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July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Congressmen Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI) in sending a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz to delay and reconsider implementing the agency’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) on “community engagement” requirements under Trump and Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law. The lawmakers warned the rule’s narrow interpretation of the medical frailty exemption could subject approximately 90,000 Rhode Islanders to new requirements, with an estimated 24,000 at risk of losing coverage.
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July 15, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) offered a motion to recommit Republicans’ National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2027, warning that the bill would undermine American leadership abroad and make Americans more vulnerable to global health threats.
July 15, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) released the following statement after voting in favor of Representative Thomas Massie’s amendment to H.R. 8595: The National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2027.
July 15, 2026
Providence, RI – TODAY, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Congressmen Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI) in sending a letter urging the Agricultural Marketing Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, to replace the 16 canceled bonus commodity shipments of food designated for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The shipments would have provided roughly 673,080 pounds of food, valued at $398,532.26, to feed Rhode Islanders in need.
June 30, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) issued the following on the statement on the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara:
June 29, 2026
Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) held a telephone town hall to answer questions from Rhode Islanders in the First Congressional District and share his efforts to lower costs and expand opportunities for Rhode Islanders.
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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.