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On Monday morning, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner hosted his second annual veterans appreciation breakfast and awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.
Leaders gathered in Cranston on Tuesday to celebrate the arrival of newly upgraded K-9 vehicles.
All four members of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation have asked to have their congressional pay withheld for the duration of the federal government shutdown in a show of solidarity with federal workers.
The state’s congressional delegation recently announced it has secured $648 million in federal fire grants that will benefit 15 fire departments throughout t in he state through – including Cranston and Johnston.
The funds from the Assistance to Firefights Grant (AFG) program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program will help departments acquire needed equipment ranging from fire trucks to breathing apparatus and other personal safety gear.
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Kent’s Hospital at Home program has proven to be a success improving the recovery of patients and freeing hospital beds for those in need of more acute care. On Thursday as he met with doctors and top level Care New England staff, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner thought the program could serve as a model for hospitals across the state.
But with the government shutdown, the program was placed on “pause.” All 10 patients who were recovering at home returned to the hospital.
At a joint press conference Friday, Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo publicly decried looming federal cuts to health care assistance they say would be devastating to Rhode Islanders. They were joined by leaders from the state health care industry as they pledged to fight the cuts in Washington.
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Renovations are getting underway at the Peace Dale Library in South Kingstown to create a new community learning center.
State and local leaders were at the library on Kingstown Road to mark the start of the renovations on Thursday.
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U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Ron Estes (KS-04), both former state treasurers, introduced the Unclaimed Retirement Rescue Plan, bipartisan legislation to restore Americans’ lost retirement benefits they rightfully earned.
U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced he will introduce an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect a crucial program for homeless veterans that the Trump administration has decided to cancel.
For more than a decade, a series of bills have been proposed to address such trades, but differences about the details and a lack of support from top congressional leaders stalled past reform efforts. But in announcing the new bill on Wednesday, a group of leading conservatives and progressives said the issue is ripe for action in 2025 and that they had agreed on a new plan.