News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The growing number of ‘ghost guns’ turning up at violent crime scenes is clear evidence that they pose an increasing risk to public safety.  And the haunting fact that these guns are being sold with no background checks or serial... Read More

Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner announced today that four Rhode Island Drug Free Communities (DFC) coalitions have been awarded a total of $500,000 from the White House Office of National... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), announced a $60.3 million boost for Rhode Island road and bridge work in... Read More

NEWPORT, RI -- People should learn from their mistakes, not die from them.  But today, many Americans are being killed by unknowingly ingesting fentanyl in counterfeit pills.  Fentanyl is a deadly artificial opioid that is 50 times stronger than... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, in an historic move to help lower the price of prescription drugs, the Biden Administration unveiled plans for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use the purchasing power of Medicare to negotiate lower... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to provide essential services to victims of violent crimes and survivors of sexual assault and to strengthen the state’s support systems for people who have experienced trauma resulting from these crimes, U.S. Senators... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Just over five decades since Major Robert Croke’s second tour in Vietnam ended, the Rhode Island veteran, who passed away in 2014. was honored today at a special ceremony recognizing his selfless service during the war. Gathering with... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – As part of his years-long effort to strengthen Rhode Island as a leading defense innovation hub, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is helping SENEDIA bring together some of the nation’s... Read More

CRANSTON, RI - In an effort to help Rhode Island farmers, food producers, and the state’s agricultural sector grow and develop a healthy, sustainable future, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $270,000 in Specialty Crop Block Grants. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new, enhanced disclosure rules and restrictions on conflicted practices for private fund advisers that will better protect investors and crack down on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help state and local government agencies enhance their cybersecurity capabilities and beef up cybersecurity, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced $4.46 million in new federal funding to help... Read More

NEW SHOREHAM, RI – As investigators continue working to determine the cause of the blaze that devastated Block Island’s historic Harborside Inn, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is working to ensure affected small businesses can access needed assistance from... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- With security threats on the rise in Asia, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today hailed the Camp David summit convened by President Joe Biden with heads of state from Japan and... Read More

Warwick, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, and City officials at Oakland Beach to celebrate $4.37 million in federal funds to modernize local water... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As back-to-school approaches it also means students will soon be heading back to school cafeterias.  Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced a new $858,088 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As water temperatures around Florida exceeded 100 degrees in recent weeks, threatening the survival of coral reefs and the state’s tourism industry, and insurers flee Florida due to the skyrocketing costs of hurricanes... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After news broke late last night that former President Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on several criminal charges, including violating the state’s racketeering act; soliciting a public officer to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to boost public safety and ensure Rhode Island firefighters have the equipment and training needed to stay safe while responding to emergencies, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – For parents “Working 9 to 5,” Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is making it easier for local families to get free children’s books, read with their kids, and prepare them to succeed in school and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to ensure all Rhode Islanders have access to clean, reliable drinking water, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced a $286,000 federal grant to improve... Read More