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A new letter from Rhode Island’s congressional delegation to the federal Office of Management and Budget asks the office’s acting director, Matthew Vaeth, to confirm that all previously approved funding for local projects will be released to the state.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he will return to the Committee on HomelandSecurity and the Committee on Natural Resources for the 119th Congress.
On the Homeland Security Committee, Magaziner will serve again as the Ranking Member and top Democrat on the subcommittee onCounterterrorism and Intelligence, and will also join the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee.
“Donald Trump had the opportunity to start his new administration as a unifier for our country. Instead, he has chosen to take a series of extreme actions that will further divide us by making it easier for the wealthy to cheat ontheir taxes, for big corporations to pollute, for the government to discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans, and eliminating funding for public health, among other extreme actions.
“Today’s announcement is hopeful news for the hostages and their families who have endured so much.
“Since the October 7th terror attack by Hamas, the Israeli and Palestinian people yearn for peace, as does the entire world.
“I hope that this is the beginning of a process that will lead to a lasting and just peace.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) and Chip Roy (R-TX-21) led 44 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act, a bill that would effectively ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading individual stocks.
JOHNSTON, RI – Overlooking the intersection of Atwood Avenue and Hartford Avenue on the steps of Johnston Town Hall, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today joined Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. to deliver a $2 million federal earmark that will advance a flood mitigation project at this critical crossroad.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released his office’s 2024 End-of-Year Report that includes a summary of his legislative actions, constituent services, community outreach, and federal funding secured for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District over the past year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) secured House passage of his amendment language to help address workforce shortages and improve recruitment in the submarine industrial base in the annual defense bill, H.R.8070: the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The NDAA now heads to the Senate for passage and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden.
Congressman Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) will lead the effort to pass legislation to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks, taking over for outgoing Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.). The TRUST in Congress Act would require lawmakers, their spouses, and dependent children to place certain investment assets into a qualified blind trust during their service in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S.