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Congressman Amo Presses Trump’s Secretary of Expensive Energy on Gaslighting Americans on Lowering Gas Prices
June 10, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), Member of the House Science Committee, questioned Trump Energy Secretary Christopher Wright about his attacks on clean energy projects in Democratic-led states and failure to bring down energy costs for working families.
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Amo speaks out against Republicans' latest ICE and Border Patrol funding giveaway on the House Floor
June 9, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), Member of the House Budget Committee, blasted House Republicans for dumping nearly $70 billion more into Trump’s deportation machine while doing nothing to lower costs crushing American families.
June 9, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) of House Science’s Environment Subcommittee raised concerns after GOP Chairman Brian Babin neglected to secure the testimony of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin before the Committee.
June 8, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Representatives Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) ,Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), and Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) led 74 colleagues demanding answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, warning that weakened U.S. global health capacity may have contributed to delays in detecting and responding to the current outbreak.
June 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) and Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX-35) demanded answers from Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig over his reluctance to crack down on extremely accurate, tremendously profitable prediction market trades on Trump’s war of choice in Iran.
June 3, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) issued the following statement on the House passage of Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks’ War Powers Resolution condemning Trump’s illegal war of choice with Iran:
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Amo Slams Secretary Rubio for Selling Out American Values, Sacrificing Workers at Home, and Starving Kids Abroad
June 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC –  TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) blasted Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance programs, including the shuttering of USAID in a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing. Amo highlighted the damage to American workers, U.S. national security interests, weakened alliances, and hundreds of thousands of lives lost for vulnerable communities around the world.
June 2, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to the position of Director of National Intelligence:
May 28, 2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), along with Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Seth Magaziner (DI-RI-02), condemned President Donald Trump’s executive order to insert the federal government into state-run elections and interfere with election mail, in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner.
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Amo Delivers $500,000 for Critical Upgrades to North Smithfield Police Communication Systems
May 27, 2026
NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) delivered $500,000 in federal Community Project Funding to improve communication systems at the North Smithfield Police Department. The funds Amo secured will empower the Department to make critical updates to communication equipment, enhancing public safety in North Smithfield by upgrading outdated systems and improving real-time coordination among officers, regional partners, and the public.