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WASHINGTON, DC – After the Biden Administration implemented a series of comprehensive sanctions and legal actions against China-based companies, entities, and Chinese nationals for manufacturing and selling illicit fentanyl and related chemicals, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help modernize Rhode Island’s public schools, prevent environmental health risks, improve maintenance, and conduct long-term planning, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new $876,792 federal grant for the Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Shortly before midnight, the U.S. Senate voted 87-11 to pass a short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), that will avert a federal government shutdown ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.  The measure, which also... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Two years after U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped pass the landmark Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which President Biden signed on November 15, 2021, this historic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Thousands of military members up and down the chain of command have had their careers left in limbo for months as Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) continues to block the merit-based promotions of hundreds of top officers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect working waterfronts, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) have teamed up to introduce the Working Waterfront Preservation Act (S. 3180). This bipartisan bill would create a grant program to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Jack Reed (D-RI) led the majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to President Joe Biden condemning the brutal terror... Read More

WATCH: At Key Appropriations Committee Hearing, Reed Questions HHS Sec. Becerra & DHS Sec. Mayorkas About Supplemental Funding for Child Care, LIHEAP, Border Security and More WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S. Senate considers President Joe Biden’s... Read More

WATCH: Sen. Reed makes case for comprehensive package to support U.S. national security interest in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific and deliver vital humanitarian aid WASHINGTON, DC – With Israel and Ukraine in urgent need of U.S. assistance,... Read More

REED: Mr. President, reserving my right to object, I, too, believe, with my colleague from Washington State, that we must move forward with emergency funding for our allies--all of our allies, not just the State of Israel but also Ukraine. I also... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse issued a joint statement urging Israel to pause military operations against Hamas in Gaza in order to allow more humanitarian aid to reach the Palestinian people: “We support President... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Several local police departments will soon have more backup and federal resources thanks to a new round of federal COPS grants totaling over $3.3 million that is being awarded to local law enforcement agencies across Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after the multi-regulator Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) -- a group of the top U.S. financial regulators led by the U.S. Treasury Department -- finalized a framework on financial stability risks and nonbank... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm the nominations of Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti to be Chief of Naval Operations, General David W. Allvin to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and General Christopher J. Mahoney to be... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Last night, the U.S. Senate voted 82-15 to pass an appropriations package including the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced $3.8 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – When it comes to health insurance, HealthSourceRI’s got Rhode Island covered – and now that open enrollment season is here, Rhode Islanders can pick out a plan that’s right for them. As open enrollment begins for consumers across the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Tonight, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after several Senate Republicans took to the Senate floor for hours to implore Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with 20 Senate Democrats, in sending a letter to the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a significant win for public health, safety, and fresh water supply on Block Island, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that the federal government is investing $5,581,000... Read More