News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for an independent watchdog to investigate Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s self-dealing call for Americans to buy Tesla stock.  On March 19, after Tesla’s stock price had fallen... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, President Trump dismissed General Timothy Haugh, the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, without explanation. Press reports indicate that Laura Loomer, a fringe conspiracy... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in response to a joint letter from Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS), the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DOD OIG) announced that it is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 to pass a bipartisan measure (S.J. Res 37) to effectively end President Trump’s steep new tariffs on Canadian goods, which amount to a 25 percent tax on a wide array of goods imported from... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and ten of their Senate colleagues who are LIHEAP champions today sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to reverse course on the recent reported... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans released their new budget resolution to serve as a framework to their reconciliation bill – a wide-ranging proposal that would make massive cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other vital programs... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, President Trump announced he is imposing new tariff taxes on all countries that could raise prices significantly on every item Americans buy.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed says Trump’s tariffs are a costly and inefficient ‘national... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Following news reports by the Washington Post that members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, used personal Gmail accounts while conducting official... Read More

VIDEO: Sen. Reed joins Sen. Booker on floor WASHINGTON, DC -- For over 25 hours, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) stood on the Senate floor and delivered a marathon speech to protest the national cost-of-living and constitutional crisis caused by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, a delegation of U.S. Senators traveled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) to conduct oversight of the ongoing Department of Defense activities to support the Department of Homeland Security in the relocation of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As grocery prices rise and more families struggle to afford basic staples, the Trump Administration is dramatically reducing aid for local food banks across the country that are already strained by rising demand.  Through cuts,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to restore and release $31.2 million in promised federal public health funding for Rhode Island that was terminated earlier this week by the Trump Administration, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to give Rhode Island fishermen a voice and voting power on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), which manages some of the most important fish stocks for the state’s commercial fishing industry – chief... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced significant progress to unfreeze federal funding for reconstruction of the westbound Washington Bridge as the state gained... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Whether it’s food safety, preventing disease outbreaks, or ensuring medicine is effective, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for protecting Americans’ health and delivering essential health and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Stressing the importance of efficient customer service, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says Rhode Islanders should not have to wait in long lines outside of Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices, exposed to the elements,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense regarding their bipartisan concern and interest about the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration announces that it will claw back $11.4 billion in previously awarded federal funding to state and local health departments, the Rhode Island congressional delegation is teaming up to say that the Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the leading champion for public libraries in the U.S. Congress, today led the co-authors of the last reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act in sending a letter to the acting director of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee today joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and top Senate Democrats on key national security committees in seeking information about... Read More