Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement after House Passage of an Iran War Powers resolution to end President Trump’s war in Iran:
"Rhode Islanders are struggling with high costs, and our resources should be focused on supporting working people here at home, not fighting another unnecessary war in the Middle East.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) bipartisan American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act, legislation he co-leads with Rep. Jenn Kiggans (VA-02), to preserve America’s historic battlefields as the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of its founding.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, released the following statement on the appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence:
“President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence makes the American people less safe.
HOPE VALLEY, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined leaders from Wood River Health in Hope Valley to announce $750,000 of federal grant funding he secured to help the community health center expand its waiting area and support high-quality, affordable medical, dental, behavioral health, and social services for local Rhode Islanders.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow scup, a fish widely caught and sold in Rhode Island, to be marketed as “Golden Sea Bream” – a change expected to improve marketability and help bring higher profits home to Rhode Island fishermen.
Magaziner introduced a bill last year providing for the name change, and similar language was secured in a government funding package recently signed into law.
WEST WARWICK, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined West Warwick Town Manager Mark Knott, Chief of Police Colonel Ernest Lavigne, and other local leaders to announce $791,000 of federal funding he secured for the West Warwick Police Department to purchase new vehicles for its emergency response fleet.
WARWICK, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement on the passing of former Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank:
“Barney Frank leaves a tremendous legacy as a champion for the working class, the LGBTQ+ community, and the southeast New England region.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) led 54 of his colleagues in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers on the Department of Defense’s halt of its review process for wind energy projects which has led to an effective halt on all wind development.
WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that his office has implemented a new policy to prohibit staff including himself from participating in prediction markets or wagering related to political, legislative, regulatory, geopolitical, or other outcomes connected to information learned in an official capacity. The policy applies to platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi.
The ban applies to all employees of Rep. Magaziner’s congressional office.