News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – As parents are forced to miss paychecks and kids can’t go to school, U.S. Senator Jack Reed wants to ensure children and families can still access nutritious meals.  Today, Senator Reed announced that Rhode Island... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As federal resources are desperately needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bolster public health, and assist small businesses, the Trump Administration is awarding a $569 million no-bid contract to an apparently... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that the federal government has wired $625 million to Rhode Island through the Coronavirus Relief Fund for states that Senator Reed championed in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- After hearing from frustrated small businesses who have applied and been approved to receive federal aid, but have yet to receive any funding, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Trump Administration to prioritize small businesses... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to provide employment and training services to Rhode Islanders who were laid off because of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, after an investigation showed that the U.S. Defense Department improperly disclosed sensitive information about its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, cloud computing contract decision, and that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to protect public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island will receive an additional $941,560 in federal emergency... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) shuts down businesses, halts important services, and causes revenues to plunge for organizations of all sizes, the U.S. Postmaster General is warning that the United States Postal Service... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As America faces an affordable housing crunch, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $3 million boost to put toward affordable housing, courtesy of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help alleviate some financial pressure for Rhode Islanders, the state, and local communities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says a major influx of federal COVID-19 relief funding will begin flowing to the Ocean State... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) does not discriminate and neither should federal relief efforts says U.S. Senator Jack Reed.  Alarming reports suggest significant racial disparities in the rate of coronavirus cases and... Read More

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 – Today, after speaking with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) said he came away encouraged that the Ocean State could receive the first wave of state stabilization funds next... 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 – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with several colleagues on a new proposal to give essential workers who have been on the job during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic a $25,000 hazard pay increase, the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the Trump Administration released the first allocation of funding for hospitals under the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No. 116-136).  The Trump Administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from sparking a full-blown housing, eviction, and foreclosure crisis, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are offering legislation to provide... 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