News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC  – As smoke and fine particles from Canadian wildfires casts a cloud over Rhode Island and blankets other parts of the East Coast and Midwest, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says it is time to accelerate actions to mitigate the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Much like the U.S. Navy’s newest submarines, Rhode Island’s defense sector is cutting-edge, technology-driven, and contributes to keeping our nation safe. A new economic impact study released today by SENEDIA... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As Rhode Island’s air quality continues to be impacted by significant wildfires in Canada, the Ocean State is getting another $178,046 in federal funding this week to help detect bad air quality from events like wildfires... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after the release of a new economic impact study conducted by Bryant University and funded by the Quonset Development Corporation shows that the Quonset Business Park generated $5.9 billion in total economic output last year,... Read More

NEW SHOREHAM, RI – In an effort to help expand health care services on Block Island and ensure residents have access to the high level of quality patient care they deserve, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse delivered $2 million in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed voted to pass the bipartisan budget agreement to take default off the table and prevent a self-inflicted recession, stating: “This is a vote to prevent default despite the bill’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the official end of the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency declarations.  Going forward, the federal coronavirus response is restructured to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – What Cheer Flower Farm in Olneyville has $500,000 more reasons to cheer as it continues to remediate and redevelop a 2.7 acre site in Providence that used to be home to the Colonial Knife factory, but has sat vacant for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Carter Center announced that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a longtime advocate for expanded access to mental health care, has dementia, U.S. Senator Jack... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – On Friday, May 26, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined the Adjutant General of the Rhode Island Army and Air National Guard, Major General Christopher P. Callahan, and retired Command Sergeant Major John McDonough to present three... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – Standing abeam the first hybrid ferry to be manufactured on the east coast of the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Jack Goodison, President & CEO of J. Goodison Co., and Ted Williams, President of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new $228,000 federal grant to support beach water-quality monitoring and public notification efforts in Rhode Island. Previous Administrations sought to eliminate the beach water testing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Joe Biden formally announced his intention to nominate Air Force General Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  If confirmed by the Senate Armed Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As extremist Republican state legislatures and right-wing, GOP-appointed judges and justices step up their assault on a woman’s right to reproductive freedom, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded over $9 million in federal funding for operational upgrades and planning at Rhode Island’s... Read More

***WATCH VIDEO of Sen. Reed questioning former SVB CEO Gregory Becker*** WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the committee,... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and emotional well-being, while reducing the stigma around mental health disorders. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- New federal funding is now available to modernize and upgrade eligible federally-assisted multifamily housing serving low-income residents to cut energy bills and reduce pollution, thanks to a provision U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)... Read More

VIDEO: Watch Reed’s questioning at today’s CJS Appropriations hearing WASHINGTON, DC – As Congressional Republicans continue targeting the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to empower consumers and put Americans in control of their personal information and credit reports, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the Consumer Credit Control Act (S.... Read More