News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced two pieces of legislation that aim to stop business practices known as inversions – corporate deals that allow U.S. companies to shift their corporate... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others in introducing the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019.  The... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I join you in welcoming Secretary Esper to this morning’s hearing.  I would also like to welcome Secretary Esper’s family, including his wife Leah, and their children, Luke, John, and Kate.  We are... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jack Reed (D-RI) today blasted reports that the Trump administration is seeking to change the U.S. tax code in a way that would overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump announced he is dropping efforts to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “President Trump abandoned this failed effort... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Following reports that the Trump Administration is ending protections against the deportation of military families whose loved ones are deployed, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help ensure that Rhode Island’s medical facilities and health care systems are prepared for natural disasters and public health emergencies, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the Rhode Island Department of... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  I also want to welcome General Mark Milley this morning, and to thank him for his outstanding service to this nation.  I would also like to acknowledge his wife, Hollyanne, and to thank her for her sacrifice and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) was cheered by thousands of fans at the ticker tape parade in New York City, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined colleagues in introducing... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to improve health outcomes and reduce the impact of diabetes and heart disease in Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $1.5 million in federal funding for the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With deep gratitude for the sacrifices made by disabled servicemembers, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) have introduced S. 2049, a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Education to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 25 colleagues in calling on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to move forward with printing 2020 Census materials... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, despite the fact that he is a member of the minority party, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) presided over the Senate chamber as the U.S. Senate voted on an amendment to the national defense bill that would require... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after a grinning President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, and tried to make a joke out of Moscow’s interference in U.S. elections, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the U.S. Senate approved a national defense bill coauthored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that will help strengthen and modernize our military and include needed reforms in multiple areas.  Reed included... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate today passed S.1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, with a bipartisan vote of 86-8. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect public health, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $2,267,054 in federal funding for immunization and vaccine programs this year for children in Rhode Island.  Overall, the U.S. Health and Human... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 86-8 to approve a national defense bill coauthored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that will help strengthen and modernize our military and includes needed reforms to hold private companies... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after it was announced that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller will publicly testify in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 17 following a subpoena, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), an ex officio... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the passing of award-winning investigative journalist Jim Taricani, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “This is a great loss for Rhode Island and journalism.  Jim was truly one of the... Read More