WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Blasts Republican-Controlled House Rules Committee for Rejecting Pro-Medicaid and SNAP Amendments to Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) a member of the House Committee on Budget, blasted the Republican-controlled House Committee on Rules for refusing to accept his amendments to the Republican budget resolution, preventing them from being considered by the full  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Opposes Passage of House Republicans Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) voted in support of working-class Rhode Islanders by voting no on the Republican budget resolution that could gut key safety net programs. Republicans passed this bill after refusing to consider critical Democratic-led amendments -- including Congressman Amo's efforts to support Medicaid a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Celebration of Public Schools Week WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to strengthen public education and support students, teachers, families and communities nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to officially recognize Public Schools Week this week, from February 24-28, 2025. Public schools are open to every child and supporting public  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11271) on Feb. 20, 2025, legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Enforcement of Court Orders Against the Executive Branch Weeks into the second Trump Administration, a number of executive branch policies have been challenged in court, and several federal district courts have enjoined enforcement of some of the challenged policies. On January 31, 2025, a judge on the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Amo Slams Republican Budget Cuts to Essential Programs on House Floor WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), a member of the House Budget Committee, slammed the Republican budget resolution that threatens devastating cuts to critical programs. Amo's remarks follow the Republican-controlled House Committee on Rules' refusal to include Congressman Amo's amendments in the bud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Details Capture of the Supreme Court by Right-Wing Billionaires Washington, DC - In case you missed it, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) published a column in The Contrarian, a Substack founded by former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin and Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Whitehouse's column details the organized scheme by right-wing bil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner and Amo Urge Trump to Halt Efforts to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01) sent a letter to President Trump demanding a reversal of efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and warning of devastating consequences for Rhode Island students, teachers, and parents. In the letter, the l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Hosts Press Conference on Threats to RI Nursing Homes from Republican Budget PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined representatives of nursing home management and workers to discuss the devastating impact Republican-proposed cuts to Medicaid will have on nursing homes, and the thousands of Rhode Islanders they serve. John Gage, President of the R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Issues Statement Following Shameful Meeting Between Trump and Zelenskyy WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. "Today President Trump shamefully supported violent dictator Vladimir Putin by humiliat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Passes Amendment to Investigate Racially and Religiously Motivated Violent Extremism as a Homeland Security Committee Priority WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An amendment introduced by U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, has been adopted as part of the House Homeland Security Committee's Authorization and Oversight  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Rejects GOP Budget That Cuts Health Care, Education to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement following the vote on the House Republican budget proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Today, I voted against the Republican budget proposal that takes trillions of dollars from the mid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Visits Wood River Health to Discuss Impact of Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts HOPE VALLEY, RI -- Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined Rhode Island health care providers at Wood River Health in Hope Valley, where they discussed the devastating impacts that a proposed Republican plan to cut Medicaid would have on community health centers in Rhode Island. The visit come  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * New Reed-backed Bill to Combat Crypto ATM Fraud WASHINGTON, DC - With scams using crypto kiosks (also known as 'crypto ATMs' or 'Bitcoin ATMs') to steal from older Americans on the rise, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is stepping up efforts to help fight fraud and prevent criminal from preying on senior citizens. Federal law enforcement officials have referred to these crypto kiosks as 'payment port  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Amo, Lofgren Statement Decry Trump Firing NOAA Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, released the following statements as employee firings began at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOA  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Life & Legacy of Judge Bruce M. Selya PROVIDENCE, RI - After the recent passing of Judge Bruce M. Selya, 90, a proud son of Providence who became the first Jewish person to ascend to the federal bench in Rhode Island -- serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and later as chief judge of the United States Foreign Intelligen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Discriminatory Purge of Transgender Military Personnel WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Trump Administration issued a U.S. Department of Defense directive that amounts to a complete ban on transgender military service, forcing out current servicemembers and banning transgender people from enlisting. This Trump transgender policy goes further than the trans military ban implemen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Capito Lead Bipartisan Effort to Accelerate Pediatric Rare Disease Research & Treatment Advances WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to accelerate research and treatment advances for rare diseases that affect children, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) teamed up to introduce the Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act. This bipartisan bill would ensure drugs for rare diseases  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Colleagues Demand Answers on VA Firings WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA), to demand answers on how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will ensure veterans receive the health care and benefits they earned amidst the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: It's Past Time to Pay Retirees the Social Security Benefits They Already Earned WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is once again urging the Trump Administration to quickly implement of the Social Security Fairness Act, which will ensure retired teachers, police, firefighters, and other public service workers and their spouses get the full Social Security benefits they earned. Mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Admin's Latest Moves to Dismantle Social Security Administration Puts Retirees' Earned Benefits At Risk WASHINGTON, DC - The American Prospect reported that the acting leader of the Social Security Administration (SSA) - who was handpicked by Trump outside the usual process for elevating an acting commissioner -- instructed managers to draw up plans to cut the SSA workforce by half. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Demands Answers on National Institutes of Health Research Cuts Lawmakers call out impact on Ocean State of Trump's illegal decision to slash reimbursement rates WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo in sending a letter to Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressing alarm at   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Demands Answers on National Institutes of Health Research Cuts WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo in sending a letter to Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressing alarm at the illegal decision by President Trump to reduce the reimbursement rate for indirect research costs to 15 per  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Systemic Takedown of CFPB is Making U.S. Consumers Less Safe & Increasing Financial Risks for Military Families and Veterans WASHINGTON, DC -- Despite the fact that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has returned over $21 billion to American consumers who were ripped off by abusive and illegal financial activity since 2011, the Trump Administration is working to dismantle the w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Ranking Member Amo Defends Global Partnerships to Promote American Influence Abroad WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (RI-01) participated in the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific hearing where he highlighted the Biden Administration's work to build up critical alliances like the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) security pact to c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Magaziner Speaks on House Floor Against Republican Budget Slashing Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) participated in debate on the floor of the House of Representatives (link is external), expressing strong opposition to House Republicans' budget plan. Set for a vote Tuesday night, the proposal includes major  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Cheers Retroactive Social Security Payments On the Way to Some Rhode Island Retirees Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today cheered news that the Social Security Administration is beginning to pay retroactive benefits for some retirees who had worked in public service professions. These changes are made possible thanks to the Social Security Fairness Act,   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Fires Back as Zeldin Pushes to Gut Endangerment Finding Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin secretly recommended that the White House repeal the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Hearing on Surface Transportation Reauthorization Washington, D.C.--Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing on the next surface t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on U.S. Voting with Russia and Against Ukraine at United Nations Washington, DC - On the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin's murderous invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued the following statement regarding the United States voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the invasion: "This vote is a disgrace. Trump's senseless b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Blumenthal File Ethics Complaints Against Acting Deputy Attorney General Bove Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former U.S. Attorneys, today filed ethics complaints against Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove with the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, EPW Democrats Demand Answers About EPA's Illegal Efforts to Clawback Clean Energy Funding Administrator Zeldin is manipulating facts as a pretext to terminate an already-obligated, Congressionally authorized program that would lower household energy costs, spur economic development, and reduce  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, EPW Democrats Slam Zeldin's Backroom Push to Dismantle Climate Safeguards By urging the Trump administration to repeal the endangerment finding, EPA Administrator moves to gut emissions standards for vehicles, power plants, airplanes, and more--making it easier to pollute ICYMI: Whitehouse Fi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Wyden, Warren, Reed, Waters File Two Amicus Briefs Affirming Constitutionality of Corporate Transparency Act, Congressional Lawmaking Briefs urge the 4th and 5th Circuits to affirm the years-long lawmaking process of the Corporate Transparency Act as a legitimate exercise of congressional authorities Members first filed amicus brief defending the CTA in April 2024 Washingto  more