News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, formally requested access to all relevant records pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s involvement... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I would like to join you in welcoming our nominees and thank them for their willingness to serve in positions of great responsibility in the Department of Defense.  I would also like to thank your family members,... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today welcomed the news that the U.S. Navy plans to relocate the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC) and nearly two dozen jobs from Fort... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after skyrocketing cost estimates led the Department of Defense to announce that the military parade requested by President Trump that was slated to take place the fall is being postponed for at least a year, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration issued a 15-page signing statement to the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, signaling that the President may try to ignore key Russia-related... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – A bill to name a post office in Bristol for the late Army First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna was signed into law this week by President Donald Trump. “Like many Rhode Islanders, I continue to be inspired by Andrew... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House-Senate conference committee reached bicameral agreement on the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019. The reconciled FY 2019 NDAA defense policy bill authorizes $639... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 to reject an offer Vladimir Putin made to President Trump to hand over former U.S. diplomats and other American officials who have criticized the Kremlin for questioning.  The non-binding... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the White House disputed that President Trump said Russia is no longer targeting the U.S. but confirmed that he is open to Russia interrogating U.S. citizens, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty-four hours after his disastrous press conference with Vladimir Putin, President Trump today backtracked from controversial remarks he made yesterday about Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today after President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin and their joint press conference in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement urging President Trump to cancel his upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki after the Justice... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of the upcoming NATO Summit in Brussels and the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, the U.S. Senate today voted 97-2 to pass a motion to instruct authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – A 94-year-old Rhode Islander, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ernest “Ernie” Mallory, was awarded some long overdue medals today that he earned but never received for his service in the U.S. Army during World War... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, at the Senate Banking Committee hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Examine Corporate Governance,” senior committee member U.S. Senator Jack Reed highlighted the importance of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Trump Administration and Russia announced plans for a July 16 Trump-Putin summit and President Trump sent another gullible tweet seeking to cast doubt on U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia meddled in the... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Jeff Geiger, President of Electric Boat, officials from Gilbane Building Company, and others to help break ground on the construction of new facilities at Electric Boat’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate voted 85-10 last night to approve the John S. McCain III National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019.  Named after Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) and co-authored by U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I join you in welcoming Lieutenant General Miller, as well as his daughter, Sarah, and son, Austin, who have joined us today. General, thank you for your continued service to the nation, and thank you also to your... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as details about the Trump-Kim summit continue to emerge and North Korean state media broadcast its first behind-the-scenes video of President Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),... Read More