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West Warwick, RI — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) stood with educators and parents to condemn House Republicans’ proposed cuts to education, including Head Start and school funding for teachers. As a former public school teacher and Rhode Island’s General Treasurer for eight years – where he spearheaded an initiative to rebuild school buildings across the state – Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner announced $1,769,769 in new federal funding for the City of Pawtucket and Burrillville’s four Fire Districts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to boost public safety and ensure Rhode Island firefighters have the equipment and training needed to stay safe while responding to emergencies, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced $728,919 to help firefighters in Lincoln, Narragansett, and Woonsocket purchase new equipment and implement new training programs.
Warwick, R.I. — Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) celebrated the 88th Anniversary of Social Security. This program, signed into law on August 14, 1935, keeps 22.5 million Americans above the poverty line. Almost 67 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, including over 230,000 Rhode Islanders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to ensure all Rhode Islanders have access to clean, reliable drinking water, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced a $286,000 federal grant to improve access to and resilience of drinking water for residents of Block Island.
Warwick, R.I. – Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act (PACT Act), Rep.
Providence, RI -- This week, U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help local communities and fire departments improve operations and safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced $1,392,552 to help firefighters in Cranston, Lincoln, Newport, Smithfield, Pawtucket, Portsmouth and other communities purchase new equipment and support advanced training programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that two Rhode Island municipalities are receiving a total of $915,000 in federal funding to upgrade wastewater management systems, decrease pollution, and boost drinking water quality.
These two federal grants for the towns of Glocester and North Kingston are funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Southeast New England Program (SNEP).
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent releases of hazardous substances into the environment, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced $525,000 for the Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) Program.