News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – A 2022 study estimated that 31 percent of Rhode Island households were unable to afford enough food to feed their families, resulting in a growing number of residents utilizing charitable food pantries and meal sites... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after the passing of retired state and federal judge Ronald R. Lagueux, 91, who served the people of Rhode Island as a state and federal jurist for over 30 years, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after seven former U.S. Secretaries of Defense—from both Republican and Democratic administrations—sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging an end to a partisan, months-long blockade of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As part of his long-standing effort to help Rhode Island build more desirable, affordable rental housing units, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced another $3,066,413 is heading to the Ocean State courtesy of the national... Read More

WATCH: Sen. Reed speaks at press conference about China Competition Bill 2.0 WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) previewed a new initiative to task a number of Chairs to begin working with their Ranking Members on a... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced two new federal Small Shipyard Grants totaling over $1.4 million to upgrade equipment and boost production at J. Goodison Company and Senesco Marine, both located at Quonset... Read More

An online gallery of student artwork can be found here WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the winners of his 2023 High School Art Competition to celebrate student artists across the Ocean State. Cosponsored by the Rhode Island... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to raise student achievement in the classroom, and rebuild the educator pipeline, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) today... Read More

KINGSTON, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., director of the National Science Foundation, visited the University of Rhode Island for a firsthand look at how Rhode Island-based researchers are advancing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – It's becoming harder to find and afford child care in Rhode Island and residents are paying higher and higher percentages of their paychecks for child care. In an effort to help working families afford the rising cost of child... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen America’s direct care and home care workforce and ensure high-quality care for millions of seniors and Americans with disabilities, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Literacy opens the door for lifelong opportunity and economic success.  In an effort to increase literacy and expand opportunity, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-03)... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding $750,000 in federal funding to make street upgrades... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teaching things like budget planning and money management in schools, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) are introducing a resolution... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Adult education programs, including reading, math, and other core subjects, equip learners with the skills they need to find good-paying jobs and help ensure businesses and communities can achieve their workforce development... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Four key U.S. Senators today introduced the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the country’s fentanyl crisis by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - For years, prescription drug price increases dwarfed even the highest rates of general inflation. If consumer gas prices at the pump rose at the same rate as Rx drugs over the last fifteen years, drivers today would be paying over... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- With the ceremonial planting of a new dogwood tree along the Woonasquatucket River, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley celebrated a major boost for Providence’s ‘green infrastructure’ as a new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to mitigate the impact of climate change on Rhode Island’s coastline and make our coastal communities more resilient, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today welcomed $691,000 in federal funding for two key projects in... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Millions of dollars in federal grants to help local fire departments could flow to Rhode Island thanks to today’s U.S. Senate passage of the Fire Grants and Safety Act.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed was among the 95... Read More