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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect Rhode Islanders, improve public health, and effectively distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all who need it, U.S. Senator Jack Reed continues to push the federal government to provide the state with more... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the deployment of approximately 1,100 active-duty troops to aid vaccination efforts in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Heeding the request of U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 33 of his Senate colleagues, President Biden signed a memo this week directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse state, tribal, and local governments... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect public health and swiftly free up federal resources to help states with necessary COVID-19 response efforts, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 33 of his colleagues are urging the incoming Biden Administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 81-8 to confirm Rhode Island native Peter T. Gaynor to be the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Before taking over as FEMA Deputy Administrator in 2018 and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - As the crisis continues in Puerto Rico, and President Trump lashes out at storm victims by suggesting the island's residents are not doing enough to help themselves - tweeting: “they want everything to be done for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is calling for a stepped-up response to the dire post-hurricane humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Reed, along with U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and 38 of their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that Rhode Island’s emergency responders and their federal partners are prepared to react to a range of crises and security challenges – including natural disasters – U.S. Senators Jack... Read More

WEST WARWICK, RI – On Sunday, May 21st, at 2:00 p.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will join dignitaries, survivors, families, and members of the Station Nightclub Fire Memorial Foundation for the dedication of the Station Fire Memorial Park. ... Read More

EXETER, RI:  U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined with Mark Pare, the director of the Rhode Island State Fire Academy, public safety officials, and distinguished guests to dedicate a new $350,000 fire engine that will help train the state’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect investors and improve corporate disclosure of material risks from climate change, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced legislation to modernize the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that Rhode Island’s emergency responders and their federal partners are prepared to react to a range of crises and security challenges – from plane crashes to natural disasters to a... Read More

      WASHINGTON, DC – As public health officials continue working to prevent a major outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today questioned the Directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As public health officials continue working to prevent a major outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Obama Administration to boost efforts to combat the spread of the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to ensure that tap water in Rhode Island remains clean and safe to drink, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today met with local, state, and federal officials at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to ensure water problems like... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging Rhode Island fire departments and non-affiliated ambulance and emergency medical services to apply for competitive funding under a federal grant program. The money is available through the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House and Senate Appropriations committees filed a $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 30, 2016. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With winter approaching, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced the state is receiving an additional $2,379,951.61 in federal reimbursement funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI), U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA), and 32 of their colleagues sent a bicameral letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White to... Read More

SMITHFIELD, RI – In an effort to help firefighters train locally, expand their emergency response skillset, and save taxpayer dollars, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, together with Congressman David Cicilline today announced a... Read More