Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to prevent thousands of Liberians living legally in the United States from being deported, members of Congress led by U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), are introducing the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act to allow eligible Liberians to apply for permanent residency and provide them with a pathway to citizenship.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) released the following statement after the passing of former Congressman John Dingell:

WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee passed the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act today. Democratic Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who chairs the House Antitrust Subcommittee, and Republican Congressman Steve Chabot (OH-01) have championed the NOPEC Act since first introducing it last year.

The proposal helps fight high gas prices by making members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other foreign oil cartels subject to U.S. antitrust law.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman David N. Cicilline’s (RI-01) Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act (H.R.831), a bill that directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to restart the National Scenic Byways Program. The bill, which Cicilline introduced in the House along with Republican Congressman Garret Graves (LA-06), now heads to the U.S. Senate, where it has been introduced by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME).

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

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline have sent a letter to U.S.

Bill to require publication of President’s tax returns filed as Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee prepares for hearing tomorrow on presidential tax returns

WASHINGTON – Today, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R.7) to enhance the Equal Pay Act and give working women the tools to fight back against pay discrimination and hold their employers accountable. The bill was also introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (WA).

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

“The President and Mitch McConnell never should have shut down the government in the first place. It’s critical that they never do this again. FBI agents, TSA workers, and air traffic controllers are hardworking men and women. They should never be used as pawns by the President and the Republican Leader.”