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November 5, 2026
Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) celebrated Revolution Wind reaching full commercial operation, marking a major milestone for Rhode Island’s Blue Economy and regional clean energy future.
October 29, 2026

In a visit that aimed to highlight the future of Rhode Island’s marine trades and manufacturing workforce, Congressman Gabe Amo spoke with students in North Providence High School’s Marine Trades CTE program about their boatbuilding work last week.
“This is amazing ... the level of expertise,” the congressman said after speaking with a group of students. “You’re teaching me a thing or two.”
The first of its kind in the state, the pathway approved in 2019 comes with OHSA 10 training and the potential for a future career with Electric Boat.

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Amo Celebrates $1.2 Million Federal Investment in Cumberland Stormwater Improvements
October 27, 2026
Cumberland, RI –  TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) joined local leaders today to celebrate the completion of a $1.2 million stormwater infrastructure project along Industrial Road, helping Cumberland address chronic flooding in its largest commercial area and better protect the businesses, workers, and infrastructure that keep its economy moving.
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Amo Concludes 2026 Blue Economy Tour at New NOAA Operations Center
October 22, 2026

Newport, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) concluded his 2026 Blue Economy Tour in Newport by visiting the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlantic Marine Operations Center. Amo also announced the introduction of the bipartisan Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish (QUAHOGS) Act with Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02).

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Amo Meets with Blue Economy Leaders
October 21, 2026
Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) continued his 2026 Blue Economy Tour with visits to North Providence High School’s Marine Trades Program and Polaris MEP’s Manufacturing Day, highlighting the future of Rhode Island’s marine trades and manufacturing workforce. Following the stops, Amo led a roundtable with local environmental, labor, fishery, education, and business leaders to discuss the future of Rhode Island’s maritime economy and released his 2026 Blue Economy Report.
October 16, 2026
Burlington, MA – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04), and Congresswoman Becca Balint (D-VT-AL) conducted an unannounced congressional oversight visit of the Burlington Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, where dozens of individuals have been detained. The ICE facility was designed to temporarily detain individuals for no longer than 12 hours, but under President Trump, ICE detainees have been held there for days without proper food, beds, or showers.
October 16, 2026
Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) led 6 colleagues in calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz to take swift action in response to the death of the Russian laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East from a “pneumonia of undetermined origin.”
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Amo Visits Solid State Power to Highlight Ocean State Manufacturing on Blue Economy Tour
October 14, 2026
Pawtucket, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) continued his Blue Economy tour with a stop at Solid State Power’s manufacturing facility in Pawtucket to highlight the importance of new battery technology to maritime innovation.
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Congressman Amo tours the Roger Williams University Shellfish Hatchery
October 13, 2026

Bristol, RI –  TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) continued his 2026 Blue Economy Tour today with visits to Roger Williams University’s shellfish farm and research facilities and Hinckley Yachts’ expanded Portsmouth facility, highlighting the research, skilled workers, and businesses driving Rhode Island’s maritime economy.

October 7, 2026
Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel: