News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to ensure that Rhode Island public school teachers have the training and tools they need to assist young students with disabilities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help revitalize neighborhoods and provide more Rhode Islanders with access to safe and affordable housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the communities of Cranston, Warwick, Woonsocket, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to boost student achievement and improve public school libraries, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) today joined with scores of librarians from Rhode Island and all around the country to unveil the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help victims of crime get counseling, shelter, and other emergency services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding the Rhode Island Justice Commission... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help protect endangered polar bears, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to prevent American trophy hunters from killing polar bears abroad and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to boost college access and affordability for students and their families, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today passed two important higher education bills. The legislation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— In an effort to provide more children with improved access to quality pre-school programs, the U.S. Senate last night passed a bill to reauthorize the highly successful Head Start program for another five years. The Head Start... Read More

QUONSET, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with members of the 143rd Airlift Wing in touching down at Quonset State Airport to deliver the eighth and final C 130J Super Hercules airplane to the Rhode Island Air National Guard. "This is... Read More

WASHINGTON- In an effort to revitalize neighborhoods and provide more Rhode Islanders with access to safe and affordable housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the state of Rhode Island will receive $10,877,914 in federal funding... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -In an effort to help ensure that Rhode Island public schools have well prepared and highly effective teachers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding the Rhode Island Department... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— Providing a significant increase in federal aid to help safeguard Rhode Island and the nation, the Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a spending bill to provide an 8 percent increase in federal funding for the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (VA) today approved a $64.7 billion spending bill to boost military construction, upgrade veterans health care, and improve the quality of life for... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to improve the nation's emergency medical care system, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) President and CEO Joseph Amaral and Dr. Charles Adams, Jr., a trauma surgeon at the hospital,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Senate last night unanimously passed a resolution offered by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recognizing the Brown University women's crew team on winning the 2007 NCAA Division I... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help law enforcement and criminal justice officials more effectively serve and protect Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - For the first time in a decade, the United States Senate today voted to increase the minimum wage over the next two years from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour. The increase was included in an appropriations spending bill which Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help Rhode Island's buses run more efficiently and reduce pollution, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will receive $5,197,500 in federal funding... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to help local communities reduce homelessness nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today unveiled bipartisan legislation to provide over $1.8 billion for targeted homelessness assistance grant programs. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Armed Services Committee today passed legislation to authorize $578.9 million in defense and military construction funding for Rhode Island that U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) requested as part of the Department of Defense... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort help and protect more than one million Medicare beneficiaries who currently receive oxygen in their homes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS), today introduced the Home Oxygen Patient Protection (HOPP)... Read More