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I want to join Senator McCain in welcoming General McDew to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) in our preparation to review of the fiscal year 2018 annual... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you Admiral Harris for being here today.  We understand how difficult this time must be for you and General Brooks, and we thank you for appearing here today on his behalf as well. It is clear to me, especially... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a series of hearings this week on North Korea and the Asia Pacific region, and the full U.S. Senate is scheduled to attend a classified meeting later today at the White House to... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for calling this important hearing and thank you to all of the witnesses for agreeing to testify this morning. This hearing could not come at a more critical time as the North Korean regime has engaged in an aggressive... 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, released the following joint statement today in response to testimony received in a hearing last week on... 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: “Tonight, President Trump took action in... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I also want to welcome our witnesses, General Robinson and Admiral Tidd.  Thank you for your many years of service.  I also want to thank your families, and the many men and women who serve in your commands... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after he voted no in committee on President Trump’s nominee, former Congresswoman Heather... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s hearing, and I join you in welcoming General Hyten.  We are grateful for your service, and for the dedication of the many men and women who serve with you. General, in a speech you gave earlier... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to recognize and honor the men and women who valiantly served our country during World War II, U.S. Senator Jack Reed on Saturday welcomed 24 Rhode Island World War II veterans to our nation’s capital and... Read More

Mr. Chairman, thank you.  I appreciate Dr. Wilson’s willingness to serve the nation and to appear before this Committee as the nominee for the Secretary of the Air Force.   There is no doubt that Dr. Wilson has many of the necessary... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “Today’s revelations about Chairman Nunes are both bizarre and inappropriate.  They... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today urged their fellow Senators to ensure that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains a strong, independent agency so it can continue to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly two decades after U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) first visited what was then known as East Timor on a fact-finding trip amidst the island’s struggle for freedom, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste conferred upon... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “Nothing Chairman Nunes said vindicates President Trump’s false claims.  But it does reinforce... Read More

Mr. Chairman, thank you holding this timely and important hearing, and I join you in solidarity with our British allies.  Thanks also to General Scaparrotti for your nearly 40 years of distinguished military service and your leadership in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after several people were killed in the Westminster terrorist attack, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), issued the following statement: “I join Rhode Islanders and Americans everywhere in condemning today’s... Read More

Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing on the security environment in Europe.  I also want to thank our distinguished panel for appearing before us this morning.  Collectively, this panel represents many decades of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a public hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, FBI Director James Comey officially confirmed an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether associates of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After a ten year legal battle in Chinese courts, President Trump and the Trump Organization were recently granted thirty-eight valuable trademarks by the Chinese government.  Now, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT),... Read More