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Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a views and estimates letter to the Senate Budget Committee last week as a regular part... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, February 26, 2015   To receive testimony on worldwide threats (As Prepared for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted 93-5 to confirm Dr. Ashton B. Carter to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, February 12, 2015   To receive testimony on the situation in Afghanistan. (As Prepared for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House provided Congress a proposal for a new, more narrowly tailored authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against Islamic State fighters and affiliated forces, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building Wednesday, February 11, 2015   To receive testimony on the situation in Afghanistan. (As Prepared for... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building Tuesday, February 10, 2015   To receive testimony on global challenges and U.S. national security... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SDG-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, February 5, 2015   To receive testimony on Guantanamo detention policy. (As Prepared for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following text of a letter signed by all members of the Senate Armed Services... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Wednesday, February 4, 2015   To consider the nomination of Honorable Ashton B. Carter to be Secretary... 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, issued the following joint statement after the release of video showing the brutal murder of... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SDG-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Tuesday, February 3, 2015   To receive testimony on the recommendations of the Military Compensation... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SDG-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, January 29,... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SD-106 Dirksen Senate Office Building Wednesday, January 28, 2015   To receive testimony on the impact of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and... Read More

Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee   Room SDG-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building Tuesday, January 27, 2015   To receive testimony on global challenges and U.S. national security... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today met with Dr. Ashton B. Carter, President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. “Ash Carter is an... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) today held the first Senate Armed Services Committee hearing of the 114th Congress.  The committee’s opening hearing focused on national security threats... Read More

STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER JACK REED SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARING WITH SCOWCROFT AND BRZEZINSKI January 21, 2015 LTGEN Scowcroft, Dr. Brzezinski, welcome this morning.  Both of you have been leading American practitioners of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after ten employees of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo and two policemen were killed in a shooting attack in Paris, France, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member on the Armed Services Committee, issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate voted 84-15 late last night to approve the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and sent it to the President to be signed into law.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Senate... Read More