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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Department of Defense’s recently released Military... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In a bipartisan rebuke of President Trump’s Iran policy, the U.S. Senate voted 55-45 today to rein in President Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran without Congressional approval.  The measure... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I want to join you in welcoming our witnesses, Admiral Richard and General O’Shaughnessy.  We thank you, your families, and the many men and women who serve under you, for their service and... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I would like to take a moment to extend my condolences, on behalf of the Committee, to the U.S. and Afghan service members involved in the attack over the weekend, and to their families.  Our thoughts are with you,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s retaliation against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and U.S.... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I join you in extending my condolences to the families of the brave Americans who were killed in the attack on a Kenyan airbase earlier this month, as well as to those recovering from the attack.  Also, I extend my... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- President Trump recently dismissed head trauma suffered by servicemembers in Iraq who came under heavy missile fire, by saying: "I heard that they had headaches.  And a couple of other things – but I would say and I can... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I join you in welcoming our nominees to this morning’s hearing.  Mr. McPherson is joined by his wife, Jennifer, and his children Amanda and Philip.  Likewise, Mr. Williams is joined by his family... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After President Trump repeated a threat to target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates for the killing of an Iranian general, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after President Trump ordered a strike near the Baghdad airport, killing Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after an attack by Shiite militia on the United States Embassy compound in Iraq, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “President... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight at 7:30 p.m., President Trump is scheduled to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The FY 2020 NDAA defense policy bill authorizes $658.4 billion for the Department of Defense... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen national security and help working families, the U.S. Senate voted 86 to 8 today to approve the conference agreement for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The FY... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On its fourth try over the last several weeks, the U.S. Senate today passed an Armenian Genocide resolution formally recognizing that, in 1915, the Ottoman Empire began a campaign of genocide against Armenians.  By 1923,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to save lives and stop foreign actors that manufacture and traffic fentanyl from flooding America with illegal synthetic drugs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House-Senate conference committee reached a bicameral agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The reconciled FY 2020 NDAA defense policy bill authorizes $658.4 billion... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after a Saudi military trainee shot and killed multiple people at Naval Air Station Pensacola before the gunman was shot dead by officers responding to the scene, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the... Read More

Thank you, Mister Chairman.  I join you in welcoming our witnesses.  Let me also thank the Chairman for scheduling this important hearing to review the strategic threats and ongoing challenges to our nation’s security. ... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I would like to begin by again thanking the vast number of military families who have spoken out about the inadequate conditions of their privatized housing.  I especially want to recognize any military families... Read More