News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – The effort to replace the westbound Washington Bridge got a major boost today as U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Governor Dan McKee in announcing a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to support stable housing, opportunity, and dignity for all, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined McAuley House in Providence to deliver a $110,000 federal earmark he secured to help reimagine the organization’s afternoon... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Older adults are a growing population in Rhode Island, and a growing target for criminals seeking to scam them out of their hard-earned savings. In an effort to protect older Americans from financial exploitation and the... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – In an effort to highlight the Ocean State’s vibrant Latino culture, restaurants, and small businesses, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today teamed up with the City of Central Falls and the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – Highlighting Rhode Island’s vital manufacturing sector and the continued growth of advanced manufacturing across the Ocean State, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today convened a roundtable discussion with local businesses that produce Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With colder weather around the corner and Congress continuing its work on appropriations bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan call for the U.S. Department of... Read More

VIDEO: Sen. Reed Calls Out Climate Change Deniers and Says Project 2025’s Plans to Gut National Weather Service and Emergency Management Would be a Major Disaster PROVIDENCE, RI -- As flood-stricken states grapple with the fallout from Hurricane... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced $1,827,502 in federal funding from the Department of Justice to support four local organizations working to help survivors of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, after Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “I condemn Iran’s violent, provocative attack... Read More

NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – In an effort to ensure more Rhode Islanders who need memory care can access the support they need and comfortably ‘age in place’ while receiving top-notch services, U.S. Senator Jack Reed has teamed up with the Saint Antoine... Read More

WOONSOCKET, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined CODAC Behavioral Health Care experts, health professionals, recovery leaders, and advocates with lived experience to mark the close of National Recovery Month and to honor Rhode Islanders who have... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Recognizing tennis great Billie Jean King’s groundbreaking contributions both on and off the court, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law this week honoring Billie Jean King, 80, as the first individual female athlete to be... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In a continued effort to modernize aging parts of Providence’s emergency response vehicle fleet, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Mayor Brett P. Smiley... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a bipartisan congressional delegation, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY),... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to save lives and better connect Rhode Islanders struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment, recovery, and prevention services, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of a September 30 deadline, Congress today approved a stopgap spending measure known as a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the government funded through December 20.  After weeks of foot dragging by House Republican... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help Rhode Island’s law enforcement community close cases on violent crimes that, in many cases, have been left unsolved for decades, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s is growing fast.  One in three older Americans dies with dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.  And Congress needs to wisely prioritize research dollars to effectively... Read More

JOHNSTON, RI — Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo saluted Operation Stand Down Rhode Island’s (OSDRI) for winning a new $100,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans... Read More

KINGSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today joined with University of Rhode Island (URI) leadership, researchers, scientists, professors, and students to celebrate a $795,000 federal earmark to boost secure... Read More