News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – With Rhode Island and states across the country facing severe challenges to secure lifesaving supplies from the federal government amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have joined 45 of... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- While people are ordered to stay home, work remotely, and avoid public places to help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), those experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault within their households are finding... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the Trump Administration provides conflicting information to small businesses and fails to effectively implement a key federal disaster loan program, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Senator Ron... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help public safety agencies across Rhode Island effectively combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $4.57 million in federal funding for the state.  The funds are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to ensure that workers in Rhode Island and nationwide are able to access needed assistance during the current coronavirus crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse this week joined 35 Democratic colleagues... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After helping to secure approximately $150 million in emergency Medicaid funding for Rhode Island in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law No. 116-127), U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Trump... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is backing a new interim emergency COVID-19 rescue package that includes $500 billion in federal funding to help hospitals, small businesses and workers, and states to urgently address the novel... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, today announced a new $666,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support Rhode... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, says a national, coordinated stay-at-home agreement by all fifty states and U.S. territories is needed to effectively combat the novel... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After successfully winning a major victory for seniors and retirees who rely on Social Security, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are seeking to do the same for millions of other Americans who receive Supplemental... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, after the Trump Administration granted Governor Gina M. Raimondo’s request to authorize the use of National Guard members for Rhode Island under Title 32, United States Code, section 502(f), to perform humanitarian... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As record numbers of Americans are out of work and filing for unemployment assistance, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Trump Administration to swiftly issue guidance to states and help get funds out the door and into the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - As the calendar turns to the first of the month and rent checks and mortgage payments come due for many households who have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help retirees and seniors living on fixed incomes access the direct payments they are eligible for under the new $2.2 trillion emergency coronavirus relief law, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreads and more Americans are struggling to make ends meet, the Trump Administration is declining to throw them a lifeline by reopening enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to ensure the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is prepared to deal with a surge in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the newly passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Donald Trump has approved a major coronavirus disaster declaration for Rhode Island, freeing up needed federal emergency aid to help the state combat the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shuts down schools and college campuses and impacts families and communities nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced over $115 million in federal funding to help students,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help communities combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), led... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As jobless claims soar in Rhode Island and nationwide due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says the new coronavirus economic stabilization law provides about $300 billion for cash payments... Read More