News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to improve broadband speed and services, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today announced that Rhode Island has been awarded a $21.7 million federal Recovery Act grant to offer affordable middle-mile broadband... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help cities and towns upgrade law enforcement equipment and technology and enhance the state's crime lab and medical examiner's offices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced over $388,000 in federal crime... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help charitable organizations recruit more volunteers and address community challenges, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a $74,999 grant to Serve Rhode Island (SRI), Rhode Island's center for volunteerism... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, after the U.S. Education Department announced Rhode Island will receive up to $75 million in the second round of the Race to the Top school reform grant competition, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following... Read More

Providence, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $2,266,200 federal appropriation to help repair the Pawtucket River Bridge on I-95. Reed and Whitehouse secured the funding in the Fiscal... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with local officials to announce $243,000 in federal appropriations funding Reed secured to help the Pawtucket Public Library provide increased educational opportunities for kids and to... Read More

Washington, DC - The Rhode Island congressional delegation today announced that the New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, RI will receive a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for a workforce training program that will... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a $58.8 billion emergency war funding and disaster relief bill that will provide a $150 million emergency down-payment for Rhode Island and other states hit hardest by flooding this year. By a strong... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved a bill providing an emergency down-payment for Rhode Island and other states hit hardest by flooding this year. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After weeks of Republican obstruction, the U.S. Senate tonight passed 59-38 a temporary extension of unemployment insurance benefits, COBRA health insurance subsidies, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The House is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - As U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) works to secure additional federal assistance to help Rhode Island recover from record flooding, he is asking Rhode Islanders who were affected by the flood to share their stories with Congress. Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to create green jobs and redevelop former industrial sites, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Groundwork Providence is receiving a $200,000 Brownfields job training grant to recruit and train residents... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to support the arts and community programs throughout Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island arts organizations will receive $1,108,000 in federal grants through the National... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- At the request of U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Obama Administration today announced they are expanding their "Hardest Hit" federal housing aid program to Rhode Island, providing an additional $43... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congress passed a bipartisan job creation bill today that will help re-energize the economy and fuel economic growth in Rhode Island and provide the state with $252 million in highway and transit funding. U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to create jobs and extend critical tax relief and safety net programs through 2010, the U.S. Senate today passed the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act. The bill includes key provisions championed by U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island's congressional delegation today announced that $13,693,931 has been awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and the Rhode Island Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate yesterday approved 57-35, a year-end appropriations bill that U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse said will provide critical federal support for a wide range of projects and programs throughout Rhode... Read More