Amo Hosts Press Call About Skyrocketing Costs and Decimation of Social Safety Net During Trump’s First Six Months
Congressman Amo joined local press to highlight how Trump’s chaotic tariffs, Big, Ugly law, and illegal withholding of federal funds is hurting Rhode Islanders.
Providence, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) hosted a press call with Rhode Island news outlets highlighting President Donald Trump’s terrible track record of delivering for the Ocean State.
“I've been working aggressively over the last six months to fight Trump’s betrayal of Rhode Islanders,” said Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI). “Time and time again, Trump and Congressional Republicans have broken promises. Costs are skyrocketing, they’re stripping 47,000 Rhode Islanders of health care, gutting disaster response, and imposing erratic tariffs – making it impossible for small Rhode Island manufacturers to hire and compete. I’ve voted against their disastrous agenda, signed amicus briefs to stop these illegal actions in the courts, agitated at protests in DC and Rhode Island, and will continue to fight Trump’s treachery every step of the way.”
Video of the full press call can be found here.
Background
Congressman Amo will spend the month of August, while Congress is not in session, meeting with Rhode Islanders to learn how they are being impacted by Trump’s treachery.
Today, he joined primary care providers at East Bay Community Action Program to discuss the impact of Medicaid and Medicare cuts on their ability to serve Rhode Islanders.
On July 26, 2025 Amo joined Accessibility is Beautiful to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and highlight the importance of Medicaid to disabled Americans.
On May 20, 2026, he joined the Congressional Black Caucus on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the disproportionate harm Trump’s cuts will have on Black and Brown communities.
On March 28, 2025 Amo visited Woonsocket Head Start and met the littlest Rhode Islanders whose families may be impacted by cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
On March 18, 2025, with Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner, Amo met with providers at Butler Hospital in Providence to raise the alarm about the impact of Medicaid cuts to Rhode Islanders seeking behavioral and mental health care.
On March 17, 2025, Amo met with emergency food providers at the Rhode Island Food Bank and the MLK Center to discuss the harm SNAP cuts will have on hungry Rhode Island families.
On March 10, 2025, Amo stood with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner calling out the harms of Medicaid cuts to the 45% of new moms and babies in Rhode Island covered by the program.
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