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January 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that ten Rhode Island-based organizations and projects have been awarded a total of $275,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help strengthen and expand the state’s arts and cultural ecosystem.


January 22, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) issued a statement commemorating the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision and urged Members of Congress to restore abortion rights for all women across the country.


January 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released his 2023 Office Annual Report that includes his legislative action, constituent services, community outreach, and federal funding secured for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District over the past year.


January 11, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to condemn attempts by House Republicans to cut Social Security benefits and instead urged his colleagues to support legislation to increase benefits to help seniors keep up with the cost of living.

January 11, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, heavy rain and snowmelt has caused significant flooding across Rhode Island.  Some residents were forced to evacuate by boats or with the assistance of firefighters and have been displaced into emergency evacuation facilities.


January 9, 2024

WARWICK, RI — Today, Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced the introduction of his bipartisan bill, the Clean Energy Workforce Act, which will create a grant program to fund career and technical education (CTE) to connect Rhode Islanders to good-paying jobs in the growing clean energy economy.


January 9, 2024

Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $444,282 in federal funding for the Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, Rhode Island’s only Native-led museum.  The grant, administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will support the construction of a new permanent home for Tomaquag Museum at the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus. 


December 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – As Rhode Island assesses flood damage and begins to recover from a severe storm system that moved through the state earlier this week, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo are urging President Biden to promptly approve any request for federal assistance made by the State of Rhode Island to support emergency operations and accelerate recovery from significant local flooding.

December 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) voted to pass H.R.2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24).


December 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to assist small businesses and nonprofits affected by the emergency closure of the Washington Bridge that began on December 11, 2023, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation sent a letter urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to promptly review any disaster assistance request from the state and to provide resources to help those impacted.