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WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), today introduced the Testing, Removal and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) are introducing the Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of oral arguments scheduled for June over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined over 200 current and former members of Congress in filing an... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 94-1 to pass the Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act to help address the opioid abuse crisis.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed voted in favor of the bill, but lamented that Republicans blocked... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would update and improve the outdated formula used to distribute funding for crucial housing programs that serve people with... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hailed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) final rule that explicitly bans the use of electronic cigarettes on commercial flights.  The final rule applies to all scheduled... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The effort to provide much needed aid to replace the aging water infrastructure in Flint, Michigan and other communities with drinking water emergencies is finally gaining bipartisan momentum.  A key obstruction to the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent lead poisoning in the nation’s public and assisted housing, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to... 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

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that legislation he supported to protect children from harmful electronic cigarettes is set to be signed into law by President Obama.  The bill requires that the liquid nicotine used... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that legislation he supported to protect children from harmful electronic cigarettes is set to be signed into law by President Obama.  The bill requires that the liquid nicotine used... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and 17 Senate colleagues today called on the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the panel’s Health and Human Services Subcommittee to schedule a hearing on appropriating funds for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After helping to include a $15 million appropriation for Mental Health First Aid in the FY 2016 Omnibus spending bill, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging more Rhode Islanders to take part in this public education and awareness... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to prevent heroin and prescription drug addiction from cutting short more lives in Rhode Island and nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is working to increase resources for Rhode Island and expand access to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help thousands of patients suffering from diseases requiring bone marrow and cord blood transplants, President Obama signed the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law.  This... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night the Senate unanimously passed critical legislation to update safety standards for tens of thousands of chemicals that are currently unregulated. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a cosponsor of the Frank R. Lautenberg... 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 – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined officials from the Thundermist Health Center in Woonsocket to announce a $1,000,000 federal grant to help significantly expand the health center, hire additional primary care providers, and... Read More