WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke on the House Floor to honor Mr. George Nee, the President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. On October 11, 2024, Mr. Nee will step down from his position, concluding a storied career of more than 50 years advocating for the essential right to organize and fair labor protections for working people. "In addition to the hund  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement & Intelligence released the below joint statement on the Department of Justice announcing indictments(link is external) of U.S. citizen white supremacists who led the Terrorgram Collective, which has been u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Three leading U.S. Senators are urging the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to follow through with an interpretive rule that would treat buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders essentially the same as credit-card issuers for the purpose of consumer protection. BNPL products allow shoppers to divide the cost of their purchases over several months, often interest-free. If they are well-designed,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement regarding the death of Alan Shawn Feinstein, a champion for education and a noted philanthropist, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 93: "Alan Shawn Feinstein was a transformational philanthropist. "He uplifted countless students through the Feinstein Foundation and Feinstein Junior Scholar program, helping to feed millions around   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In an effort to raise awareness about the importance of literacy, boost literacy support programs, and encourage more Americans of all ages to read, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) are teaming up on a bipartisan resolution to designate September 2024 as "National Literacy Month." The measure is being cosponsored by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: The FBI just released a report which says people in Rhode Island have lost over $10.3 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, reporting over 150 complaints of fraud related to cryptocurrency. One way scammers have targeted people is through the use of Bitcoin ATM (BTM) machines, also known as a crypto kiosk. Thousands of unsuspecting seniors and others are getting ripped off by criminals who use all kin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology passed H.R. 9211, the Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) Artificial Intelligence Act, which is co-led by Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07). The bipartisan bill would improve artificial intelligence literacy for K-12 students. "The bipartisan LIFT AI Act is about helping the next generation of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to honor Mr. George Nee, the President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. On October 11, 2024, Mr. Nee will step down from his position, concluding a storied career of more than 50 years advocating for the essential right to organize and fair labor protections for working people. "For decades  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) joined local elected officials as well as local firefighters to announce a $477,677 federal grant for Smithfield Fire Department. Awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, the federal funds will help Smithfield update their curr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 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 "Social Security Forever: Delivering Benefits and Protecting Retirement Security." Chairman Whitehouse's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Today's hearing will examine the challe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee; Sen. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability sent new letters to top oil and gas executives demanding compliance with the Committees' original requests for infor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner, Jerrold Nadler, Brad Schneider, Jan Schakowsky, Jamie Raskin, Jake Auchincloss, Becca Balint, Suzanne Bonamici, Steve Cohen, Lois Frankel, Daniel Goldman, Josh Gottheimer, Sara Jacobs, Greg Landsman, Mike Levin, Kathy Manning, Jared Moskowitz, Dean Phillips, Adam Schiff, Kim Schrier, Brad Sherman, Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Susan Wild issu  more