News Releases

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

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, and ten of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, after President Trump and Vice President Vance held a press event with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, during which they ridiculed Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s war of survival against Russia, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Trump Administration issued a U.S. Department of Defense directive that amounts to a complete ban on transgender military service, forcing out current servicemembers and banning transgender people from enlisting.  This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Prospect reported that the acting leader of the Social Security Administration (SSA) – who was handpicked by Trump outside the usual process for elevating an acting commissioner -- instructed managers to draw up plans to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA), to demand answers on how the U.S. Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Despite the fact that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has returned over $21 billion to American consumers who were ripped off by abusive and illegal financial activity since 2011, the Trump Administration is working... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With scams using crypto kiosks (also known as ‘crypto ATMs’ or ‘Bitcoin ATMs’) to steal from older Americans on the rise, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is stepping up efforts to help fight fraud and prevent criminal from preying on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to accelerate research and treatment advances for rare diseases that affect children, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) teamed up to introduce the Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act.  This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is once again urging the Trump Administration to quickly implement of the Social Security Fairness Act, which will ensure retired teachers, police, firefighters, and other public service workers and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen public education and support students, teachers, families and communities nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to officially recognize Public Schools Week this week,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After the recent passing of Judge Bruce M. Selya, 90, a proud son of Providence who became the first Jewish person to ascend to the federal bench in Rhode Island -- serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of... Read More

The following op-ed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed appeared exclusively in The Washington Post: Donald Trump’s quest for power is endangering our military. On Friday evening, the president dismissed Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, after President Trump fired a number of senior U.S. military officers, including General Charles “CQ” Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations, General James... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after an overnight vote-a-rama ended with Senate Republicans advancing their reconciliation budget bill that lays the groundwork to give massive tax windfalls to billionaires at the expense of everyday Americans, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- With Republicans looking to pass a party-line budget resolution package that would mean higher costs, less help for working families and seniors, and a $4.6 trillion tax windfall for the wealthy, the U.S. Senate is undertaking an... Read More