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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 gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the bank lobbyist act, which reverses the progress we have made since Wall Street brought our economy to the brink of collapse in 2008. This is yet another…
You strongly criticized the Obama administration for not including issues like human rights in the nuclear deal with Iran.
Your administration has been in office for 15 months. They have done nothing to hold Iran accountable on any of this malign activity.
Your testimony had been very useful in, I think, understanding Chinese economic power and their willingness to advance their national interests by the use of these very powerful economic tools.
However, in 2016, the Department of Defense decided to decommission Lajes, a decision I strongly opposed for a lot of reasons.
This is, potentially, a violation of laws governing State Department personnel.
We cannot allow another outbreak to go unchecked because the White House considers arbitrary budget cuts to be good politics.
You said in response to written questions for the record during your Senate confirmation hearing that you would appoint a new special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons at the State Department.
Due to a flight delay I was forced to miss tonight's votes. Had I been present, I would have supported the three bills considered under suspension of the rules. I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 4830, the SIT-REP Act. I would have voted…
The Judiciary Committee has a longstanding, bipartisan tradition of investigating and addressing anticompetitive conduct that harms working American families.
This bill, which passed the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support in prior Congresses, would allow the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute anticompetitive conduct related to the production and price of oil.
Since 1960, the OPEC oil cartel has colluded to control the supply of oil in an effort to manipulate crude oil supply.
We can become energy-independent and have the kind of man-on-the-moon approach with a very significant investment in renewable energies.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening in support of National Police Week, an important celebration of the men and women who serve our communities as members of law enforcement. This week, we also observed…
Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 185. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote
When it comes to affordable healthcare and prescription drugs, President Trump and the Republicans are forcing the American people to swallow a raw deal. They have voted to dismantle protections for preexisting conditions. They have voted…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 230, nays 185, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 177]…
Prescription drug prices are rising at an unprecedented rate, unsustainable for most American families. In fact, Americans pay double what people in other countries pay for prescription drugs. Our per capita prescription drug spending is…
I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5645, the so-called SMARTER Act, an assault on the Federal Trade Commission's ability to vigorously promote competition through merger…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I would like to begin by reminding everyone that the Financial Protection Bureau, under the leadership of Director Cordray, returned $12 billion to American consumers, including $140 million in…
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