News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI -- With members of the Rhode Island National Guard returning home over the weekend from their deployment to our nation’s capital, where they successfully helped facilitate the inauguration of President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – One year to the day since the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed in the United States, health officials are reporting near-record fatalities of over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths per day, and states are facing massive vaccine shortages. ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help struggling families, businesses, and communities recover and to more effectively combat COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a new “American Rescue Plan” to inject $1.9 trillion in federal funding into... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to improve the nationwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine doses, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 43 Senate Democrats in penning a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect public health and swiftly free up federal resources to help states with necessary COVID-19 response efforts, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 33 of his colleagues are urging the incoming Biden Administration... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) called on Congress to pass a third round of direct pandemic relief payments to struggling Americans and provide additional emergency COVID-19 assistance to families, businesses, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After returning to the U.S. Capitol this week in hopes of voting to provide additional direct COVID-19 relief payments of $2,000 to Americans, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that $1.1 billion in federal funding is heading to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to provide housing assistance for people experiencing hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced over $1 million in federal funding to help the Providence Housing Authority (PHA)... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – With the COVID-19 pandemic still in full throttle, millions of students being forced to learn remotely, and school districts nationwide facing budget uncertainty, Congress approved an infusion of $82 billion in financial support for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to pass the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 to increase the amount of money Americans receive in a second round of direct payments to $2,000,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After President Trump finally signed the far-reaching 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bills and COVID-19 Relief Package into law last night, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) called on Congress to pass a bipartisan measure to increase direct... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After warning the Trump Administration that its refusal to publicly disclose basic information regarding small business lending could contribute to fraud and abuse, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) blasted the Trump Administration for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – A long overdue, far-reaching 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bills and COVID-19 Relief Package has been approved by Congress and sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law.  The ‘coronabus’ bill combines a $1.4 trillion Omnibus... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a major infusion of transportation funding for Rhode... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help keep people and communities safe amid the surging pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) successfully delivered $200 million in emergency federal rental assistance for Rhode Island and helped extend the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – From restaurants and bars to Main Street shops, retailers, and theaters, small businesses are struggling due to COVID-19 and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the new bipartisan COVID-relief package contains multiple initiatives to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congress reached agreement on a plan to fund the federal government and provide nearly $1 trillion in additional funding to combat COVID-19 and boost the economy.  The agreement will bolster health care providers and... 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 – After a months-long battle to get another COVID-19 emergency rescue plan approved, Congressional negotiators are nearing agreement on a final legislative package.  As leaders from both parties finalize legislative details of the... 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