News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of this weekend’s World Cup final, a group of 30 U.S. lawmakers, including U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline, are calling foul over FIFA’s decision to punish... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released his nation’s new National Security Strategy and other strategic planning documents, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, can cross one more item off his to-do list after the U.S. Senate voted 83-11 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of the collapse of FTX, the world’s second largest crypto exchange, and the loss of more than $2 trillion in supposed value among the largest cryptocurrencies this year, the Senate Banking Committee today held... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the tragic mass-shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that took the lives of 20 innocent first-graders and six dedicated educators who were gunned down while... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Slowly but surely, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) is advancing its way through Congress.  After winning overwhelming bipartisan approval in the U.S. House of Representatives last... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, at a special ceremony in our nation’s capital, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced that on December 5 at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), which is part of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As Congressional negotiators seek to finalize a bipartisan agreement on funding the federal government for fiscal year 2023, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), who both serve on the Appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. government spends billions of dollars annually to help feed K-12 students healthy meals at school.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the federal government should dish up more heart-healthy, delicious,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jack Reed (D-RI) reintroduced the No Tax Subsidies for E-Cigarette and Tobacco Ads Act, which would crack down on e-cigarette companies and close a tax... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Brittney Griner was released from Russian detention, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “I am heartened that Brittney Griner is coming home and grateful to all who worked tirelessly... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – For millions of Americans, adult education programs can make the difference between earning a family-sustaining wage and struggling to make ends meet. According to the Department of Education, at current funding levels, adult... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect people from being harmed and crack down on the abuse of lions, tigers, and other exotic big cats in private captivity, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Big Cat Public Safety Act this week, sending... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, led by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI), leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees came together on a bipartisan, bicameral agreement for the James M. Inhofe National Defense... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As Congress works to finalize the FY 2023 Omnibus appropriations package, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), and the Rhode Island and Connecticut Congressional delegations are pressing for additional... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline and Jim Langevin announced $11,615,456 in federal funding to strengthen the state’s public health workforce and improve critical public... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a legally flawed ruling that the statutory funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) violates the Appropriations... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to support 100,000 rail workers and avert a potentially crippling national freight rail shutdown as early as December 9, Congress is poised to take up legislation to prevent major disruptions to supply chains and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 61-36 to pass the Respect for Marriage Act and federally enshrine both same-sex and interracial marriage rights for all Americans.  The Respect for Marriage Act would require the federal... Read More