News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on President Trump’s announcement that he will impose tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China: “I am focused on bringing prices down, but Donald Trump isn’t.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – During the presidential campaign last year, President Trump pledged to pardon non-violent offenders who participated in the January 6 (J6), 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  And just days before taking the oath of Office, Vice... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement today after a regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in midair with a U.S. Army helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan Washington National... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to purge the federal workforce of non-partisan civil servants, the Trump Administration is trying to pressure federal workers into taking a “deferred resignation” buyout, which would mean they agree to resign almost... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, after President Trump issued an executive order effectively banning transgender individuals from serving in the military, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revoked the security detail for retired General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019-2023, and initiated a series of punitive actions against him, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Senate Appropriations Committee fully organized, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced his full slate of committee and subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress.  Senator Reed will continue serving on four... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who, along with his colleagues in the Rhode Island Congressional delegation, was among the first lawmakers to sound the alarm about President Donald Trump unilaterally directing a halt to federal grant... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- A recent directive from President Donald Trump may delay hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants intended for infrastructure upgrades across the state.  Trump’s order pauses billions of dollars in already awarded grant... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S Senator Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s firing of nearly every Cabinet-level agency Inspector General, including the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 50-50 on the nomination of Peter Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense, and Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the nomination, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  -- After President Trump abruptly fired Admiral Linda Fagan, the 27th Commandant of the Coast Guard and America’s first female Service Chief who was two-and-a-half years into her four-year term, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received a sworn affidavit recounting specific incidents of Mr. Pete Hegseth’s alcohol abuse, threatening and abusive behavior toward his second wife, and repeated pattern of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Due to national security concerns, President Donald Trump originally tried to ban TikTok during his first term unless the platform cut ties with its China-based parent company, ByteDance and he called on members of the federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Donald Trump granted over 1,500 pardons and commutations for criminals convicted in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those who planned the attack and violently assaulted law... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement on the second non-consecutive inauguration of President Donald J. Trump: “Congratulations to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, after Israel’s security cabinet approved a ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas that would free dozens of hostages held in Gaza and temporarily pause the long-running war, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Thanks to a new law that kicked in this month, Rhode Islanders with a Medicare prescription drug plan -- also known as Medicare Part D – are seeing their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs capped at $2,000 each year.  And today,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help coordinate housing and supportive services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness across Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led SASC Democrats in a hearing to examine Mr. Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense. Following the hearing, Senator Reed... Read More