News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – With the U.S. economy reeling, millions of jobless Americans struggling, and COVID-19 cases soaring in states around the country, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is continuing his calls for Senate Republican... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the U.S. economy reeling, millions of jobless Americans struggling, and COVID-19 cases soaring in states around the country, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is continuing his calls for Senate Republican leaders to allow a vote on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation continues to mourn the passing of U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) and celebrate his legacy as a Civil Rights leader and icon, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is urging the U.S. Senate to take action by passing the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the passing of U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA), U.S. Senator Jack Reed paid tribute to Congressman Lewis as a national hero who changed the trajectory of U.S. history. Congressman Lewis was the last... 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 an effort to target relief to communities of color that are being hit hardest by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 13 Senate... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a plan to help rebuild Rhode Island’s economy through a variety of programs -- including a new small business grant program -- as well as investments in infrastructure and job... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to protect public health, 27 U.S. Senators, led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), are calling for Congress to provide at least $5.6 billion in federal funding to develop and support COVID-19 vaccine... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help small and mid-sized businesses struggling with the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is leading a bipartisan push to create an additional Main Street business... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s commutation of his longtime adviser’s prison sentence for felony crimes:“Commuting Roger Stone’s sentence is an unethical favor for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to reduce food waste from field to table and help Rhode Islanders in need increase access healthy, locally-grown food, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a new $100,000 federal grant for the University... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have enacted bans on Confederate imagery and, according to public news reports, all of the U.S. military services have agreed unanimously to recommend barring the display of the Confederate flag on... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Noting that the bus and motorcoach industry is an important link in the nation’s transportation network that has a major economic impact and employs nearly 90,000 Americans, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help libraries nationwide respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue providing communities with needed services, resources, technology, and broadband access, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) cosponsored the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.  This legislation would designate Juneteenth as a permanent  holiday to commemorate the end... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night, Congress unanimously voted to extend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) authority to approve Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans through August 8, 2020.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, announced that the state will receive $8,433,558 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to improve... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - As cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to spike in many states nationwide and as American families, businesses, communities, and states continue to struggle to cover costs during the pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack... 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 – In an effort to boost water infrastructure projects and provide clean, safe drinking water for all Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $21,789,000 in Congressionally-appropriated State Revolving Funds (SRFs)... Read More