Press Releases

NEWPORT - Hundreds of Rhode Islanders packed the Vasco da Gama Portuguese-American Society Hall this evening for Congressman David N. Cicilline’s (RI-01) Newport Senior Resources Fair. Tonight’s event took place just days before the U.S. House is slated to vote on Cicilline’s proposal to save taxpayers $3.9 billion on the cost of prescription drugs.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spent today helping to pass the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (H.R. 986). Cicilline is a co-sponsor of the proposal, which protects half a million Rhode Islanders who could suffer higher premiums, and even have their insurance taken away altogether, if President Trump succeeds in repealing the Affordable Care Act through the courts.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today introduced the Cash Always Should be Honored (CASH) Act today to require retailers to accept cash payments. Cicilline’s bill will ensure that working people never get turned away simply because they do have a credit or debit card.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after voting to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress:

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement today:

“On Holocaust Remembrance Day – Yom Hashoah – we remember six million Jews who were murdered during the worst genocide in our history. This year, we are especially mindful of the growing threat of anti-Semitism both here at home and across the globe, and I am praying for the families of those who lost a loved one in the recent horrific attacks on synagogues.”

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House passed the Climate Action Now Act (H.R.9), legislation he co-sponsored to address the urgent challenge that climate change poses to Rhode Island:

“If we don’t act, climate change will have a devastating impact on Rhode Island. No matter what Republicans say, the threat is real and getting worse every day.”

WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee approved Congressman David N. Cicilline’s (RI-01) Equality Act (H.R.5) today. The Equality Act extends existing civil rights protections to LGBTQ Americans in the areas of employment, education, housing, credit, jury service, public accommodations, and federal funding. The bill is co-sponsored by 240 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including three Republicans.

Cicilline issued the following statement after the Committee passed his bill:

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement this morning:

“Bill Barr needs to resign.”

“He has demonstrated that he is more interested in serving as the President’s personal counsel than as the chief law enforcement officer of the United States.”

“He lied under oath to Congress. That cannot be tolerated. He has to go.”

WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved Congressman David N. Cicilline’s (RI-01) bipartisan proposal to drive down the cost of prescription drugs today.

The Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act (H.R. 965) will prohibit big pharmaceutical companies from engaging in anti-competitive conduct to prevent generic versions of prescription drugs from entering the marketplace.