Press Releases
WARWICK, RI — On Monday, June 2, 2025, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) joined Rhode Islanders whose lives have been affected by gun violence, local leaders in gun safety advocacy, and members of Rhode Island law enforcement to reintroduce his Prevent Illegal Gun Sales Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, May 29, 2025, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to news that the Trump Administration will shut down Exeter Job Corps, along with most Job Corps centers nationwide.
“I’m deeply concerned by news that the Trump Administration will close the Exeter Job Corps Center, along with most Job Corps centers nationwide, and by the impact this will have on pathways to good-paying jobs here in Rhode Island.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), a member of House Democrats’ Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, along with other Democratic colleagues, filed an amicus brief challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping and chaotic tariffs, unlawfully imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today issued the following statement after a federal court ruling blocked the Trump Administration from dismantling the Department of Education.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today issued the following statement following his vote early this morning against a House Republican-led budget reconciliation bill:
“While Americans were sleeping, House Republicans pushed through their Billionaire Tax Cut plan under the cover of night - and early this morning I voted no.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and more than a dozen colleagues from both parties took to the House floor Tuesday evening to call for an immediate vote to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
WASHINGTON – Today, more than a dozen bipartisan members launched the bipartisan Build America Caucus, a first-of-its-kind effort in Congress to advance pro-growth policies. While momentum for the abundance agenda has grown in cities and states, this caucus marks the first coordinated push to bring that vision to Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) led in Democrats’ defense of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during the Natural Resources Committee markup of the House Republicans’ sweeping reconciliation tax bill, which proposes deep cuts to programs that Rhode Island’s fishermen and coastal communities depend on, in order to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke on the House Floor to honor the late Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio of North Providence. Over the course of more than 40 years in the Rhode Island state legislature, Senate President Ruggerio fiercely advocated for the people and places that make Rhode Island unique. On April 21, 2025, he passed away after a long battle with cancer.