David Cicilline: “If you are serious about doing something about violence, gun violence, and other: ... not serious people.”

Since the Goldman Act was enacted there has been a decline in the number of American children abducted overseas and that is a good news story.

What we’ve said to the General Assembly is you’re going to have to have a transition plan that takes that into account.

The difference is you’ll be increasing education funding and distributing it through a formula that’s fair and equitable, and ensure that every student in Rhode Island has access to what they need to be successful.

We must remember that child abduction is child abuse and it has devastating emotional, psychological, and even physical consequences for both abducted children and their families left behind.