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February 27, 2025

It was in December 2020 when Jaia Robotics co-founders Ian Estaphan Owen and Jason Webster set off on what Owen describes as an ambitious plan in the field of autonomous underwater vehicles and aquatic data collection. They kicked off product development on March 13, 2021 and had their first prototype in the water September 16, 2021 — all during the pandemic with nobody in the same office.

February 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) voted in support of working-class Rhode Islanders by voting no on the Republican budget resolution that could gut key safety net programs. Republicans passed this bill after refusing to consider critical Democratic-led amendments — including Congressman Amo’s efforts to support Medicaid and protect nutrition programs from devastating cuts.
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Congressman Amo speaks on the House Floor against the Republican budget resolution
February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), a member of the House Budget Committee, slammed the Republican budget resolution that threatens devastating cuts to critical programs.

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Amo calls for bipartisan commitment to building alliances and partnerships such as AUKUS to counter China’s influence
February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (RI-01) participated in the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific hearing where he highlighted the Biden Administration’s work to build up critical alliances like the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) security pact to counter Chinese influence. In addition, Congressman Amo warned against the damage done by the Trump Administration’s decision to illegally freeze foreign aid and weaken our nation’s standing abroad.

February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo in sending a letter to Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressing alarm at the illegal decision by President Trump to reduce the reimbursement rate for indirect research costs to 15 percent across the board. This decision would have a devastating effect on Rhode Island research institutions that rely on NIH funding to carry out their lifesaving work.

February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) a member of the House Committee on Budget, blasted the Republican-controlled House Committee on Rules for refusing to accept his amendments to the Republican budget resolution, preventing them from being considered by the full House of Representatives. Congressman Amo’s amendments would have prevented cuts to programs that feed America’s school children and supported a program that delivers health care to more than 72 million low-income Americans.

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Congressman Amo with the team at Jaia Robotics at their headquarters in Bristol, Rhode Island
February 21, 2025
BRISTOL, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) visited Jaia Robotics, an innovative East Bay start-up that is developing new underwater drone technology. As a member of the House Committee on Science Space and Technology, and the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Environment, Congressman Amo has been a steadfast supporter of investments in research, technology, and manufacturing that increase jobs and grow the Blue Economy in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District.
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Congressman Amo and Dean Ashish Jha speak to the crowd at today’s event
February 20, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) joined Dean Ashish Jha of Brown University’s School of Public Health for the February installment of “Dean’s Conversation Series.” Taking place during Black History Month, Congressman Amo spoke about his efforts to close racial equity gaps in health care, such as supporting funding for health care facilities that provide comprehensive primary care to medically underserved communities, as well as his work to protect critical funding for medical research and public health programs under threat due to cuts by the Trump administration.
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Congressman Amo addresses the crowd at Barrington Peck Center
February 19, 2025
BARRINGTON, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), a member of the House Committee on the Budget, visited Barrington Peck Center for Adult Enrichment where he spoke about his support for critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
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Congressman Amo speaks with Jesse Shipley and Dr. Jasma Patel of East Bay Community Action Program while touring East Bay Dental Center
February 18, 2025
NEWPORT, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) visited East Bay Dental Center, a community health center administered by East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), that delivers services to Rhode Islanders on Aquidneck Island. During the visit and tour, he spoke with staff about the downstream impacts of Medicaid cuts and how they would affect the services that East Bay Community Action Program provides for children, adults, and seniors in Rhode Island.