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 […]Load more...
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 […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Energy Task Force Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement: “President Trump’s ill-considered decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement puts the future of our entire planet at […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Cicilline called for an independent commission to investigate the Trump-Russian connection and interference in the 2016 election. «Hello, I’m Congressman David Cicilline from Rhode Island’s First District. «This has been a […]Load more...
Washington, D.C- Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s signing of an executive order to begin repealing the Clean Power Plan: «President Trump’s short-sighted executive order to begin repealing the Clean Power Plan is an assault to the health of the public and the planet. The Clean Power Plan […]Load more...
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Connolly-Langevin Reintroduce FAST Voting Act Legislation Would Improve Voter Participation
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and James Langevin (D-RI) reintroduced the FAST Voting Act. The legislation aims to improve voter participation, encourage automatic voter registration and enhance voting system security. Based on the Department of Education’s successful Race to the Top program, the FAST Voting Act would allow states to apply for […]Load more...
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LANGEVIN CALLS FOR JOINT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION INTO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
Bipartisan, Bicameral Joint Committee Would Cut Jurisdictional Red Tape WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees, and the co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, today introduced a resolution that would create a bipartisan, bicameral Joint Committee to investigate the Russian election […]Load more...
«As I have stated before, such activity constitutes a blow to the very heart of our democracy, and it demands at least the level of response President Obama laid out last week. While the influence operation had multiple facets, at the heart was the hacking of emails from the Democratic National Committee and the staff […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the release of a declassified intelligence report highlighting Russian hacking and interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election: «Our elections should be decided by American citizens, not foreign hackers, heads of state, or their […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will deliver her annual State of the State address before a joint session of the Rhode Island General Assembly on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. The State of the State address will provide the Governor an opportunity to outline her ongoing efforts to create and expand economic […]Load more...