Press Releases
“The American people do not want to be dragged into another war, and do not want to occupy another country just to make oil executives richer.
President Bush asked for the support of Congress and the American people before launching the disastrous Iraq War. President Trump didn’t even do that before putting American troops in harm’s way to further enrich his friends.
WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would suspend several offshore wind projects, including the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island which is over 85% complete.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) applauded the news that Donna Hughes-Brown, a legal U.S. resident and the wife of U.S. Navy combat veteran Jim Brown of Missouri has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. Mrs. Hughes-Brown was immediately released after winning her cancellation of removal hearing on December 18, 2025, ending the deportation proceedings against her.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to reports that the suspected gunman in the Brown University shooting was found dead:
“I want to express gratitude to all of the members of law enforcement who worked tirelessly to locate the now-deceased suspect in the Brown University shooting.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today released the following statement in response to the antisemitic mass shooting terrorist attack at a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney, Australia:
“Today, we woke up to news of another mass shooting, this one targeting Jews in Australia. This tragic event is a reminder that violent antisemitism continues to be a pressing global problem. May the memories of the victims be a blessing.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), a 2006 graduate of Brown University, today released the following statement after the shooting on Brown University’s campus:
“I am deeply saddened by the shooting that occurred today on Brown University’s campus and am praying for the victims and their families. It is devastating that this tragedy struck so close to home today, targeting innocent members of the Brown Community as they prepared to head home for the holidays.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Chip Roy (R-TX-21) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), lead sponsors of the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act, the leading proposal to ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks, released the following statement after the filing of a discharge petition to bring their bill to the House floor for a vote.
JOHNSTON, RI — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined the Johnston Police Department and Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. to celebrate the arrival of new equipment for the town police department, including two new Harley-Davidson police motorcycles, purchased with federal funding secured by Rep. Magaziner.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member of the Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee on the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement in response to the wrongful targeting and detention of a Rhode Island Superior Court intern by ICE, who was only released after intervention by a judge.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) – the Democratic co-lead of the leading bill to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks, Restore Trust in Congress Act – released the following statement in reaction to the House Administration Committee’s hearing today on congressional stock trading: