News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – After severe winter storms over the weekend caused major flooding and wind damage across several states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and West Virginia, causing multiple deaths and leaving communities in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement on his vote opposing the confirmation of Kash Patel to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): “The person in charge of running America’s most... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a directive ordering senior military officials to submit plans to slash defense spending by 8 percent annually, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Jacky Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined 30 of their Senate colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to reject Congressional Republicans’ legislative plans to increase the cost of living for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with Senator Jon Ossoff, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA) to safeguard veterans’ private information, asking... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –In an effort to restore fairness to the tax code, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is seeking to close the “carried interest” tax loophole, which lets private equity firms and Wall Street managers at investment partnerships pay a lower... Read More

***WATCH*** CRANSTON, RI – In an effort to stand up to President Trump’s proposal to slash education funding and shutter the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner rallied with educators from... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees are in the process of being fired -- not because of their performance or because they weren’t delivering critical services for taxpayers -- but as part of the Trump... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Earlier this week, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to make abrupt, unlawful cuts to research funding at universities, medical schools, hospitals and other scientific institutions administered by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As President Donald Trump continues to saber rattle about Gaza in order to distract from his failure to address domestic policies like making housing and rent more affordable, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says Americans must make... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – There are many ways to show one’s love on Valentine’s Day, but unfortunately, due to President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and refusal to help lower food prices, Americans will likely shell out record amounts this year for things... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to strengthen Rhode Island’s capacity to respond to wildfires, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped deliver $306,457 in federal wildfire response funding to Rhode Island last year.  These federal funds may be used by the state... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum to rename U.S. Army base Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg. The base, originally named ‘Bragg’ after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, was first renamed to ‘Liberty’ after... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today sent a letter to President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce, demanding answers about the Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – All Americans deserve a strong consumer watchdog to look out for their financial well-being, prevent scams, and hold offenders accountable.  This is especially true for servicemembers, veterans, and their families, who are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump Administration today brazenly installed Tom Krause, a Silicon Valley executive and associate of billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to oversee the U.S. Treasury Department’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senate Democrats are warning their GOP colleagues against bankrolling tax cuts for the rich by gutting Medicaid and slashing health care for children, seniors, and people with disabilities.  Nearly 80 million Americans are enrolled... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With several major sources of federal research funding in limbo after chaotic directives from the Trump Administration, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been forced to pause grant review panels, re-examine previously awarded... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – New evidence indicates Elon Musk's lieutenants from the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (“DOGE”) were in fact more involved with attempting to access and suspend payments through the U.S. Treasury Department's highly... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, after President Trump called for the U.S. to "take over" and "own" Gaza, forcibly resettling its population in the process, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rejected... Read More