PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to provide new and improved community spaces and ensure that Providence Public Library (PPL) can continue to be a key asset for Rhode Islanders looking to access information services, education programs, workforce...
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NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – As Congress considers the Farm Bill and debates issues to support farmers, bolster nutrition programs, strengthen the food supply chain, and lower grocery prices, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today toured local farms to speak...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on presidential immunity -- and ensured further delays and impediments to former President Donald Trump facing his federal criminal trials before the November election -- U.S....
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***WATCH: footage & photos from the survey***
JAMESTOWN, RI – In an effort to help monitor the health of Narragansett Bay and local fisheries, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today embarked on a trawl survey with experts from the Rhode Island Department...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling along ideological lines that overturns a landmark 40-year-old precedent that has empowered federal agencies to protect public safety and promote economic growth – so-called Chevron...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today issued the following statement on the passing of Willa McKee, the mother of Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee:
“My thoughts are with Governor McKee, First Lady Susan McKee, and the entire McKee family...
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SAUNDERSTOWN, RI – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today congratulated the Rhode Island-based Ocean Discovery League (ODL) for being awarded $1,199,918 in federal funds for the development of a deep-diving, low-cost Deep Ocean Research &...
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that it has unlocked another $25 million in federal funding for the Henderson Bridge and Expressway to better connect Providence and East Providence.
U.S. Senators Jack Reed...
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WASHINGTON, DC – When the pandemic hit and caused severe economic turbulence for the airline industry, U.S. Senator Jack Reed was confident the economy would recover and included a provision in the air travel rescue package to ensure taxpayers were...
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BRISTOL, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is bringing a special guest to the Ocean State to celebrate America’s independence, salute the men and women of the U.S. Navy, and give Rhode Islanders a...
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Housing experts estimate that nationwide, the U.S. is short somewhere between 3.8 million and 6.8 million homes. Now, a new federal grant is being awarded to help Rhode Island overcome its deficit of dwellings and improve the Ocean...
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JAMESTOWN, RI – Standing in front of the historic 64-foot granite Beavertail Lighthouse – the third oldest lighthouse location in America -- overlooking Rhode Island Sound and the southern end of Narragansett Bay, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and...
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WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent mass-shootings, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is calling on Congress to pass legislation to ban gun ‘bump stocks’ this week, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ideological ruling that invalidated a common...
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WATCH: Sen. Reed joins local farmers & community organizations to discuss the EAT Local Foods Act
PROVIDENCE, RI – Looking to grow Rhode Island’s sustainable, resilient farm-to-fork and dock-to-dish food supply chain while feeding neighbors in...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines in the case of Cargill v. Garland, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on ‘bump stocks’ that was enacted under former President Trump in response to the Las Vegas mass...
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Nearly two years after the Supreme Court’s June 2022 ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case severely eroded women’s reproductive freedom, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is joining with Senate Democrats to protect...
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Reed Delivers $210,000 to Help Keep RI Beaches Clean & Swimmers Safe
WARWICK, RI -- Beach season is here and the Ocean State’s beaches are vital to the economy and environment.
To help keep Rhode Island’s beaches clean and healthy and keep the...
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PARIS, FRANCE – After gathering with President Joe Biden and world leaders in Normandy, France, on June 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings during World War II, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed...
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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, traveled to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which occurred on June 6,...
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