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WPRI: Amo backs bill to avoid shutdown in first major vote

November 15, 2023

Ted Nesi, WPRI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo took his first major vote on Tuesday night, joining a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers who backed a short-term funding measure to keep the federal government operating past a looming shutdown deadline.

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, a Louisiana Republican, participates in a ceremonial swearing-in for new US Representative Gabe Amo., a Rhode Island Democrat, right, at the US Capitol on Monday. Amo is filling the seat formerly held by Representative David N. Cicilline in Rhode Island's First Congressional District. He is joined by his parents, Weady Socree and Gabriel Amo.DREW ANGERER/GETTY

Boston Globe: Gabe Amo’s wild first week in Congress

November 14, 2023

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Dan McGowan, Boston Globe

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US Representative Gabe Amo is officially official. The newly elected congressman from Rhode Island’s First District was sworn into the US House of Representatives last night, becoming the first person of color to serve in the state’s congressional delegation.

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