WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Ranking Member of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, applauded the European Union's (EU) enforcement action against Facebook's parent company, Meta, for its failure to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU's hallmark privacy law. The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta Euros1.2 billion for knowingly transfe  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), today addressed the House of Representatives for the final time as a Member of Congress. During his remarks, the Congressman spoke about his work over the last 12 years and his hope for the future of the Congress and country. He stated, "I come from a state whose motto is 'Hope.' And as I leave Congress, I want to leave with this parting word, '  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) announced that he has co-sponsored the Senior Hunger Prevention Act, a bill to expand seniors' access to nutritious food and lower costs for seniors' essential needs. The legislation, introduced by Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) and Andrea Salinas (OR-6), aims to address challenges faced by older adults, grandparents, kinship caregivers, and adults with disabilities  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded over $9 million in federal funding for operational upgrades and planning at Rhode Island's T.F. Green International Airport. These two federal U.S. Department of Transportation grants, totaling $9,015,250, will be administered through the Federal Aviation Administ  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded over $9 million in federal funding for operational upgrades and planning at Rhode Island's T.F. Green International Airport. These two federal U.S. Department of Transportation grants, totaling $9,015,250, will be administered through the Federal Aviation  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced a new $228,000 federal grant to support beach water-quality monitoring and public notification efforts in Rhode Island. Previous Administrations sought to eliminate the beach water testing program that helps Rhode Island and other coastal states monitor coastal waters throughout the summer to keep beachgoers safe. But Senator Reed, a senior member of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: As extremist Republican state legislatures and right-wing, GOP-appointed judges and justices step up their assault on a woman's right to reproductive freedom, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and 23 of their Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Affordability is Access Act. The  more

NORTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island, May 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: Standing abeam the first hybrid ferry to be manufactured on the east coast of the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Jack Goodison, President & CEO of J. Goodison Co., and Ted Williams, President of Senesco Marine, LLC, to deliver more than $1.4 million in federal funds for the two Rhode Island shipyards to upgrade equipment and boost production. Rhode Isl  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release and letter on May 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Member of the European Parliament Manon Aubry today sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell urging the officials to ri  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Last night, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) spoke on the House Floor to honor and celebrate Rep. David Cicilline's distinguished career in the U.S. House of Representatives. "I rise today to celebrate the distinguished congressional career of one of Rhode Island's finest public servants and my good friend, Congressman David Cicilline, who will be retiring from the House next week  more