Dos figuras no pertenecientes a la dirigencia política de Washington, el republicano Donald Trump, y el demócrata Bernie Sanders, fueron los grandes ganadores en sus respectivas contiendas primarias en New Hampshire, una prueba clave para los aspirantes a la Casa Blanca. El gobernador de Ohio, John Kasich, también tuvo una noche importante al lograr un […]readmore
As top Democrat on THUD Appropriations Committee, Senator Reed led effort to secure funds to help 25 local housing authorities with upkeep and preservation of public housing WASHINGTON DC – In an effort to ensure families, seniors, and vulnerable citizens have access to safe, quality housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that twenty-five Rhode […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline today held a press conference at the Cooley Group in Pawtucket to announce the introduction of the Make it in America Manufacturing Communities Act – legislation that will permanently authorize the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) program administered by the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The proposal was […]readmore
Washington, DC – President Obama today delivered his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017 to Congress. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the statement below on the President’s proposal: “President Obama’s budget includes a number of priorities I’ve been fighting for in the Senate, most notably putting a […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee issued the following statement Tuesday on the RhodeWorks road-and-bridge repair proposal: «As House and Senate committees prepare to consider RhodeWorks, I want to reiterate my support for the plan and urge lawmakers to advance it. As the Governor and House and Senate leadership have said, Rhode Island’s […]readmore
VOA News The two remaining Democratic presidential candidates — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders — held a tense and angry debate Thursday night in New Hampshire, days before the northeastern state holds the nation’s first presidential primary. Clinton trails Sanders by 20 points in the polls after barely beating […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: February 04, 2016 4:00 PM Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton face off Thursday in a Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire, just days ahead of that state’s crucial primary election. Sanders has nearly a 16-point lead over Clinton in the northeastern state, according to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo spoke about the importance of creating a new economy in Rhode Island filled with high-skill, high-wage jobs near the future site of the Westerly Higher Education and Job Skills Center. She was joined by Senate Minority Leader Dennis L. Algiere, Representative Samuel A. Azzinaro, CCRI President Dr. Meghan […]readmore
Reuters Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants to set the record straight on Donald Trump: «We were not friends.» «We knew each other, obviously, in New York,» Clinton, a former U.S. senator from New York, said in excerpts of a People magazine interview released Wednesday. «I knew a lot of people.» Trump, the real estate […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier U.S. billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump at first said he was honored to finish second in this week’s Republican presidential nomination caucuses in Iowa, but Wednesday he claimed the winner, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, «stole» the election. Trump, a flamboyant political novice, wrote a Twitter message alleging that Cruz, a conservative firebrand, […]readmore