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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Representative Gabe Amo held a district swearing-in ceremony Sunday afternoon. The event was held at the U.S. District Court House.

From the political mayhem unfolding in the halls of Congress, to the outrage still spewing forth over the Washington Bridge closure, Congressman Gabe Amo hasn’t exactly had a stress-free week.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — This week on Newsmakers: Congressman Gabe Amo discusses his first month in the U.S. House, the Washington Bridge crisis, debates over Israel and antisemitism, immigration negotiations and more. The newly elected Democrat won a special election last month.

Rep. Gabe Amo will likely serve on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, according to a recommendation made by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

NBC 10's Gene Valicenti catches up with new Congressman Gabe Amo.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Three weeks have passed since Gabe Amo, a Providence Democrat, defeated Gerry W. Leonard Jr., a Jamestown Republican, in the special election to fill Rhode Island’s First Congressional District seat. And at this point, even insiders are struggling to get his name right.

Rhode Island is the nation’s smallest state and its Black population is among the smallest of any state at 6.3 percent. But voters saw fit to make Rep. Gabe Amo their first Black person to be elected to Congress.