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June 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, applauded committee passage of his bipartisan Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) Artificial Intelligence Act, which is co-led by Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07). The bipartisan bill would empower educators and students to become informed, responsible AI users.
June 23, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) issued the following statement after voting for the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:
June 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Rhode Island’s federal delegation cheered the Senate’s passage of bipartisan legislation led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) to posthumously honor America’s first Black military unit with the Congressional Gold Medal. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman Seth Magaziner (D-RI) cosponsored and strongly advocated for the legislation.
June 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) introduced a resolution honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Brown University, marking nearly six months since the tragedy. The resolution remembers the two students who lost their lives, Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, recognizes the nine individuals who were injured, commends first responders, and expresses gratitude to the entire Rhode Island community for its swift and compassionate response during this difficult time.
June 11, 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s latest in a string of Capitol Hill appearances this year may have been his most explosive yet, with Democrats focusing on high gasoline and electricity prices.
Wright appeared before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee to defend the department’s fiscal 2027 budget request, but Democrats quickly shifted their focus to a series of Department of Energy actions they argue have been overtly partisan and damaging to clean energy development.
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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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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.