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RI Delegation Touts $134,000 Boost to Help RI Museums Expand Exhibits, Accessibility, & Training

August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that three Rhode Island organizations are set to receive $134,000 in federal grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) Inspire! Grants for Small Museums program.

Boston Globe: ‘It’s not going away’: RI congressman pitches artificial intelligence literacy in schools

August 1, 2024

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Steph Machado, Boston Globe

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PROVIDENCE — As artificial intelligence becomes more and more prevalent in daily life, a Rhode Island congressman wants to make it a formal part of K-12 education.

Congressman Amo Statement on the Release of Americans Detained in Russia

August 1, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, released the following statement:

WLNE: City of Pawtucket announces 2024 Hall of Fame inductees

July 31, 2024

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Isabella Pelletiere, ABC6

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PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — The city of Pawtucket is preparing to celebrate some of its own champions, with a Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

URI, RISD Researchers Awarded $3.4M for Collaborative Research Projects to Study Climate Change & Enhance Resilience

July 31, 2024

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Leading researchers from the University of Rhode Island (URI) and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) are rethinking approaches to climate change impacts, adaptation, and resilience. Thanks to over $3.4 million in new federal funding, these leading Ocean State institutions will partner with other research universities on ambitious, multidisciplinary four-year projects to develop strategies to enhance community resilience to climate change.

Amo and Kean Introduce Bill to Improve Artificial Intelligence Literacy for K-12

July 30, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) and Gabe Amo (RI-01), introduced the Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) Artificial Intelligence Act, a bipartisan bill to improve artificial intelligence literacy for K-12.

Amo Leads Letter to State Department and USAID in Support of Federal Funding to Combat Global Malnutrition

July 29, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power in support of dedicated funding for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF).

RI Delegation Announces Nearly $2 Million Federal Grant to Accelerate Resiliency Efforts on Aquidneck Island

July 26, 2024

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Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $1,999,777 in federal funding for the Aquidneck Land Trust under the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge.

Rhode Island’s congressmen recognizing Mr. Huntley’s legacy as a stalwart community leader and nonviolence advocate

Amo, Magaziner Pay Tribute to Mr. Cedric Paul Huntley on House Floor

July 25, 2024

Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor in honor of Mr. Cedric Paul Huntley, a devoted public servant and longtime champion for Rhode Island who sadly passed away on July 10, 2024 and was honored with a memorial service and procession in Providence on July 19, 2024.

Amo Secures Wins for Rhode Island in Water Resources Development Act

July 22, 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, essential legislation that advances his priorities to strengthen flood protection, bolster resiliency, and invest in wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.

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