News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Department of Defense issued a memo to ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a former Army Ranger and the Ranking Member of the Armed Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Department of Defense issued a memo to ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a former Army Ranger and the Ranking Member of the Armed Services... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In a midnight tweet seeking once again to divide rather than unite Americans, President Trump vowed to prioritize keeping bases named after Confederate generals over the welfare of U.S. forces who are fighting to defend our... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After it was publicly reported that U.S. Intelligence concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops and coalition forces in Afghanistan, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Navy leadership decided to permanently reassign Captain Brett Crozier, former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “To keep our democracy healthy, the U.S. military has avoided partisanship, and to keep our military... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I want to join you in welcoming our nominees this morning.  I appreciate their flexibility, along with the cooperation of our colleagues, as we continue to do the important work of the Committee under these... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense... Read More

 WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 25-2 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 and help better safeguard the nation.  This legislation authorizes funding... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, was joined by Senate Intelligence Committee members Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Angus King (I-ME), and Sen. Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, was joined by Senate Intelligence Committee members Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Angus King (I-ME), and Sen. Jack Reed... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I would also like to welcome the nominees and thank them for their service and their willingness to continue to serve.  In addition, I want to thank your families who I know are watching today.  They also... Read More

Thank you Mr. Chairman.  I also want to thank the witnesses for appearing today.  This is a critical issue for the Defense Department and our nation and it is important that we hear from today’s witnesses. We are holding this hearing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced the resignation of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the U.S. Navy announced it will relieve Captain Brett Crozier, commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), who wrote a letter to Navy leadership asking for stronger measures to control a novel... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, who publicly urged President Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA), says he strongly supports the president’s decision to... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Inhofe.  I want to join you in welcoming the Honorable Matthew Donovan, William Jordan Gillis, and Mr. Victor  Mercado to this morning’s hearing.  I would also like to acknowledge their families, we know they... Read More

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, for holding this hearing to consider funding levels for the Department of Defense.  I join you in welcoming our witnesses this morning, and I look forward to their testimony. Before we consider the details of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to stand up for workers’ rights and organized labor, the entire Senate Democratic Caucus today sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper urging the Pentagon to uphold workplace protections and... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I want to join Senator Wicker in welcoming Secretary Barret and General Goldfein to the Committee this morning to testify on the plans and programs of the Department of the Air Force in our review of the Fiscal Year... Read More