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WASHINGTON, DC – Today in a House Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Near Eastern Affairs,” Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke about the need to support malnourished children with Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) like those made by Edesia Nutrition, a Rhode-Island based non-profit organization that manufacturers lifesaving treatments for acute malnutrition around the world

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve roadway safety and make Providence streets safer for all road users, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Mayor Brett P. Smiley to announce $1.12 million in federal funding for Providence under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke at a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee budget hearing titled “Examining NIST’s Priorities for 2025 and Beyond” which addressed the innovation being accelerated by a $400,000 federal expansion award that helps Rhode Island’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) — Polaris MEP — expand their supply chain services.

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve public health, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, alongside Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, today announced over $19 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for community health centers and medical research for Rhode Island institutions.

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Rhode Island's congressional delegation joined Governor Dan McKee, the Department of Housing, and RIHousing to announce the approval of over $102 million in funding awards for housing construction, preservation, and operating costs in Rhode Island.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo in sending a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy Miller requesting information on Rhode Island’s Global Entry Enrollment Center.