Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressmen David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and Jim Langevin (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island community organizations are receiving nearly $450,000 through NeighborWorks America to support affordable housing and revitalizing local communities. NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley is receiving a grant of $258,000, while the West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. is receiving $188,000 in new funds.

“Buffett Rule” legislation would ensure wealthy pay their fair share in taxes

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after President Trump attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller and seemed to open the door to firing him:

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who has pushed for new sanctions on members of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle over the past year, issued the following statement today:

Portsmouth, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with area small business owners and local officials in the flood-prone Island Park neighborhood of Portsmouth to highlight the newly funded National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, which can help coastal businesses weather rising seas and worsening storms.  Congress approved $30 million in funding for the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, which will be awarded through a nationwide competitive grant process, in the omnibus spending bill signed into law in late March.

PAWTUCKET – As the cost of child care continues to skyrocket for middle class families in Rhode Island, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) hosted a roundtable at the Children’s Workshop in Lincoln with non-profit leaders, childcare providers, parents and stakeholders to discuss A Better Deal on Child Care – the Democratic proposal to make high-quality child care affordable for middle class families. Two images from the Roundtable are attached to this email.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) voted today for the federal government spending bill in the U.S. House. Over the past year, Cicilline has championed priorities important to Rhode Island, and he has advocated relentlessly with his colleagues in House Leadership and appropriators for those priorities. He successfully led the fight to increase funding for:

Pell Grants

• Increased $1.95 Billion
• FY17: $22.50 Billion
• FY18: $24.45 Billion

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement today:

“I am deeply saddened to learn that Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has passed away.”

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today:

“Firing the Secretary of State with a Tweet sends a dangerous message to America's allies and adversaries alike.”