News Releases

WEST WARWICK, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments enhance response capabilities and improve fire protection services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin today announced $289,720 in federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Select Committee on... Read More

WOONSOCKET, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced that the Woonsocket Housing Authority is receiving a new $1 million federal grant to remove lead-based paint from the city's public housing.  The federal... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – The bid to renovate and modernize Providence Station is picking up steam. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Trump Administration has already curtailed several clean air, clean water, and public lands protections.  This week, Trump officials unveiled plans to dismantle key protections for threatened and endangered species... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced $250,000 in federal funding that will help support an ongoing partnership between Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) to complete an extensive... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to help Rhode Island’s emergency responders, their federal partners, and community organizations prevent and prepare for a range of crises and security challenges – from natural disasters to domestic... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of two more deadly mass-shootings in recent days, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Democratic colleagues in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the Senate back into session this week to... Read More

NEWPORT, RI - U.S. Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Naval War College (NWC) will get a $12.26 million upgrade to Sims Hall, an academic building which houses classified research,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the passing of Nick Cardi—the eldest of the Cardi brothers, owners of Cardi’s Furniture – who passed away after a four year battle with brain... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse helped pass a bill to rename Central Falls’ post office after a leader in the Rhode Island abolitionist and suffrage movements.  Late last night, the full U.S. Senate... Read More

Thank you, Chairman Collins.  This is a timely hearing given the unresolved safety issues that have led to two fatal airline crashes and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.  Every possible measure must be taken to ensure the aircraft is... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I also want to welcome Admiral Gilday to this confirmation hearing regarding his nomination to be the Chief of Naval Operations.  I want to thank you for your many years of exemplary service to our nation, and for... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I also want to welcome General Hyten, his wife, Laura, and his children, Chris and Katie, to this morning’s hearing.  The purpose of this hearing is to focus on the duties of the Vice Chairman of the Joint... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are reintroducing the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act.  This legislation... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee and an ex officio member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after testimony from Special... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee and an ex officio member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, gave a speech regarding Russian... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to assist the firefighters, police officers, and other emergency personnel who risked their lives responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted in favor of the Never Forget the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to make travel through Providence safer and more efficient, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced a new $60.3 million federal “Infrastructure for Rebuilding America” grant, or... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, heralded a move by the U.S. Air Force to halt millions of dollars in bonus payments to landlord Balfour Beatty Communities following news... Read More