Press Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01), along with Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Seth Magaziner (DI-RI-02), condemned President Donald Trump’s executive order to insert the federal government into state-run elections and interfere with election mail, in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner.

NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) delivered $500,000 in federal Community Project Funding to improve communication systems at the North Smithfield Police Department. The funds Amo secured will empower the Department to make critical updates to communication equipment, enhancing public safety in North Smithfield by upgrading outdated systems and improving real-time coordination among officers, regional partners, and the public.

WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressman Gabe Amo in announcing $30,000 in National Endowment of the Arts funding for Newport Contemporary Ballet. This funding will support the Ballet’s annual Newport Dance Festival, which this year will explore the theme of freedom in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.

Washington, DC – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on the passing of former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank:

Washington, DC – TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) led 29 Members in introducing a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to stop President Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice with Iran, which is driving up costs and making Americans less safe.

PROVIDENCE, RI –  TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) announced that submissions are now open for the 2026 Congressional App Challenge.

WASHINGTON, DC –  TODAY, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded $20,372,714 million in federal funding to advance infrastructure upgrades and construction projects at T.F. Green International Airport and several local airports across the state.

PROVIDENCE, RI –  TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) announced that Caroline Gordon of Riverside has won the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for the First Congressional District of Rhode Island. Gordon’s painting, “Thursday Evening,” depicts a trumpeter, bassist, and saxophonist gathering to play in a dark room, giving the viewer a sense of musicality.