Press Releases

Amo Calls Out Musk-Trump Attacks on Social Security

March 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) denounced Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s lies about Social Security that are setting the stage to gut access to this earned benefit for seniors. Amo joined Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Al Green (TX-09) in calling on the Trump administration to protect phone lines and call assistance at the Social Security Administration.

On Medicaid Day of Action, RI Delegation Emphasizes Medicaid’s Role in Supporting Behavioral and Mental Health

March 18, 2025

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo at Butler Hospital along with key medical professionals and advocacy groups to emphasize how Republican-proposed cuts to Medicaid will harm Rhode Islanders seeking behavioral and mental health care, as well as the providers who serve them.

Amo Forcefully Advocates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

March 17, 2025

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) emphasized the danger of Republican funding cuts and highlighted the critical role that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays in supporting health and nutrition across Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. Starting in Newport, Congressman Amo visited the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center — a community center and food pantry that works to fight hunger, promote health, educate children, and support families and seniors.

As Trump Freezes Food Aid, RI Delegation Works to Defend Nutrition Assistance & Anti-Poverty Programs

March 14, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC – As the Trump Administration arbitrarily cuts and freezes critical assistance for food pantries, schools, and local farmers, Rhode Island food banks and school nutrition advocates are preparing for the fallout: increased childhood hunger, more struggling families, and a shift in burdens from the federal government to local schools, governments, and non-profits.

Amo Leads Letter Demanding Answers on Trump Effort to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

March 14, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) led a letter signed by 25 colleagues to Treasury Secretary Bessent and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Vought expressing alarm with steps taken by the Administration to remove the vital consumer protection functions of the CFPB.

Committee Leaders Amo, Huffman, Lofgren, and Dexter Demand Information on NOAA Lease Terminations

March 14, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC– Yesterday, Committee on Natural Resources (HNR) Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-2), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (SST) Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), HNR Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (OR-3), and SST Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Gabe Amo (RI-1) sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding information on the Trump administration’s apparent plan to terminate at least 34 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) office leases nationwide.

Amo Rips Reckless Republican Blank Check to Elon Musk

March 11, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) released the following statement after voting no Republican’s plan to cede more power to Elon Musk.

Amo Statement on Republican Plan to Dismantle the Department of Education

March 11, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) released the following statement:

Amo, Lofgren, Sykes Demand Information from Trump Administration on Forthcoming DOGE Layoffs

March 11, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment Gabe Amo joined Ranking Members Zoe Lofgren and Emilia Sykes in sending a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) demanding that the agency disclose their reduction in force (RIF) plans with the Committee immediately. Per the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) February 26th memo, the Trump administration is requiring that all federal agencies develop reorganization plans by March 13, 2025.

Whitehouse, Magaziner, & Amo Vow to Defend Medicaid from Republican Efforts to Take Health Care Away from Moms and Babies

March 10, 2025

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Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today called on Congress to defend Medicaid against ongoing Republican efforts to take health insurance away from millions of Americans. With Women & Infants Hospital as the backdrop, Whitehouse, Magaziner, and Amo highlighted how Rhode Island moms and babies rely on Medicaid for pregnancy, childbirth, and family planning, among many other services from nursing home care to substance use disorder treatment.