WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) called attention to the anti-LGBTQI+ provisions in the Republican Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations (SFOP) Act on the floor of the House of Representatives. Amo demanded a vote on his amendment to strip the partisan policies in the bill that are cruel and callous to our neighbors at home and  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has launched an investigation demanding answers from 18 oil producers about any efforts to illegally coordinate with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries--the international oil cartel--or representatives of its member countries that would artificially raise prices on American consum  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence introduced H.R. 8775, the Contingency Plan for Critical Infrastructure Act. This bipartisan piece of legislation will create a public report for Members of Congress to assess the manual operations of critical infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: 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 close up view of naval operations. Today, Reed announced that the Navy plans to send the 388-foot Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Marinette (LCS 25  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: 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 compensated for bailing out big businesses. Thanks to Reed's law, the U.S. Treasury Department announced taxpayers received $556,685,001 in proceeds this month from a series of  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of two amendments he offered to the FY25 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The amendments support and encourage Rhode Island's premier defense manufacturers like VATN Systems in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Composite Energy Technologies in Bristol, Rhode Island -- national leaders in d  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) joined Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) in introducing the Storing All Firearms Effectively and Safely (SAFES) Act, legislation that creates a 90 percent refundable tax credit up to $500 for individuals or $1000 for couples to purchase a gun safe to safely store their firearms. "As we work to  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: 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 and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Governor Dan McKee in announcing $25 million for the Rhode Island Depar  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: 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 and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined Governor Dan McKee in announcing $25 million for the Rhode Island  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: 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 State's home building outlook. As state leaders tackle Rhode Island's lack of affordable housing options, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today joined   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: 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 State's home building outlook. As state leaders tackle Rhode Island's lack of affordable housing options, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today j  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Representative Seth Magaziner issued the following statement: "Women deserve the right to make their own decisions about abortion - not politicians," said Rep. Magaziner. "The extreme politicians and judges who want to roll back the rights of millions of Americans have made clear they were not going to stop at Roe - now they're   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.6 million in the state of Rhode Island to support economic and workforce development efforts following natural disasters in the state. The EDA investments announced today are: * The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, Kingston, will receive a $3.  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decisions today in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, which overturned decades of settled precedent to curtail federal administrative agency authority at the behest of corporate special interests: "Today's Supreme Court decision is the latest   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision today in Ohio v. EPA, which temporarily halted an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to curb air pollution and smog that flows from "upwind states" in the Midwest and South to "downwind states" like Rhode Island: "In downwind states like Rhode Island, we all know th  more