News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) -- the underground stockpile of crude oil maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With colder weather around the corner and global energy costs projected to rise this winter, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan coalition of 31 U.S. Senators in urging the U.S. Department... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help more families lower household energy costs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Chris Coons (D-DE) on the Weatherization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Averting a government shutdown before the end of the fiscal year, the U.S. Senate today voted 72-25 to pass a short-term appropriations measure to keep the federal government operating on existing funding levels through... Read More

JOHNSTON, RI -- Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine is having a chilling effect in Rhode Island and across the globe: it’s causing the cost of heating homes worldwide to spike this winter.  And the problem is exacerbated by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Early this morning, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a short-term appropriations bill, often referred to as a continuing resolution (CR), to keep the federal government funded at current levels until... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help more Rhode Islanders reduce their home energy costs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is getting an additional $2,501,975 through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). ... Read More

Sen. Reed applauded the administration’s actions to help calm oil markets, stabilize prices, and deny Russia a revenue windfall from its illegal invasion of UkraineWASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the White House announced a plan to release one million... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help Rhode Islanders improve energy efficiency and save money on their utility bills, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today delivered $14,952,774 in federal funding for Rhode Island’s Weatherization Assistance Program... Read More

90 members of Congress urge HHS to study impacts that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having on U.S. energy prices and whether additional LIHEAP aid is needed to offset impacts on working familiesWASHINGTON, DC – Today, a group of lawmakers led by... Read More

To help Americans struggling with rising energy prices, new bipartisan WAP Improvements Act offers enhanced federal aid for home energy upgradesWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make more homes energy efficient and help residents save on their utility... Read More

Sen. Reed urges Middle Eastern partners to help calm oil markets, stabilize oil prices, and deny Russia a revenue windfall from its illegal invasion of UkraineWASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the White House announced a coordinated, multi-national plan to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to combat a sharp rise in oil prices amid Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) led a bicameral letter to President Biden urging the White... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to elevated natural gas prices that are causing U.S. consumers to pay higher energy bills, a group of ten U.S. Senators led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Angus King (I-ME) is urging the Biden Administration to seriously... Read More

WAHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that Rhode Island has received a total of $52.7 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)... Read More

Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and David Cicilline (D-R.I.) have joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman... Read More

The cost of home heating is estimated to increase by 30 percent this winter; Letter requests information regarding implementation and sustainability of LIHEAP WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, after President Biden announced plans to release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which stores roughly 620 million barrels of crude oil in underground caverns, U.S. Senator Jack Reed who has... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The average price of gas in Rhode Island as of this week is $3.40 per gallon, according to AAA.  Gas prices in Rhode Island have risen by 25 cents over the past month, and are forecasted to continue rising.In an effort to help... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Arctura Inc. in South Kingstown will be receiving a $1.15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to... Read More