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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the full U.S. Senate approved the fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill on a vote of 90 to 8.  The $37.5 billion measure will fund U.S. Department of Energy programs and critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Senate Armed Services Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  The FY17 NDAA authorizes approximately $543 billion for national defense programs as well as an additional... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), applauded the Senate’s... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to support community arts programs and enhance the state’s creative and cultural assets, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a total of $5,985,905 in Continuum of Care (CoC) grants for Rhode Island homeless assistance programs.  This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the public by preventing dam failures and improving dam safety in communities across the country, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are introducing the High Hazard Potential... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to advance the fiscal year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Bill.  The legislation provides a total of $56.3 billion in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill.  Overall, the bill would provide $56.5... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers, and keep improvements to T.F. Green Airport on schedule, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted to pass a long-term reauthorization of the... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Newport Shipyard has won a $744,990 federal grant to make capital improvements that will help create jobs, increase economic activity, and improve their building, service, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance Rhode Island’s security and modernize the state’s infrastructure, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped include $20 million to build a new, state-of-the-art National Guard Readiness Center in East... 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

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined with Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and officials from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to celebrate a newly completed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $497,265 State Wildlife Grant (SWG) to protect and preserve the state’s wildlife and habitats. “Rhode Island’s natural resources and... 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 – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $7,739,248 this year to fund fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects and preserve open spaces.  Senator Reed says the U.S. Fish and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced $750,000 in federal funding to continue supporting the Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).  Based in Providence, Polaris MEP is a statewide... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help build stronger neighborhoods and create jobs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that three Rhode Island non-profit community development organizations in the NeighborWorks network will receive a total... Read More

WOONSOCKET, RI – In an effort to strengthen child care for working families with young children, U.S. Senator Jack Reed increased federal funding for Rhode Island preschool and early childhood learning programs.  Today, Reed joined with... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse together with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline and Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced a new... Read More