News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC -- In the wake of a federal appeals court ruling that the Trump Administration wrongly sidestepped Congress in ordering the U.S. Department of Defense to divert $2.5 billion in military funding to a U.S.-Mexico border wall - in a move... 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, lawyers for a Trump-backed lawsuit to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) filed opening briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court.  If the U.S. Supreme Court sides with the Trump Administration in the health care repeal... Read More

Mr. President, today I introduce, along with Senator Inhofe, Senator Jones, Senator Moran, and Senator Hyde-Smith, the DOE EPSCoR Modernization Act of 2020. As many of our colleagues are aware, the Department of Energy Established Program to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Jack Reed (D-RI) led a group of 15 senators in calling for answers from the Treasury Department about ongoing difficulties facing Americans who received their CARES... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) cheered the U.S. Navy’s decision to add an additional $869,043,785 order for submarine work that will take place in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Virginia. The U.S. Navy has reached an... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – Rhode Island is one of 10 states that will share more than $10.4 million in new federal grants for boating infrastructure projects, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today. The state will receive a $113,498 Boating Infrastructure... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night Attorney General William Barr abruptly attempted to oust the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which has jurisdiction over several sensitive cases relating to the Trump Organization.  But... 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 – As health and education officials develop novel coronavirus (COVID-19) guidelines, precautions, and restrictions for reopening schools this fall, Senate Democrats are urging Congress and the Trump Administration to act with the... 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

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling to block the Trump Administration from terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Jack Reed hailed the decision to preserve... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On a vote of 73-25, the full U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act yesterday, fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and helping to address the maintenance backlog on... 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 Jack Reed scored a significant victory in the push to make it easier for Rhode Island small businesses to apply for federal loan forgiveness.  After requests from Senators Reed and his Democratic Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As parents, kids, camps, and coaches prepare to navigate a challenging summer amidst the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed hailed the allocation of $7.5 million in federal funds to help ensure the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – While the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision this week extending employment protections to gay, lesbian, and transgender Americans in the workplace, Congress still needs to take additional steps to ensure equal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to mobilize the power of national service, assist communities in need, and put more Americans to work combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and building a better future while also making higher education more... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has been awarded a landmark $65 million federal grant to... 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