Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), the top-ranking Democrat on the House Antitrust Subcommittee, issued the following statement today:

“Another day, another mega-merger. Disney’s proposed purchase of 21st Century Fox threatens to put control of TV, movie, and news content into the hands of a single media giant.”

NARRAGANSETT, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today joined Governor Gina M. Raimondo in announcing $1.6 million in federal funding to upgrade key infrastructure at the Port of Galilee in Narragansett to help protect jobs and promote investment at Rhode Island’s busiest commercial fishing port. 

WASHINGTON - Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline, a member of the House Democratic Leadership and the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees, issued the following statement today after President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI:

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

"Rhode Island's working families are already getting crushed by high costs from their pharmacy to their cable bill. Now, National Grid is proposing a 15% hike in the rates Rhode Islanders pay for electricity and gas."

"This is unacceptable. The Public Utilities Commission needs to take a hard look at this proposal and do the right thing for Rhode Island families."

PAWTUCKET - U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who serves as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, issued the following statement today:

"When working families pay their internet bill, they expect to get what they pay for: access to the entire lawful internet, not just portions of it."

WASHINGTON – Democratic and Policy Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1:

“This is not tax reform. It’s a scam. Our economy is already rigged against working people, and the bill Republicans passed today will make it even harder for middle class families to get ahead.”

WASHINGTON – Along with leading Democrats in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) has helped craft a critical new tenet of the Democratic economic agenda – A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future – to bolster America’s working families. As Republicans continue working on behalf of corporations and billionaires, Cicilline and his colleagues are working to build an economy that works for everyone – not just those at the top.

WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair David N. Cicilline joined other leading House Democrats on the steps of the U.S. Capitol today to demand President Trump provide much-needed relief to the citizens in Puerto Rico.

“What has happened in Puerto Rico is a disgrace. These are American citizens. And the Trump administration has completely failed the citizens of Puerto Rico,” said Cicilline. “It’s time for the President to get off the golf course and get to work.”

Washington, DC – After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled presentations by its scientists at a workshop on the health of Narragansett Bay—an event focusing on the challenges climate change and other threats pose for the critical economic resource—members of Congress from Rhode Island and Massachusetts are demanding an explanation from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.  In a letter sent today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Edward J.