Press Releases

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Congressional delegation joined the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today in announcing a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support stronger mental and behavioral health services for Rhode Island students. The grant proposal was submitted in partnership with the Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF), and will allow the two state agencies to improve and expand services in the Providence, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket pilot districts.

PAWTUCKET – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline is calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reverse a proposed policy change that protects fraudulent schools at the expense of the students they victimized.

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

SMITHFIELD, RI – In an effort to help local fire departments effectively respond to emergencies and keep our communities safe, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced $3,848,921 in federal funding to help the Cumberland, Saylesville, Smithfield, and Woonsocket Fire Departments hire and train new firefighters and $6,819 to help the West Warwick Fire Department purchase a new thermal imaging camera.  

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI - Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke today with residents at Rumford Towers, where he released a new report prepared by the House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force on the long history of Republican attacks on the benefits seniors have earned. Cicilline, who serves as a member of the House Democratic Leadership, also outlined the ways a Democratic majority in the U.S. House will fight for seniors. 

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help the Providence Fire Department enhance training and safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined with Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré to announce $993,309 in federal funding for the Providence Fire Department through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. 

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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) announced today that his bill to rename the U.S. Post Office at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, in honor of Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. was signed into law by the President. Sergeant McKenna was killed in action in Afghanistan in August 2015 while defending Camp Integrity from a Taliban attack. The bill was co-sponsored by every member of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation.

Federal funding will provide reemployment services to individuals affected by opioid use & addiction