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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that Congress continues to have an oversight role in authorizing the development of new, modified, nuclear weapons, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump's nuclear summit with Kim Jong Un of North Korea: "It’s too... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement opposing President Trump’s overture that Russia should be readmitted to the G7, making it instead the... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Nearly three-quarters of a century ago, Warwick resident Frank Amalfetano was helping Allied forces get ashore during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.  Today, during a special ceremony surrounded by family and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 25-2 to approve the John S. McCain III National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019.  The NDAA authorizes funding to equip, supply, and train our... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s decision to pull out of the planned June 12th nuclear summit with... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that the state is scheduled to receive $7,380,473 in federal funding to help emergency responders and their partners prepare for and react to a range of crises and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Rob Portman (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of 39 U.S. Senators urging President Donald Trump to appoint a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined a group of over 30 U.S. Senators calling on the Trump Administration to put American national security and jobs ahead of China. The Senators wrote a letter to the Administration in response... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I would like to join you in welcoming our nominees and thank them for their willingness to serve in positions of great responsibility.  I would also like to thank your family members, many of whom are here today,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced it would pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed... Read More

SUBCOMMITTEES Monday, May 21, 2018 5:00 p.m. – Subcommittee on Airland CLOSED | Room SR-232A Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:30 a.m. – Subcommittee on Seapower CLOSED | Room SR-232A 11:00 a.m. – Subcommittee on Readiness CLOSED... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, for holding this hearing to consider funding levels for the Department of Defense to maintain our nation’s military.  I join you in welcoming our distinguished witnesses this morning, and I look forward to their... Read More

WARWICK, RI -  On Saturday, April 28, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will host a U.S. Military Service Academy Day for high school students from schools across Rhode Island.  The event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon... Read More

I want to join Senator Inhofe in welcoming Secretary Wilson and General Goldfein to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the Department of the Air Force in our review of the fiscal year 2019 annual authorization... Read More

I want to join Senator Inhofe in welcoming Secretary Spencer, Admiral Richardson, and General Neller to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the Department of the Navy in our review of the fiscal year 2019 authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration reversed course and announced Monday that no new sanctions against Russia were immediately forthcoming - just one day after U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley publicly stated that... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe.  I would like to join you in welcoming our nominees; thank you both for your decades of service to our nation and also to your families who have supported you throughout your careers. The nominees before us today have... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump authorizing U.S. military strikes in Syria: “The use of chemical weapons is abhorrent... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, and I would like to join you in welcoming Secretary Esper and General Milley.  I look forward to their testimony, and I thank them for their service to our country.  The President’s budget request for FY2019... Read More