Press Releases

RI Delegation Slams Visit by Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Days after Sudden Stop-Work Order on Revolution Wind

August 28, 2025

Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement calling on Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to visit with trades workers put out of work by the Trump administration’s stop-work order freezing construction on Revolution Wind:

RI Delegation Statement on Stop Work Order for Revolution Wind Project

August 24, 2025

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Warwick, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01) issued the following statement in response to a Trump Administration order stopping all activities of Revolution Wind Project off the coast of Rhode Island, which is more than 80% complete and contracted to deliver much needed affordable electricity to Rhode Island next year:

Amo, McCaul Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Streamline of Defense Production for the United States and Allies

August 21, 2025

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Washington, DC – TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced the AUKUS Improvement Act, legislation that would exempt entities already vetted by the State Department as AUKUS Authorized Users from the Third Party Transfer requirement for Foreign Military Sales.

RI Delegation Applauds Labor Agreement Ending Strike at Butler Hospital

August 19, 2025

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Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement following the ratification of a labor agreement struck between Butler Hospital and SEIU 1199NE, ending a months-long strike:

Amo, Jacobs Demand Answers from State About Reports of Trump’s Racist Refugee Program Preferences

August 15, 2025

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PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explain reports of a morally reprehensible policy to only allow South Africans of White descent to enter the United States through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

Visiting RI Senior Center on 90th Anniversary of Social Security, Amo Vows to Protect Earned Benefits from Republican Attacks

August 14, 2025

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Barrington, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) visited the Peck Adult Enrichment Center in Barrington on the 90th Anniversary of Social Security to share his work in Congress to protect the program from President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ threats of privatization and insolvency. Rhode Island seniors shared why Social Security was important to them and how it helped them make ends meet in retirement.

Amo Joined Meals on Wheels and Local Organizations to Deliver Lunch to Providence Seniors

August 11, 2025

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PROVIDENCE, RI – FRIDAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) visited Fox Point Manor in Providence with Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island to deliver food to seniors.

Amo Statement on Netanyahu’s Planned Occupation of Gaza City

August 10, 2025

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PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) released the following statement on Netanyahu’s planned occupation of Gaza City.

Amo Statement on Trump’s “Deal” Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

August 9, 2025

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PROVIDENCE, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) released the following statement on Trump’s “Deal Between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

Amo Tours Rhode Island Veterans Home Amidst Trump’s Attacks on Those Who’ve Served

August 8, 2025

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BRISTOL, RI – YESTERDAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) visited the Rhode Island Veterans Home, which provides quality social, medical, rehabilitative, and residential care to Rhode Island war Veterans. President Donald Trump’s staff cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) along with cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Affordable Care Act in the Big, Ugly Law will impact Rhode Island Veterans and their families.