Speeches

Thank you, Chairman Collins, for your leadership and for holding this important hearing on the future of self-driving vehicles. I want to thank all of our witnesses for taking the time to share their expertise on this issue with us... Read More

Mr. REED: Mr. President, today I join many of my colleagues here in encouraging the Senate to continue working on solutions to protect our planet from the growing threats of climate change. First, I would like to thank Senator Sheldon Whitehouse... Read More

Mr. REED. First, let me commend the Senator for this extraordinary and principled discussion that the Senator has led, along with Senators BLUMENTHAL and BOOKER. I do have a question, and it stems from some of the comments I have received from the... Read More

Mr. Reed: Mr. President, I would like to make some brief remarks with respect to the Reed amendment that is pending on a vote. Senator Mikulski would like to also. I note the chairman is here, but I would ask unanimous consent that when I finish... Read More

MR. REED: Mr. President, I rise to discuss my amendment, which would provide partial relief from the caps imposed by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 on both the defense and non-defense portions of the budget for fiscal year 2017. The Chairman has... Read More

Mr. Reed: Madam President, I rise to discuss the fiscal year 2017 national defense authorization bill, which was passed out of the Armed Services Committee on May 19 by a vote of 23 to 3. I want to begin by thanking Chairman McCain, not only for his... Read More

Mr. REED: Mr. President, let me thank the chairman for her consideration. I rise in support of the Zika supplemental amendment offered by Senators Murray and Blunt, as well as the amendment offered by Senator Nelson. The threat of the Zika virus is a... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, first let me commend Senator Brown for his very thoughtful and articulate comments on the earned-income tax credit.    Mr. President, I am very glad that the Senate is taking up the issue of energy this week.... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Oregon for his leadership on this issue, and I thank my colleagues who are going to join us later. I am joining them in urging all of our colleagues in the Senate not to roll back the protections... Read More

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I wish to comment briefly on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act that the Senate is considering. Let me first commend the sponsors, Senator Burr and Senator Feinstein, for their extraordinary work.   ... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I join with my colleagues, led by Senators Coons and Baldwin, to recognize the significant role manufacturing plays in the United States and in my home State of Rhode Island. According to facts compiled by the National... Read More

      By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Blunt):   S. 2107. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help build a stronger health care workforce; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.   Mr. REED.... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, unless we act quickly, our longest running student loan program--the Perkins Loan Program--will meet its demise on September 30. It will end not because it is ineffective or because it does not make college more affordable... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in support of a clean, short-term continuing resolution--or, as we say, a CR--to temporarily fund the government without controversial policy riders. After the vote we just had, I hope we... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I recognize and pay tribute to GEN Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for his lifetime of service to our country. His retirement marks more than 41 years of selfless devotion to our military and... Read More

Click here to watch Senator Reed's floor speech. U.S. SENATOR JACK REED (D-RI): Mr. President, the vote the Senate will soon take on a resolution to disapprove the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, is both momentous and historic. I, along... Read More

SENATE FLOOR STATEMENT: Mr. REED. Madam President, I rise today in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. I commend the work of my colleagues on the Armed Services Committee--especially the chairman, Senator Carl... Read More

SENATE FLOOR STATEMENT Mr. Reed. Let me conclude on a slightly different topic; that is, to commend Senator Rockefeller again and Senator Feinstein for their extraordinary leadership today in bringing forward to the American public the Intelligence... Read More

SENATE FLOOR STATEMENT Mr. REED. Mr. President, I would like to take a few minutes to salute my colleagues who are departing the Senate at the end of this year with the conclusion of the 113th Congress: Mark Begich of Alaska, Saxby Chambliss of... Read More

SENATE FLOOR STATEMENT Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise today, as I have for many years, to urge my colleagues to fix our Nation's broken campaign finance system. I do so after much deliberation and consideration of a series of Supreme Court decisions... Read More