News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after it was reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in the ongoing investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following a Politico report that the U.S. State Department is not making use of nearly $80 million allocated by Congress to fight Russian disinformation and terrorist propaganda, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, urged President Trump to swiftly sign a package of new economic and financial sanctions to hold Iran, North Korea, and Russia accountable for their... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump tweeted that the U.S. military will not accept transgender troops into its ranks or allow them to serve in any capacity, reversing a policy that began under the Obama administration, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was diagnosed with a brain tumor, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "John McCain is an American hero and a true statesman.  He never gives up and... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I’d like to join you in welcoming our nominees and thanking them for their willingness to serve in positions of great responsibility in the Department of Defense.  I would also like to thank your family... Read More

I want to join Senator Inhofe in welcoming General Selva this morning, and I also want to join him in wishing Senator McCain a full and speedy recovery.   General Selva, as this committee considers your reappointment to be the Vice Chairman of... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing on the events in Montenegro and the Russian malign influence threat in Europe.  Let me add my welcome to our witnesses and thank them for appearing this morning.  The events in... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I’d like to join you in welcoming our nominees and thanking them for their willingness to serve in positions with great responsibility in the Department of Defense.  I’d also like to thank your family... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), an ex officio member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: “We may not know every detail and there may be more to come, but no American... Read More

Mr. Chairman, thank you.  Let me join you in welcoming Mr. Spencer to the Committee.  Thank you for your willingness to serve as Secretary of the Navy.  I also want to thank your family for their support.  Let me also recognize... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of President Trump’s first individual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), along with Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Vice... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the White House officially announced this week that President Trump will meet next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit in Germany, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced details of the committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018.  The committee voted 27-0 to report the bill, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced details of the committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to better protect members of the military and their families from abusive financial practices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), along with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and several of their colleagues, are... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I want to join you in welcoming Mr. Shanahan this morning.  Thank you for your willingness to serve your country.  I also want to recognize your family members for their support and willingness to let you... Read More

“It is with great sorrow that I extend my condolences to the family and friends of Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student who passed away tragically after enduring nearly eighteen months of cruel and inhumane treatment in a North... Read More

I want to join Senator McCain in welcoming Secretary Stackley, 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 2018 authorization... Read More