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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement: "I hoped for a more comprehensive agreement but this is an important step forward.  Commendably, this budget blueprint reduces economic uncertainty and blunts the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent more than 1.3 million long-term unemployed workers from losing their unemployment insurance at the end of December -- and millions more from having no benefits after their initial 26 weeks of... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is once again encouraging Rhode Islanders to support their neighborhood small businesses on Small Business Saturday, set for this Saturday, November 30.  Small Business Saturday is a national movement... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to stabilize the economy and prevent 1.3 million Americans from having their federal jobless benefits cut off, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Tom Harkin (D-IA) today introduced the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – According to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor, Rhode Island has saved over 950 jobs since February of 2012 thanks to Senator Jack Reed’s law providing federal support to state work sharing programs... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to spur job creation and boost economic development in Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, and officials from Pathway Capital Partners, today gathered at Pathway’s Providence... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to get Congress to refocus on manufacturing jobs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined a group of 21 U.S. senators in launching the “Manufacturing Jobs for America” initiative, which seeks to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate reached a bipartisan agreement that would open the federal government through January 15 and lift the debt ceiling through February 7, 2014 – thus preventing an immediate threat of default... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after disarray in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives stalled bipartisan negotiations aimed at reopening the government and preventing a default crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 54 to 44 to approve a short-term spending plan that will keep the government funded through November 15, 2013.  U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse voted for the legislation, which must... Read More

Reed on Senate floor: “I am here to address the looming fiscal deadlines, and, more importantly, how to keep our economy growing and increasing jobs.  That is why I believe we were sent here, not to engage in some of these procedural... Read More

Washington, DC – Last month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse hosted a roundtable discussion in Providence to hear how the indiscriminate cuts in federal spending, known as the sequester, are affecting Rhode Island families and... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Hoping to avert a possible government shutdown at the end of the month, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Washington Republicans to end their intra-party fighting and start working with Democrats on a bipartisan spending measure... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to help Rhode Island attract and expand manufacturing opportunities, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today hosted a meeting at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus with a diverse group... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to preserve our defense capabilities and support the men and women of our Armed Forces, the Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 22-8 to approve a bipartisan $594.4 billion fiscal year 2014 Defense Appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2014 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, providing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with $1.674 billion, which is an... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to identify policy solutions to strengthen economic recovery and create more jobs, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce President Laurie White joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Senate Democrats, and business leaders... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ending a nearly two year standoff, the U.S. Senate today voted 66-34 to confirm Richard Cordray to be the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who helped created the... Read More

BRISTOL, RI –U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined top officials from the Rhode Island Department of Health, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), and the Bristol Department of Parks and Recreation to discuss the latest efforts... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Providence Mayor Angel Taveras; Patrick McGuigan, Executive Director of the Providence Plan (ProvPlan); Anthony Hubbard, ProvPlan’s YouthBuild Director; and young trainees from YouthBuild... Read More