Press Releases

PAWTUCKET – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today:

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after voting to pass the Save the Internet Act (H.R.1644):

“Protecting a free, open internet is in the best interests of consumers, workers, and entrepreneurs. The Trump administration’s decision to end net neutrality will empower big telecom companies to slow speeds on certain websites, charge new fees, and even block websites altogether.”

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01 issued the following statement today after the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen:

“It’s about time. Secretary Nielsen implemented the President’s horrific family separation policy. She was an enabler for this administration’s worst impulses. She won’t be missed.”

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act will allow small publishers to band together in negotiations with Facebook, Google

WASHINGTON – U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (GA-09) introduced legislation today that will allow local news outlets to negotiate collectively with large online platforms, including Facebook and Google.

Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) argued in favor of passing the Equality Act (H.R.5), his bill to expand existing federal civil rights protections to ensure equality for the LGBTQ community, during today’s hearing on the bill in the House Judiciary Committee.

The full text of Cicilline’s remarks, as delivered, is embedded below. A clip of his remarks can be viewed by clicking here.

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David N. Cicilline

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), the author of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump extended protections for Liberian refugees residing in the United States through March 31, 2020:

WASHINGTON – As President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos push to gut funding for the Special Olympics, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) is rallying dozens of members behind an effort to preserve more than $28 million for the Special Olympics in the upcoming fiscal year.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after voting to block President Trump’s effort to siphon $3.6 billion in funding from military bases, as well as $4.4 billion in other funds, to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border:

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

“Now that he has Special Counsel Mueller’s report in hand, Attorney General Barr should move as quickly as possible to release it to the public in full. The American people deserve to know the whole truth about what happened in 2016.”