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July 15, 2024

Washington, D.C. U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to call on billionaires to pay their fair share in taxes. Excerpts from his speech are below:


July 11, 2024

KINGSTON, RI – Today, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation announced that the non-profit Polaris MEP will receive $1,454,078 in federal funds to assist people re-entering the community after completing their sentence.


July 8, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to provide new and improved community spaces and ensure that Providence Public Library (PPL) can continue to be a key asset for Rhode Islanders looking to access information services, education programs, workforce development, and arts and other cultural collaborations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner have teamed up to secure $700,000 in federal funding for PPL, which serves over 200,000 Rhode Islanders each year. 


July 1, 2024

SAUNDERSTOWN, RI – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today congratulated the Rhode Island-based Ocean Discovery League (ODL) for being awarded $1,199,918 in federal funds for the development of a deep-diving, low-cost Deep Ocean Research & Imaging System (DORIS).


June 26, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Housing experts estimate that nationwide, the U.S. is short somewhere between 3.8 million and 6.8 million homes.  Now, a new federal grant is being awarded to help Rhode Island overcome its deficit of dwellings and improve the Ocean State’s home building outlook.


June 26, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that it has unlocked another $25 million in federal funding for the Henderson Bridge and Expressway to better connect Providence and East Providence.  


June 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, led 124 members of Congress in a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to double the Pell Grant to $13,000 for Fiscal Year 2025.  


June 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence introduced H.R.


June 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Representative Seth Magaziner issued the following statement:


June 21, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a roundtable discussion on the state of the U.S. healthcare system with Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a registered nurse, member of Democratic leadership, and the co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-01).