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David Cicilline

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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.

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Apr 27, 2022

Thank you, and I hope you will look at the practices that the United States Air Force has adopted and consider doing exactly the same thing.

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Mar 28, 2022

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise today in strong support of the Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act, legislation that will help tackle the backlog of cold cases and bring long overdue justice to more than a quarter of a…

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Mar 28, 2022

In recent years, we have seen an alarming number of cyberattacks on our Nation's infrastructure, including election systems, police departments, local governments, and hospitals.

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Mar 8, 2022

If we could choke off the revenue supply to Russia and cripple their economy, Vladimir Putin won`t be able to finance this aggressive campaign.

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Mar 8, 2022

The American people do not want to finance this war, do not want to finance the deadly machine that is killing women and children and innocent civilians.

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Mar 8, 2022

President Biden`s announcement today is to ban the import of oil. But, in addition to that, he included provisions to prohibit the financing of Russian energy projects, which is very, very important, and also prohibited the investments in…

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Mar 8, 2022

What is happening in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster, an unjustified illegal war that is that is devastating a country.

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Mar 7, 2022

Despite all the histrionics of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I hope those efforts can continue in police departments across the country.

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Mar 7, 2022

Thank you. We have in the City of Providence a program that was started by the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence that supported a group of young people called street workers that are actually former gang Members, people…

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Mar 7, 2022

I don't think you need to raid police budgets to do that.

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Mar 7, 2022

Would it surprise you to learn that every single Republican in the entire House of Representatives... voted against exactly those strategies?

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Mar 7, 2022

If people don't trust law enforcement, then they won't talk to you, and they won't testify in court.

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