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“My dear friend Representative Julie Casimiro is one of the most effective legislators I have worked with on any level. She has been a champion for children, the elderly, first responders, and small businesses and her impact in the House has improved countless lives. I wish her the very best in her well deserved retirement.”

“I am grateful for Speaker Joe Shekarchi’s incredible leadership in the House of Representatives, and wish him the very best as he pursues his next chapter of service. Joe was always a collaborative leader, who brought people together to make progress on economic development, housing, and quality of life for Rhode Islanders. I have enjoyed working with him and am proud to call him a friend.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after the House passed a bipartisan agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE and Border Patrol, to end the months-long shutdown of the Department.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus released an agenda of 10 economic policy proposals it is prioritizing for passage next Congress, including Rep. Magaziner’s Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee paid vacation for all American workers. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Delegate James Moylan (R-Guam) reintroduced the bipartisan Clean Energy Workforce Act, legislation to create a grant program to fund career and technical education (CTE) programs to train young people for careers in the clean energy construction field.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act, legislation to combat foreign illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that undercuts local Rhode Island fishermen.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously passed U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) bipartisan American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026, legislation he co-leads with Rep. Jenn Kiggans (VA-02). The legislation extends and increases federal funding for the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), which preserves and restores some of the nation’s most historically significant battlefields.

WASHINGTON, DC – New polling released by the Brookings Institution demonstrates overwhelming support for the U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s proposal to guarantee paid vacation for all workers through his Protected Time Off Act. Recent polling from Data for Progress also shows broad support for the proposal.