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![[CREDIT: CDC] HHS Sec. Robert Kennedy Jr., who contributed to anti-vaccine sentiment allowing a measles outbreak that killed two children, has fired all its CDC vaccine advisors.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CDC-vaccine-advisors-measles-outbreak-250x228.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Republican Congressmen to stand up for their constituents and work with Democrats to hold HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accountable […]
STATE HOUSE — State Senators passed Sen. Mark McKenney‘s (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) Freedom to Read Act Tuesday protecting libraries and patrons from partisan & doctrinal book-banning efforts and affirm the […]
![[CREDIT: Sen. Reed] U.S. Sens Jack Reed & Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep Seth Magaziner joined Mayor Frank Picozzi, Fire Chief Peter McMichael, and Warwick firefighters to launch 72 new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Reed-Whitehouse-Magaziner-WFD-SCBA-Units-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — After delivering a $1 million in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner helped the Warwick Fire […]
![[CREDIT: CSPAN] After confirmation by the U.S. Senate in a tie breaking vote of 51-50, President Donald Trump's pick to serve as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance Saturday, Jan. 25.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hegseth-U.S.-Secretary-of-Defense-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces a second report, by the New York Times, of his unsecure Signal App transmissions about fighter jet strikes in Yemen to […]
![[CREDIT: FTC] President Trump has illegally fired two Democratic FTC commissioners.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FTC-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump has fired the two Democratic commissioners on the five-member U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent agency charged with enforcing consumer protection and antitrust […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] On Monday, Feb. 17, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) held a press conference with Rhode Island education leaders to address the devastating impacts of proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, part of the Musk - Trump Coup.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Magaziner-Reed-Fight-Trump-Coup-250x228.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
CRANSTON, RI — Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-02) and Sen. Jack Reed (RI-D) met at the National Education Association Rhode Island office Monday morning to outline the latest attack on […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Friday, after the U.S. Senate voted 50-50 on the nomination of Peter Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote in […]
![[Sen. Reed's Office] U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, far left, second row, with several Senators at the NATO summit in Washington, DC. At center are Senators Dem. majority leader Chuck Schumer and GOP minority leader Mitch McConnell.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Reed-Biden-NATO-Summit.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, returned from meetings with counterparts among NATO allies and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week, […]
WARWICK, RI — This weekend, the state wraps Gaspee Days, the celebration of its lead role in the Revolutionary War, the burning of the HMS Gaspee by a daring band of […]
STATE HOUSE — The Senate today passed library library freedom legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) that would codify protections to public libraries in state law. The […]
![[CREDIT: Sen. Jack Reed's Office] Friday, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) helped Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island team members deliver a meal to Ms. Vivian Raposa, 76, in West Warwick, and her dog, Lulu. Pictured above, from left, Mike Florczyk, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island, Vivian, and Reed.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Reed-Meals-on-Wheels-RI-3-1-24.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=250%2C188&ssl=1)
WEST WARWICK, RI — Friday, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island delivering meals to local seniors to highlight the critical services its volunteers provide […]
![{U.S. Senate photo by Dan Rios] The NDAA conference committee alternates between the two chambers. This year, on Nov. 29, SASC Chairman Reed ‘passed the gavel’ to HASC Chairman Rogers, who chaired the conference meeting.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Reed-Collins-Pass-Gavel_NDAA-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), said Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and China’s intent and ability to challenge United States’ […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new $876,792 federal grant for the Rhode Island Department of Education – RIDE school modernization , preventing environmental health risks, […]
![[CREDIT: DEM] A map of 2020 deer auto strikes in Rhode Island. DEM warns drivers to beware during deer breeding season. Deer are more likely to run across roads and highways during this time, lasting until December.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DEM-Deer-Auto-Strikes-2020-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) warns motorists to be alert for deer crossing roads, particularly at dawn and dusk as breeding season continues through December. Known […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Musket fire was a regular thrill for spectators during the 2021 Gaspee Day Parade.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Gaspee-Day-Parade-2021-15-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — Not long after the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee by a daring band of Rhode Islanders, newspaper accounts of the deed reached Col. George Washington at Mount Vernon, […]
![[RI Airport Corporation RIAC] T.F. Green Airport](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/airport-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have announced the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded more than $9 million in federal T. F. Green […]
![[CREDIT: URI] A map of URI's Narragansett Bay Campus, where Sen. Jack Reed will meet with NSF Director Panchanathan and Rhode Island researchers.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Narragansett-Bay-Campus-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
KINGSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is bringing Director Sethuraman Panchanathan of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University of Rhode Island to tour Ocean State research […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and colleagues sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urging speedy supervision of large Buy Now […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The federal government is investing $52 billion for computer chip manufacturing across the United States, something U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says is critical to America’s national […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s federal school safety legislation efforts and the grant writing skill of Warwick Schools’ Director of Technology Jeff Taylor have landed $358,273 in federal […]
![[CREDIT: DOJ] Joseph Sirr of North Kingstown, RI was charged for his part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot insurrection in 2021.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Joseph-Sirr-Capitol-Riot-Charged-1-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WASHINGTON, DC — The January 6 Committee ended its likely final hearing Thursday with a subpoena for former president Donald J. Trump to answer for orchestrating the Capitol riots, which […]
![[CREDIT: Sen. Reed's office] The USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908) and USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) are now based out of Naval Station Newport,](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Campbell-Tahoma-RI-Coast-Guard-Cutters-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
NEWPORT, RI — Two Famous-class U.S. Coast Guard cutters whose keels were laid in Middletown in the 1980s are making their new base in Rhode Island, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Providence Water and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank officials Monday, highlighting a $3.3 million earmark for replacing lead pipes and […]
Warwick, RI — Rhode Island celebrates its daring lead role in the Revolutionary War with Gaspee Days in Pawtuxet Village this weekend, honoring “The First Blow for Freedom,” the 1772 […]
![[CREDIT: Mayor Picozzi's Office] A view of part of Mayor Frank Picozzi's $3.5M City Hall Plaza plan.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/City-Hall-Plaza-Plan-1-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — This morning, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse met with Mayor Frank Picozzi to discuss $5 million in federal funding helping Warwick advance the City Hall […]
![[CREDIT: C-SPAN] U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-MD) led an effort to fully fund the Restaurant Revitalization Fund in the U.S. Senate.](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Restaurant-Revitalization-Fund-Cardin-140x140.png?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
CRANSTON, RI – As Rhode Island’s restaurant industry recovers from the pandemic, U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s aiming for a second round of federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund aid to local, independently-owned […]
![[CREDIT: Sen. Jack Reed's Office] US Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Larry Warner Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer at United Way RI, show off a check for nearly $2 million to aid the hungry and homeless in RI>](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Reed-United-Way-homeless-hungry-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the United Way of Rhode Island recently announced nearly $2 million for new Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funding in Rhode […]
CRANSTON, RI – On Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will host his annual college financial aid workshop for high school students and families across Rhode […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed has joined with U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and 47 colleagues in introducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), to restore […]
![[CREDIT: Peter Goldberg] Sean McConaghy as Dr. Thomas Stockman in Gamm Theater's "A Lie Agreed Upon' In bakc, from left: Donnla Hughes (Katherine Stockman), Aniko Moscarelli (Greta Stockman), Maria Noriko Cabral (Townsperson), Erik Robles (Townsperson), Sarah Sinclair (Townsperson).](https://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gamm-A-Lie-Agreed-Upon-3-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
WARWICK, RI — In Gamm Theatre‘s “A Lie Agreed Upon,” based on Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of The People,” a community is torn apart by a major health crisis. The […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging federal researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study the increasing jellyfish populations found in two Charlestown salt […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has voted 92-6 to advance the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S. 937) to address the rise of hate crimes and unprovoked violence targeted at […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 31 other colleagues to prevent the Trump Administration’s suppression of […]
CRANSTON, RI — The state’s effort to improve traffic flow around Quonset Business Park and upgrade a key stretch of Rte. 37, connecting Cranston and Warwick is getting a $25.3 […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and 27 Senate colleagues are urging U.S. Senate leadership to reject the Trump Administration’s push conditioning […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed has announced $21,789,000 in Congressionally-appropriated State Revolving Funds (SRFs) for clean drinking water infrastructure projects in Rhode Island. Administered by the U.S. Environmental […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Small Business Administration have settled on a borrower-friendly PPP EZ form for loan forgiveness following Sen. Jack Reed’s legislation and small business […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are teaming up with dozens of Senate colleagues seeking new funding for the federal TRIO academic aid programs […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The full CDC COVID-19 reopening plan guiding businesses and schools on reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic has been shelved by President Donald J. Trump, and U.S. Senator […]
WASHINGTON, DC – As COVID-19 spells turbulence for the airline industry, the CARES Act delivers $50 billion in aid, which U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) said has a safe landing […]
