WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, offered his support for the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed out of committee late last night by a vote of 60-1. The annual defense bill, which sets policy and funding levels for the nation’s armed […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced details of the committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018. The committee voted 27-0 to report the bill, which authorizes up to $632 billion in base funding for the U.S. Department of Defense and the national security programs of […]readmore
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today delivered remarks during a press conference regarding the recently released CBO Score of the Senate Trumpcare bill. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Today’s report confirms what doctors, patient advocates, Democrats and Republicans have been saying for weeks: Trumpcare will lead to higher costs […]readmore
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office projected that 22 million Americans will lose health insurance by 2026 under the Senate Republican health care proposal: «This is not a health care bill. It’s a huge tax cut for the wealthy. And it’s not worth the […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a score of the Senate Trumpcare bill that is expected to be voted on later this week. CBO found that the bill would leave 22 million Americans without health insurance over 10 years. After the analysis was released, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the […]readmore
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), and 21 other original co-sponsors introduced the Fostering Unity Against Russian Aggression Act of 2017. A summary of the bill is available here and its text can be found here. Langevin and Smith made the following statements about the […]readmore
Legislation will help more students gain knowledge, skills to succeed in the workforce WASHINGTON D.C.— Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve career and technical education and give Americans the skills they need to compete for in-demand jobs. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. […]readmore
«It is with great sorrow that I extend my condolences to the family and friends of Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student who passed away tragically after enduring nearly eighteen months of cruel and inhumane treatment in a North Korean prison. Today, we remember Otto for the intrepid and promising young man he was, […]readmore
Admitted to wide-ranging schemes to steal private money & mask his misuse of public funds PROVIDENCE – Former Rhode Island House Finance Chairman Raymond E. Gallison, Jr., 65, of Bristol, R.I., was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for orchestrating fraudulent and deceptive schemes to steal private money and to hide his misuse […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has made the following statement regarding President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement: «I am deeply disappointed that the President has decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Republicans and Democrats alike recognize that the Paris Agreement is about so […]readmore