.  For centuries, the river has... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – In an effort to assist immigrants on their path to citizenship, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that Progreso Latino is receiving a $293,888... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hit the pitch with Project GOAL (Greater Opportunity for Athletes to Learn), a non-profit coeducational after-school initiative for elementary school and middle school youth, to kick in a $146,000 federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – There are currently 25,000 Rhode Islanders living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Brown University Health, and over 6 million Americans nationwide. To help states effectively implement dementia interventions such as increasing... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hosted a special medal ceremony for World War II veteran, John DeLeo, 98, of Johnston.  During the presentation, Mr. DeLeo received several overdue military honors he earned during his service as a Seaman... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Following reports of Elon Musk’s regular contact with Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials for the last two years, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI -- Highlighting the importance of well-maintained port infrastructure, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $11.25 million in new federal funding for the Port... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen communities and help formerly incarcerated women who served their time successfully reenter society, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement thanking Vice President Kamala Harris for her historic service and hard work: “Vice President Harris is a person of tremendous strength and grit who has given... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Associated Press and other major news outlets called the 2024 presidential election for Donald J. Trump and after Vice President Kamala Harris called Trump to concede, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- After former President Donald Trump suggested last night that former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) should have guns “trained on her face,” U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) condemned Trump’s increasingly violent and unhinged... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With colder weather around the corner and Congress continuing its work on appropriations bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today welcomed the Biden-Harris Administration’s release... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo joined with Mayor Brett Smiley and SAMHSA Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Miriam Delphin-Rittmon to highlight a new $2.3 million federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help some of the nation’s most vulnerable households pay their home energy bills, the Biden-Harris Administration today released $3.71 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), including... Read More

SMITHFIELD, RI – In an effort to help bridge health care education and train more mental health clinicians, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined students, educators, and Bryant University leadership to deliver a $1.5 million federal earmark to... Read More