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RI Delegation Delivers $464k for Local Firefighters

July 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure Rhode Island firefighters have the tools, training, and equipment they need to safely and effectively respond to emergencies throughout their communities, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $463,948 in federal funding for fire departments in East Greenwich, Middletown, Lincoln, and Providence.

RI Delegation Delivers Over $251 Million to Repair Critical Aging Bridges Along I-95

July 12, 2024

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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation has unlocked another $251,150,000 in federal funding for vital bridge repairs along Rhode Island’s busy I-95 corridor.

Providence Journal: 10 bridges on I-95 will be repaired or replaced with $251M from the feds. What to know.

July 12, 2024

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Patrick Anderson, Providence Journal

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Rhode Island has secured $251 million from the federal government to repair, replace or remove more than a dozen bridges over Interstate 95 in Providence, the state's federal congressional delegation announced Friday.

RI Delegation, Leaders Applaud $1.45 Million Federal Investment to Reduce Recidivism

July 11, 2024

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KINGSTON, RI – Today, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation announced that the non-profit Polaris MEP will receive $1,454,078 in federal funds to assist people re-entering the community after completing their sentence.

Schiff, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Close Gun Loophole Fueling Secondary Market for Firearms Parts

July 10, 2024

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Washington, D.C.— Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), joined by Representatives Daniel S. Goldman (D-N.Y), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), and Gabe Amo (D-R.I.), introduced the Firearm Destruction Licensure Act, a bill to ensure firearms intended to be destroyed are not sold and do not fall back into the hands of bad actors.

RI Current: State awarded $3.8 million federal grant to promote affordable housing development

July 5, 2024

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Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current

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State leaders looking to lift Rhode Island from its poor national ranking in housing production have enacted reforms to cut red tape and jumpstart construction. But pockets of resistance continue.

Rhode Island Current: RIPTA cuts ribbon on state’s first in-line bus charging station

July 2, 2024

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Anisha Kumar, Rhode Island Current

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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority unveiled the state’s first in-line electric bus charging station Tuesday at a ribbon-cutting event in Cranston. Speakers included three of the state’s four Democratic congressional delegates with U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rep. Gabe Amo joining Cranston Mayor Kenneth Hopkins and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley for the event.

Amo Statement on Trump v. United States

July 1, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) released the following statement on the ruling by the Supreme Court in Trump v. United States:

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Amo Helps Introduce Legislation to Promote Safe Gun Storage

June 28, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) joined Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) in introducing the Storing All Firearms Effectively and Safely (SAFES) Act, legislation that creates a 90 percent refundable tax credit up to $500 for individuals or $1000 for couples to purchase a gun safe to safely store their firearms.

Amo speaks in support of his two amendments which were added to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Bill

Amo Amendments Championing Rhode Island’s Naval Defense Leadership Pass

June 27, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of two amendments he offered to the FY25 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

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