News Releases

CRANSTON, RI – Comprehensive Community Action (CCAP) Family Health Services in Cranston is getting nearly $3 million from the recently enacted American Rescue Plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.Last week, President Joe Biden announced $6 billion in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to deliver overdue financial relief to families, support small businesses, boost COVID-19 vaccinations, and safely reopen schools, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) helped pass the American Rescue Plan in the U.S. Senate. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect Rhode Islanders, improve public health, and effectively distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all who need it, U.S. Senator Jack Reed continues to push the federal government to provide the state with more... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to protect Rhode Islanders, improve public health, and effectively distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all who need it, U.S. Senator Jack Reed continues to push the federal government to provide the state with more... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Citing the need for a federal paid family and medical leave policy that covers all working Americans for serious caregiving and medical reasons, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – According to U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Rhode Island stands to receive about $200 million in extra federal Medicaid money thanks to a recent move by the Biden Administration to extend the pandemic public health emergency (PHE)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration spent four years trying to undermine and sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Joe Biden is taking action this week to help more Americans purchase affordable health insurance by reopening... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect public health and combat disinformation and misinformation, including operations that fuel public vaccine hesitancy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Gary Peters (D-MI) sent a letter... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As Congressional leaders near agreement to a new, roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that would boost unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and include a second round of direct payments, but would omit additional state and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help thousands of patients suffering from diseases requiring bone marrow and cord blood transplants, the U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Timely Reauthorization of Necessary Stem Cell Programs Lends... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President-elect Joe Biden nominated California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With COVID-19 infection rates soaring, job losses piling up, and many small businesses being forced to shut down, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says it is imperative for Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to come to... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – As Rhode Islanders gear up to support local businesses this Small Business Saturday in a safe, socially distanced manner, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is pressing Congress and the Trump Administration to enact the HEROES Small... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after a six-day hand recount of ballots in Georgia reaffirmed that President-elect Joe Biden won a clear victory in the Peach State, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are urging the head of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As another 742,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, and a new report highlights that roughly12 million jobless Americans will lose their unemployment benefits the day after Christmas, U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After thoroughly reviewing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today discussed his decision to vote against the nomination of Judge Coney Barrett for the United States Supreme Court.Over the weekend, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure that all senior citizens enrolled in Medicare can access free COVID-19 vaccines as soon as a safe, effective vaccine becomes available, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump hastily announced he was ending coronavirus relief talks, and then sent a series of contradictory tweets calling for a few piecemeal provisions that would leave millions of Americans behind, U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced that President Trump and the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “Like all Americans, I am concerned about the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent more people from becoming uninsured amidst a public health crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act (S. 4714).  This... Read More