Press Releases
Apr 25, 2011
Cicilline Teams Up With Brandon Greene to Stop School Bullying
Issues: Education
Congressman Cicilline meets with Brandon Greene, a 13 year old student from Burrillville, Rhode Island to discuss solutions to bullying.
Apr 22, 2011
Cicilline Statement on Earth Day
Issues: Energy
We need to work together to create a better environment and economy for current and future generations of Rhode Islanders. While there has been progress made in reducing our dependence on foreign oil, more work needs to be done to assure our energy security and reduce the rising cost of gasoline. As the price of gas makes its way towards $4.00 per gallon, Rhode Islanders are feeling the pain at the pump and the time has come to once and for all end the tax breaks the Republicans continue to give Big Oil.
Apr 21, 2011
Cicilline Announces Help for Former Dama Jewelry Technology Employees
Congressman Cicilline announces U.S. Department of Labor approves Trade Adjustment Assistance for former employees of Dama Jewelry Technology in Johnston, RI. Dama employees previously made jewelry components. A significant number of former employees lost their jobs due to a shift of work to a foreign country.
Apr 19, 2011
Cicilline Tours Historic Non-Profit Community Health Center
Issues: Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
Cicilline visited WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care this week to discuss how to partner together to address the critical healthcare needs of Burrillville’s and Glocester’s citizens.
Apr 18, 2011
Cicilline to Launch Congressional Series for Seniors
Issues: Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Seniors
Congressman David Cicilline will launch his Congressional Series for Seniors tomorrow to explain the effects of the Republican budget on older Rhode Islanders. In addition, Congressman Cicilline will outline the services his congressional office can provide for seniors including Social Security and Medicare benefits, housing help, how to locate meal sites, and more.
Apr 15, 2011
Republican Budget Means Catastrophic Consequences For American People
Issues: Education, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Seniors
The Republican budget ends Medicare as we know it while giving away tens of billions of dollars in tax subsidies to Big Oil companies, it slashes support to seniors in nursing homes while giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas, and it cuts education for kids and raises college tuition for nearly 10 million students, while giving additional tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans
Apr 14, 2011
Cicilline: On 100th Day of Congress, Republicans Offer Budget Ending Medicare, No Jobs
Issues: Seniors
Today marks my first 100 days in Congress and my priorities remain the same as Day 1: fight hard to get our economy back on track and put Rhode Islanders back to work. But in these same 100 days, Rhode Islanders and Americans across our great nation are still waiting on the Republican majority to produce a jobs agenda.
Apr 12, 2011
Congressman Cicilline Recognizes Equal Pay Day
In recognition of April 12 as Equal Pay Day, Congressman Cicilline and more than 110 of his colleagues in the House are co-sponsoring legislation that would address the pay discrepancies between women and men.
Apr 11, 2011
Cicilline Announces More Than $7.5 million for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Congressman Cicilline announced Raytheon Integrated Systems will receive $7,552,000 from the U.S. Department of the Navy.
Apr 11, 2011
Cicilline Announces More Than $245k for the Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs
Issues: Health Care, Seniors
Congressman Cicilline announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded $245,610 to the RI Department of Elderly Affairs to support a network that assists seniors and adults with disabilities across the state with choosing or changing health insurance coverage.
