WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representatives Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House floor to condemn an attack on Shiloh Gospel Temple, a predominantly Black church in North Providence, and stand in solidarity with Rhode Island's Black community. Earlier this month, a man attempted to force his way into Shiloh Gospel Temple and set fires outside of the building. Federal authorities have charged a suspect   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Representatives Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House floor to condemn an attack on the Shiloh Gospel Temple, a predominantly Black church in North Providence, and stand in solidarity with Rhode Island's Black community. Earlier this month, a man attempted to force his way into Shiloh Gospel Temple and set fires outside of the building. Federal authorities h  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, Congressman Amo voted in favor of H.R. 7463, the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024, a short-term funding bill to avert a looming partial government shutdown. "I voted to avert an unnecessary partial shutdown that would have had a devastating impact on our economy, transportation services, nutrition assistance programs, and veterans affairs assistance  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to honor Rhode Island State Senator Frank Lombardo III, who passed away last month following a battle with bladder cancer. Watch Rep. Magaziner's full floor speech HERE. Below is a transcript of his remarks, as prepared for delivery: "I rise today to honor RI State Senator Frank Lombardo, III, a devoted public servant who passed away thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) received a perfect score on the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2023 Scorecard. The LCV's annual National Environmental Scorecard tracks the voting records of all Members of Congress on critical environmental, climate, and democracy legislation. "Every Rhode Islander deserves to breathe clean air and drink clean water, and these precious resources must be pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: QUONSET, RI - With $63 million in funding secured, the Quonset State Airport (OQU) runway rebuild is now clear for takeoff. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation today hosted federal and state officials for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Quonset State Airport Runway 16-34 Reconstruction Project. The runway reconstruction will improve the condition of the 7,500-foot main runway, which is utilized by bo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in sending a letter to Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, on the imperative of urgently providing humanitarian aid in Gaza. The letter highlights specific steps that Ambassador Herzog and the Israeli government should take to ensure that aid reaches Gaza and to protect aid wor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children under state law, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today backed legislation to protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The Alabama ruling has caused IVF clinics there to halt fertility treatments. Now, Senator Reed is cosponsoring the Access to Family Building Act (S. 3612), which would create federal protec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: After Congressional lawmakers announced agreement on a stopgap appropriations bill to avert a partial federal government shutdown that could go into effect just after midnight this Saturday, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the Legislative Branch subcommittee, issued the following statement: "Leaders came together at the last minute to avoi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As part of a broader humanitarian effort to address the critical medical needs of Gazans, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of SASC are urging the Biden Administration to deploy a U.S. Navy hospital ship to the region. Sending a hospital ship would help to alleviate suffering and treat the injuries of Gazans  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: While holding hostage the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, MAGA Republicans demanded $20 billion in cuts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now finds will add $24 billion to the deficit--even more than previously reported. According to a new CBO report, prepared at the request of Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing, titled "No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: I call this hearing to order. Today we will dis  more