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Sens. Cicilline, Whitehouse Seek to Honor 1st Rhode Island Regiment With the Congressional Gold Medal
February 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022:

Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) were joined by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) in introducing the First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act (H.R.6660/S.3607), to posthumously award America's first integrated military unit with t . . .

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