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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that all senior citizens enrolled in Medicare can access free COVID-19 vaccines as soon as a safe, effective vaccine becomes available, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help drought-stricken farmers, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island received a disaster declaration from... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump hastily announced he was ending coronavirus relief talks, and then sent a series of contradictory tweets calling for a few piecemeal provisions that would leave millions of Americans behind, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced that President Trump and the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “Like all Americans, I am concerned about the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday evening, U.S. Senator Jack Reed voted in favor of H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, which continues funding most federal programs and operations at current levels through... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent more people from becoming uninsured amidst a public health crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act (S. 4714). ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Disinformation about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a serious public health risk that has contributed to the spread of the virus and loss of life. In an effort to address, analyze, stop, and counter the rapid spread of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent the Trump Administration from suppressing scientific findings and impeding scientific work by agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, during a hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) questioned the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield about President Trump’s failure to promote... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, under questioning from U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testified before a key Senate panel that face masks may provide... Read More