News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help stabilize the housing market and boost economic recovery, the Obama Administration today announced it is rolling out the first phase of a proposal championed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to responsibly help... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. House Republican leaders refused to vote on a bipartisan proposal to extend a payroll tax cut and maintain unemployment insurance benefits for two months, instead using procedural maneuvers to try to set up a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed has called for Congress to stay in session until it reaches a deal to extend the payroll tax cut for working Americans and maintain jobless benefits for those looking for work in a difficult economy. “If... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to prepare more Rhode Islanders for high-skill jobs and match them with businesses which are hiring, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is seeking to restore critical workforce development funds. Today, Reed and Director for... Read More

PORTSMOUTH, RI – Attention shoppers: Your U.S. Senators are in aisle 1, discussing economic development and job growth. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse met with local business leaders and workers at the family-owned... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to boost the economy and help Rhode Island families, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is calling on Congress to cut every worker’s payroll taxes in half next year.  Extending and expanding the soon-to-expire... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help boost Rhode Island’s economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging consumers to shop at their favorite local, independently owned businesses this coming Saturday as part of “Small Business... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help local Main Street businesses compete more effectively against out-of-state Internet sellers and retailers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with nine of his Senate colleagues in introducing the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined President Barack Obama and leading veterans’ organizations in the Rose Garden to unveil new programs to boost the economy and help create employment opportunities for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to create jobs and provide much needed assistance to Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for the swift passage of a common sense jobs bill to hire and retain hundreds of thousands of teachers,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On a bipartisan 63-to-35 vote, the U.S. Senate tonight approved a measure to strengthen U.S. trade laws and place new duties on goods from China and other countries that manipulate their currencies for trade advantage. For... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Although it is unlikely to garner the 60 votes necessary to break a Republican filibuster, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) remains optimistic that Congress will act on a variation of the jobs package proposed by President Barack... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – Bristol business owners and local officials today joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline to discuss the positive economic impact of a new $2.96 million U.S. Economic... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that New Roots Providence received a $200,000 Nonprofit Capacity Building Program grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).  This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that Rhode Island will receive $15,063,164 in federal funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help the state recover from the historic floods... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to save jobs and boost the economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor Seth Harris for a tour of the Pilgrim Screw Corporation to meet with workers and discuss... Read More

WASHINGTON- Tonight, following President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) released the following statement: “Tonight the President laid out a clear, plausible, and paid-for plan to prevent even... Read More

NEWPORT, RI  - Tropical Storm Irene put a dent in Rhode Island’s tourism industry, forcing many people across the country to alter or cancel plans to visit the Ocean State last weekend.  Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and 21 of their Senate colleagues sent a simple message to members of the new Deficit Reduction Committee: Put jobs first.  In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch... Read More

Washington, DC – Continuing their efforts to boost manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island and across America, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently met with representatives from the Alliance for American... Read More