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David Nicola Cicilline is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Cicilline has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and civil rights during his tenure in Congress. He previously served as the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 2003 to 2011, where he worked on urban revitalization and public safety initiatives.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 21. A poll was released today that 73 percent of Americans think that the Republican leadership has the wrong priorities, and today we consider a…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 22, the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. Let's get one thing straight: The reason we are here today considering this bill is…
After all the excitement over the Speaker's race last week, it was good to get down to work this week, or not. Let's recap. The new Republican majority protected rich donors from paying their fair share in taxes, naturally, and in the…
I unequivocally condemn all acts of violence, vandalism, and destruction of property. However, these acts are not all the same. Graffiti on the side of a building is not comparable to the stalking of doctors and nurses and the assaulting…
Today we will vote for equality and against discrimination by finally overturning the exclusionary, homophobic Defense of Marriage Act and guaranteeing crucial protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. By passing the Respect for…
I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Cicilline of Rhode Island moves to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act. Every year, more than 600,000 people in the United States are released from State and…
This bill is proof of the extraordinary leadership of Chairman Nadler and the Judiciary Committee. He has led our committee in a principled, determined way. I think as a result of his leadership, the Judiciary Committee has been the most…
I say again, this is about supporting competition with some very commonsense proposals that have strong bipartisan support in both Chambers. We can finally let Big Tech know that the time in which they can do whatever they want and…
I thank the chairman for yielding. H.R. 3843 is a modest yet critical first step to modernizing the antitrust laws. It generates revenue; it makes foreign adversarial interests in transactions more apparent; and it allows more streamlined…
I thank the chairman again for yielding. I just want to make clear, once again, that this bill does not appropriate money to the FTC, and I think the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and I will continue to advocate for more funding. But…
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