RI will lose a US House seat to Arizona after 2020, study finds
The Capitol is seen under early morning gray skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Capitol is seen under early morning gray skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018.
Category Archives: Representative David Cicilline
Lawmakers question Google over kids’ privacy on YouTube
Google says YouTube isn't for children under 13, which is why it created a separate app for them, YouTube Kids. Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican, sent a letter this week to Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai asking for more details about how the service collects data.
Congressmen question Google over kids’ privacy on YouTube
Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican, sent a letter this week to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking for more details about how the service collects data. Their letter comes months after privacy advocates filed a complaint about YouTube with the Federal Trade Commission.
Rhode Island to vote as midterm primary season winds down Source: AP
Rhode Island's Democratic governor faces a spirited but poorly funded challenge in Wednesday's primary, while the mayor of the state's second-largest city is seeking the GOP nomination for another shot at the governor's seat in November. First, he has to defeat a state lawmaker making her first gubernatorial run.
Lawmakers’ bill would outlaw 3D-printed plastic guns
Democratic Reps. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and David Cicilline of Rhode Island plan to introduce legislation during Tuesday's U.S. House session that would prohibit the manufacture or possession of 3D- printed guns.
House GOP refuses to renew election security funding as…
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Rules Committee, speaks during a meeting on Monday. Sessions argued Wednesday that there was no need to increase federal funding for election security.
On July 4, Americans celebrate their union, rue divisions – Wed, 04 Jul 2018 PST
With backyard barbecues and fireworks thundering across night skies, Americans are celebrating Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions that express pride in their country's 242nd birthday. But this quintessential American holiday will also be marked with a sense of a United States divided for some - evidenced by competing televised events in the nation's capital.
Democrats enraged after touring Texas immigration detention facility
Sen. Jeff Merkley, from right, D-Ore., speaks to the media along with fellow Democratic lawmakers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, center, of Maryland., Rep. David Cicilline, of Rhode Island, and Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, on June 17, 2018. Sen. Jeff Merkley, from right, D-Ore., speaks to the media along with fellow Democratic lawmakers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, center, of Maryland., Rep. David Cicilline, of Rhode Island, and Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, on June 17, 2018.
Leaders outline vision for Pawtucket/Central Falls development site
A busy district on the border of Pawtucket and Central Falls is set to undergo a major facelift, and local leaders hope the project will breathe new life into the area. "This is really a great project that's going to benefit the city of Pawtucket and the city of Central Falls," Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said.
Health | Addiction-Based Play “Four Legs to Stand On” Coming to Newport for 3 Shows
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare will be sponsoring three performances of "Four Legs to Stand On" throughout Newport County as part of its 40th celebration. "'Four Legs to Stand On' gives voice to a family with addiction, showing very powerfully that addiction truly is a family disease.
Trump lashes out at Mueller, Comey, McCabe, over Russia probe
Continuing to attack the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections, and any links to his campaign, President Donald Trump on Sunday went on Twitter to attack the veracity of former top officials of the FBI, accusing them of lying, and making up information to use against him in the Special Counsel's investigation. As he attacked former FBI Director James Comey, and recently fired top FBI official Andrew McCabe, Mr. Trump appeared to be watching television on Sunday morning, citing one of his favorite Fox News programs, Fox and Friends.
Politics | Guest MINDSETTERa Clifford: RI Political Leaders Need to Stop Running for Cover
I, like others, am tired of local political leaders always running for cover, constantly trying to avoid being leaders and taking stands.
‘Let us do our job’: Anger erupts over EPA’s apparent muzzling of scientists
Protesters gather Monday outside a meeting where a report on the Narragansett Bay, which included a focus on climate change, was to be released in Providence, R.I. The Environmental Protection Agency prohibited three scientists from speaking at the event. The Trump administration's decision to prevent government scientists from presenting climate change-related research at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday gave the event a suddenly high profile, with protesters outside, media inside and angry lawmakers and academics criticizing the move.
Thompson leads efforts to ban gun accessory that made Vegas shooter more lethal
Congressman Mike Thompson on Thursday led a letter to President Trump, urging him to take action to prohibit “bump stocks,” the accessory that allowed the Las Vegas shooter's semi-automatic weapons to function as fully automatic weapons, his office announced. The Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force joined the task force's 13 co-chairs in signing the letter, they said.
The Latest: RI congressmen seek to ban ‘bump stocks’ on guns
The Latest on congressmen from Rhode Island working on legislation to ban devices that can enable a rifle to fire continuously, like an automatic weapon : Congressmen from Rhode Island want to ban devices that can enable a rifle to fire continuously, like an automatic weapon. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, said Wednesday he's co-sponsoring a bill with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, to ban "bump stocks" and other devices that can enable a rifle to fire continuously.
America’s Founding Father Would Be Outraged By Trump
George Washington would be horrified by Donald J. Trump's claim that there were "fine people" among those who rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, with neo-Nazis, Klansmen and white nationalists, and that they were morally equivalent to those who protested the event. Read his famous letter of 1790 to the Jewish congregation here in Newport.
After all that, Amazon’s Whole Foods deal may be delayed
A raft of regulatory questions may delay the $13.7-billion mega-merger between Amazon and the supermarket chain as Democratic lawmakers and government officials raise antitrust concerns. Whole Foods told its investors in June that the deal was expected to close late this year, but the companies reportedly warned that it could take until May of 2018.
Is this small-town congressman from New Mexico tough enough to win Democrats the House majority?
Rep. Ben Ray LujA n, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, at his family farm in New Mexico. congressman, barely finding his way through the halls of the Capitol, when his mom called with an urgent message from home.
No guns to Turkey: 36 congressmen’s letter to Secretary of State
"Right here, on U.S. soil, we witnessed President Erdogan's blatant disregard for democracy as his henchmen waged a brutal attack on peaceful protestors. As the very model of freedom and liberty around the world, the United States cannot condone such an overt suppression of democracy and this proposed arms deal would be nothing less than an endorsement of Erdogan's henchmen's brutal attack.
Health | Weiss: GOP Health Care Reform Moves to Senate
House Speaker Paul Ryan's words are now coming back to haunt him and GOP leadership that rammed American Health Care Act , without procedural safeguards, through the House chamber days ago. "I don't think we should pass bills that we haven't read that we don't know what they cost," said Ryan in a 2009 interview on MSNBC when Congress was debating President Obama's 1990-page Affordable Care Act , or Obamacare.