News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration backtracked on an earlier commitment to publicly release data and declared it will not disclose where over $500 billion in U.S. taxpayers funds have gone, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) called... Read More

WEST POINT, NY – Today, the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point held a special, mandatory, socially-distanced graduation ceremony for the 1,123 members of the 2020 class, the Academy’s 222nd. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), West... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make it easier for Rhode Island small businesses to apply for federal loan forgiveness, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined all 45 of their Democratic and Independent Senate colleagues in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As more Americans return to the workplace and child care centers reopen with COVID-19 precautions and restrictions in place, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says ensuring access to quality, safe, affordable child care must be a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – A key environmental program that President Trump repeatedly tried to zero out in the budget took an important step forward this week toward becoming permanently authorized and funded. In an effort allocate more federal funds to... 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 - In an effort to address economic and racial disparities in health care and prioritize federal funding for medically underserved communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling on Congress to support Community Health Centers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Trump Administration ordered large numbers of unidentified law enforcement officers to patrol the streets of Washington, DC, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined with Chris Murphy (D-CT) in introducing the Law Enforcement... 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 – In an effort to protect taxpayers, crack down on criminals, and prevent bogus bank transfers from wiring hundreds of millions of dollars to fraudulent accounts, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI  -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following joint statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is removing environmental protections for national... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Thousands of Rhode Island small businesses are getting some much needed certainty, clarity, and flexibility thanks to a new law that was cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and signed into law today.  The Paycheck... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help keep people safe and provide emergency housing assistance amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new award of $6,246,719 in federal Emergency Solutions... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help struggling small businesses and promote economic recovery, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act.  The bill, which now goes to the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, President Trump ordered the tear gassing of peaceful protestors who were exercising their First Amendment rights so he could walk across a park in Washington, DC to conduct a photo-op outside a boarded up Episcopal... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As unemployment rates soar and some eviction moratoriums begin to expire, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for action to help struggling renters and homeowners and prevent a wave of evictions and foreclosures from... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), along with 24 colleagues, in calling on the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump announced he will cut U.S. ties with the World Health Organization (WHO), which serves as a central coordinating body for global public health emergencies, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who was recorded forcing his knee on a handcuffed George Floyd’s neck, has been arrested in connection to Floyd’s death, U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As childhood vaccine rates for preventable diseases like measles and mumps have declined during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, raising the possibility of an additional health crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI),... Read More