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October 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) announced Rhode Island was awarded $24,063,792 in funding for LIHEAP administered through the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Community Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This funding will help individuals and families with low incomes pay their home heating costs this winter, and with cooling bills in the summer.

October 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan to help prevent elder fraud in Rhode Island. In the letter, Congressman Amo highlights that Rhode Island is one of ten states to see the largest increase in elder fraud between 2022 and 2023.

October 29, 2024
PAWTUCKET, RI – Highlighting the importance of well-maintained rail networks, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $19,524,497 to upgrade key segments of freight rail tracks owned by Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W) and New England Central Railroad (NECR).
October 29, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to improve public safety and help better protect vulnerable faith-based institutions and nonprofits, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation delivered a significant boost in homeland security funding and is urging local nonprofits and faith-based institutions to apply for federal funds under the

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Congressman Gabe Amo
October 25, 2024
Back home in Rhode Island, U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo recently took to the road again – this time to highlight the state's "blue economy."
October 25, 2024

Pawtucket, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) concluded his Blue Economy tour of Rhode Island’s First Congressional District and introduced critical new legislation as the capstone.

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Congressman Gabe Amo
October 24, 2024
Flux Marine, a Bristol-based company that designs and manufactures electric engines for boats, met with Congressman Gabe Amo for the final stop of his “Blue Economy” tour on Tuesday. It was a big moment for a company that had only three people employed four years ago.
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Congressman Gabe Amo
October 24, 2024

PROVIDENCE – Without the three pillars of economic security, affordable and accessible health care, and affordable and accessible housing, the bridge to a secure future for senior citizens will crumble and fall, says Diane Santos, board chairperson of the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island.

October 24, 2024
PROVIDENCE, RI – Attention passengers in the terminal, Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) is getting some new interior upgrades and gates. In an effort to improve operational efficiency, deliver a unified and modern design, and enhance passenger flow and comfort for the travelling public, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded $10 million in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to advance renovations and technology upgrades at T.F. Green International Airport.
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Congressman Gabe Amo
October 22, 2024
Congressman Gabe Amo has been in office for less than a year, so the list of legislation that he's introduced is still fairly short. It consists of a bill recognizing the First Rhode Island Regiment, America's first integrated military unit, and an amendment to a Republican-backed bill that sought to sanction the Chinese Communist Party.