Press Releases
“The constitution gives Congress, not the President, the authority to decide where and when we wage war. Tonight’s attack is a violation of the checks and balances our nation was founded on. I fear that it risks igniting a broader conflict in the region that could cost the lives of American service members and civilians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Co-leads of the Congressional Labor Caucus Building Trades Task Force, joined Labor Caucus Co-Chair Steven Horsford (NV-04) and union leaders outside the U.S. Capitol to oppose efforts by President Trump and Congressional Republicans to repeal clean energy tax credits in their proposed tax megabill.
“My heart goes out to those impacted by the building collapse at the Portsmouth Portuguese Club. At least one young life has been taken too soon.
Out of this tragedy we are reminded that Rhode Island is a tight-knit state where we look out for one another in times of tragedy and sorrow.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, released the following statement on President Trump putting a 22-year-old college graduate and Trump campaign worker with zero experience in charge of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3):
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) joined Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) and Nick Begich (R-AK-AL) to introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act, legislation to confront foreign illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Glenn Ivey (MD-04) introduced new legislation to prevent President Trump, or any future president, from being able to personally profit from lucrative civil lawsuits while in office.
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.