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Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s latest in a string of Capitol Hill appearances this year may have been his most explosive yet, with Democrats focusing on high gasoline and electricity prices.
Wright appeared before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee to defend the department’s fiscal 2027 budget request, but Democrats quickly shifted their focus to a series of Department of Energy actions they argue have been overtly partisan and damaging to clean energy development.
It was in December 2020 when Jaia Robotics co-founders Ian Estaphan Owen and Jason Webster set off on what Owen describes as an ambitious plan in the field of autonomous underwater vehicles and aquatic data collection. They kicked off product development on March 13, 2021 and had their first prototype in the water September 16, 2021 — all during the pandemic with nobody in the same office.
Our 1st District Congressman Gabe Amo is the new vice ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He made national news last week with his reaction to the recent shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Amo said, “I’m not surprised given the turn that we’ve seen. … But mostly I’m disappointed because the best of America is reflected in these programs.”
Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., calls President Donald Trump’s proposal for Gaza “the language of a real estate developer.”
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, which passed the chamber with nearly 50 Democrats joining all House Republicans in a 264-159 vote.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection by supporters of president-elect Donald Trump, Rhode Island leaders are speaking about that day and their duty ahead.
From Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo:
In a political landscape often characterized by division and partisanship, U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.-1) stands out as a beacon of hope and a champion for unity. Elected to represent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District in a special election, Amo became the first person of color to represent the constituency.
In an exclusive interview with the AFRO, Amo said that his freshman year was “eventful.”