News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – As millions of Americans celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month during June, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse teamed up with their Democratic Senate colleagues to offer a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive up oil prices, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) are urging President Biden to ease the supply crunch by releasing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of a series of deadly mass-shootings, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the U.S. Senate to come together and do something that hasn’t been done in nearly a decade: confirm someone to lead the Bureau of Alcohol,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined with advocates from Moms Demand Action to renew calls for urgent federal legislative action to address the growing epidemic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Calling it “good news for families of newborns,” U.S. Senator Jack Reed today hailed the announcement by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf that a swift end to the infant formula shortage is in sight and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joined a bipartisan group of 82 U.S. Senators in sending a letter the White House to expedite the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the pandemic exacerbating youth mental health challenges and rates of suicide among youth and young adults on the rise, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after multiple children and at least one teacher were killed and injured in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:“Innocent lives were taken and many... Read More

Federal funds will help the Town of Smithfield complete the Phase I Restoration of the East Smithfield Neighborhood Center & help preserve the building as a community hubSMITHFIELD, RI – In an effort to preserve the historic nature of the East... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – What started nearly a decade ago when U.S. Senator Jack Reed secured a $2 million appropriation to launch the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) for Coastal Watershed Restoration program in Fiscal Year 2014 has grown into a clean... Read More

 WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded over $7.3 million in federal funding for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $4.8 million in federal funding to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for construction of the Blackstone River Bikeway. This federal grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan (P.L... Read More

32 U.S. Senators call on infant formula manufacturers to increase production, prevent future supply chain disruption, and get formula to parentsPresident Biden announced new steps to help get more formula on shelvesSenators: “We are calling on you... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to help strengthen local neighborhoods and support economic development and affordable housing programs throughout the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $29,826,863 in... Read More

Institutional Investor Activity in Housing Market Reaches New Highs, While First-Time Homeownership Rates DropText of Letter (PDF)WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Jack Reed (D-RI), members of the Senate Committee on Banking,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly take up and pass the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed voted in favor of legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade - following the release of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion indicating justices may soon overturn the high-court's... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) works to finalize policy changes to modernize and enhance the agency’s rules relating to cybersecurity, a bipartisan group of leading U.S. Senators is urging the SEC to increase... Read More

Sens. Reed, Whitehouse join Mayor Picozzi and Warwick leaders to announce $5 million federal grant to advance plans to transform under-utilized city property into a more vibrant downtown core that will serve as a community gathering space and attract... Read More

Life-Saving Drug Invented in 1920’s Shouldn’t Put People in Poverty TodayEAST PROVIDENCE, RI -- As a part of their continued effort to lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Rhode Island seniors and families, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and... Read More