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September 4, 2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – Despite the fact that a historic February 2026 blizzard met and surpassed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) threshold for federal assistance, the Trump Administration on Wednesday rejected appeals from Rhode Island and other ‘Blue states’ that requested a Major Disaster Declaration.
August 27, 2026
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), Congressman James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) led 134 Members of Congress in demanding the Trump administration release international affairs funding, including Global Health Programs funding, before its expiration and stop proposed changes to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
August 19, 2026
Providence, RI – TODAY, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner announced $1,710,000 in federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funding to protect Rhode Island nonprofits and religious institutions against public safety threats.
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