WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Take Over U.S. Elections, Reed Delivers Speech Opposing Anti-Voter SAVE Act * U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says that when American citizens register to vote, they should be thinking about the issues that matter to them and who they want to cast a ballot for, not on jumping through bureaucratic hoops, locating old documents, and being burdened by financial and logistical barrier  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, March 19 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * CCRI Partners with Providence Community Health Center and Children's Fund in New Initiative to Expand Pediatric Dental Care The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) will expand access to pediatric dental care in Providence through a new initiative in partnership with the Providence Community Health Center (PCHC) and Children's Fund. As part of a $2.7 million grant awarded to PCHC, CC  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump's Arms Sales to Family Business Partners in UAE Must be Scrutinized * Multiple news outlets report that the Trump Administration is using emergency wartime powers to bypass Congress and force over $20 billion in weapons sales to key Gulf States, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has lucrative, direct business ties with the Trump family.  According to the New York Times  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Reject Pay for TSA & Continue Blocking Overdue ICE Reforms * This afternoon, in a 41-49 vote, every Senate Republican present voted against a measure brought up by Senate Democrats to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers while negotiations over funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and measures to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Steve Sitting Bear from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 appropriations priorities of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Tribe).   more