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September 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Several local police departments will soon have more backup and additional federal resources to crack down on heroin and opioid dealers thanks to a new round of federal ‘COPS grants’ totaling $4,921,873 that is being awarded to local law enforcement agencies across Rhode Island.
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September 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) participated in a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the Indo-Pacific that featured testimony from Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell about the ongoing work to strengthen bilateral relationships and advance democracy in the region. At the hearing, Congressman Amo spoke about the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to strengthen the AUKUS security pact and its critical role in maintaining security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
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September 12, 2024
SMITHFIELD – Officials gathered Monday with local firefighters to announce a $477,677 federal grant for the Smithfield Fire Department.
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September 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology passed H.R. 9211, the Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) Artificial Intelligence Act, which is co-led by Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07). The bipartisan bill would improve artificial intelligence literacy for K-12 students.
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September 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to honor Mr. George Nee, the President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. On October 11, 2024, Mr. Nee will step down from his position, concluding a storied career of more than 50 years advocating for the essential right to organize and fair labor protections for working people.
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September 9, 2024
SMITHFIELD, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) joined local elected officials as well as local firefighters to announce a $477,677 federal grant for Smithfield Fire Department.
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September 9, 2024
(WJAR) — Rhode Island leaders are set to present federal grant money to Smithfield firefighters.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo will present $477,677 in federal grants to the Smithfield Fire Department.
September 6, 2024
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to enhance public safety and help local fire departments recruit and retain firefighters, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today joined with Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley, East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva, Chief Richard A. Susi (ret.) of the Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs (RIAFC), and local firefighters to announce $22.05 million in federal funds for fire departments in Providence and East Providence and volunteer departments throughout the state.
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September 5, 2024
PROVIDENCE — The sunken barge polluting the Providence River since 2017 will soon be gone.
September 5, 2024
PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI) and Gabe Amo (D-RI) today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $1,500,512 grant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to remove a sunken, crane-topped barge from the Providence River.