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PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to ensure there are enough highly prepared teachers for U.S. students and schools and to hold the Trump Administration accountable for trying to indiscriminately rescind federal funds that were already promised, U.S.... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after President Donald Trump signed a new executive order intended to unilaterally shutter the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) pointed out that despite Trump’s partisan posturing, he lacks the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – A measles outbreak is spreading across the United States, with over 300 cases now reported in 15 states, including Rhode Island, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Measles is a highly contagious... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Noting that the U.S. cannot maintain its global interests through military might alone, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today rebuked President Donald Trump’s order to eliminate major components of the U.S. Agency for Global Media... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners on the five-member U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent agency charged with enforcing consumer protection and antitrust laws.  The unlawful move... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration confirms it is halting more than $1 billion in federal assistance that enables public schools and food banks to purchase nutritious produce and food from local farmers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate voted 84-16 to pass a bipartisan bill last week that will permanently classify fentanyl-related substances, or ‘copycat’ fentanyl knock-offs, as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act.  The current... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After a series of powerful tornadoes swept through the South and Midwest this weekend, killing at least 34 Americans, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is expressing condolences to the victims; urging swift emergency federal assistance... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a nearly seven-month funding patch.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee,  opposed the bill – both on cloture and final passage – and warned against Congress... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration arbitrarily cuts and freezes critical assistance for food pantries, schools, and local farmers, Rhode Island food banks and school nutrition advocates are preparing for the fallout: increased childhood... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As news reports indicate that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is on the verge of shuttering dozens of HUD field offices across the country, leaving most states without local sites or staff to assist housing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help workers in Rhode Island and nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and several colleagues to re-introduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The top five egg producing companies in the U.S. own almost half of all egg-laying commercial hens.  While consumers and small businesses are feeling the pain from high egg prices at restaurants and supermarkets, the largest egg... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC --  After valiantly serving their country in uniform and coming home, many veterans take a job in the civil service, putting their skills and training to work for the federal government in a variety of critical roles. Over the last few... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC --  After valiantly serving their country in uniform and coming home, many veterans take a job in the civil service, putting their skills and training to work for the federal government in a variety of critical roles. Over the last few... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s address to Congress: “Tonight, the American people heard a lot of hot air from President Trump.  What they didn’t hear was a credible plan to... Read More

WATCH: Sen. Reed says DOGE doesn’t want efficient government, it wants to weaken government, blackout oversight & serve Trump and Musk’s interests at the expense of taxpayers WASHINGTON, DC – Who is in charge of the so-called Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After multi-billionaire ‘shadow president’ Elon Musk falsely asserted that Social Security is “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” during a Friday podcast, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) rebuked Musk’s false claim and noted it was... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – To help kick off Women’s History Month and shine a spotlight on women who educate, inspire, and mentor fellow women and girls both in and out of the classroom, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today teamed up with the Women’s Fund of Rhode... Read More