News Releases

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Governor Dan McKee in announcing $125,390,467 in federal funding for Rhode Island to help replace the Washington... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Several local police departments will soon have more backup and additional federal resources to crack down on heroin and opioid dealers thanks to a new round of federal ‘COPS grants’ totaling $4,921,873 that is being awarded to local... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of a September 20 deadline, the U.S. Senate today unanimously approved the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act to avoid an imminent budget shortfall and provide $3 billion in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates eleven times in the wake of the pandemic, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today announced it would cut their benchmark borrowing rate by half of a percentage point.  U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Ahead of a September 20 deadline, the U.S. House of Representatives finally voted yesterday to pass a nearly $3 billion supplemental appropriations bill to ensure millions of veterans and their survivors receive their monthly... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN -- In recognition of its historic contributions to the war effort during World War II and continued patriotism, the Town of North Kingstown is being honored by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) with the prestigious designation of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year, Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would enshrine a nationwide right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and other fertility care.  But after the Republican nominee for president reversed... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after reports indicated that a person pointed an AK-47-type rifle with a scope into the Trump International Golf Course in Florida while former President Donald Trump was playing a round of golf and the would-be gunman was... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- One hundred and twenty-six years after the U.S. Navy’s first submarine, USS Holland (SS-1), was launched from a New Jersey shipyard with a six-man crew, the U.S. Navy is set to commission the first submarine fully integrated for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC  – The FBI just released a report which says people in Rhode Island have lost over $10.3 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, reporting over 150 complaints of fraud related to cryptocurrency.  One way scammers have targeted people... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Three leading U.S. Senators are urging the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to follow through with an interpretive rule that would treat buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders essentially the same as credit-card issuers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of literacy, boost literacy support programs, and encourage more Americans of all ages to read, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) are teaming up on a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement regarding the death of Alan Shawn Feinstein, a champion for education and a noted philanthropist, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 93: “Alan Shawn... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to enhance public safety and help local fire departments recruit and retain firefighters, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Providence Mayor... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help more Rhode Island families build their home libraries and spark a love of reading from an early age, U.S. Senator Jack Reed has teamed up with Reach Out and Read Rhode Island (RORRI) to deliver a $50,000 federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Following the latest school shooting that took place in Georgia, where a 14-year-old suspect opened fire with a military-style weapon at Apalachee High School, killing four, injuring dozens, and sending at least nine to the hospital,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and Gabe Amo (D-RI) today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $1,500,512 grant... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Southeast New England Program (SNEP), funded by Congress and managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), works to restore clean water, healthy ecosystems, and sustainable communities in Rhode Island and Southeastern... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that Rhode Island is being awarded over $8.5 million in federal funding to support the state’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to support high-quality literacy instruction to build strong readers, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner... Read More