The attacks carried about by President Erdogan's so called security detail against American citizens and legal residents were absolutely appalling and will not be tolerated.
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.
I want to thank you and the ranking member for holding this markup today to consider five important bipartisan pieces of legislation, which I am proud to support.
It has been said that a budget is more than a series of statements or line items. It is really a statement of your values and of your priorities. If that is true, then Donald Trump's anti-working families budget shows he doesn't understand…
I too want to thank you for your longtime commitment to Africa and the great leadership you have provided.
Our Nation is in the middle of a public health crisis. Drug overdoses are now killing more Americans each year than car accidents. And 336 Rhode Islanders died last year as a result of a drug overdose. That is up from 290 in 2015 and 238…
What really struck me at the time was the central importance to each of these countries that the U.S. continue to support their democracies.
One thing that we heard from everyone that we met with in the Balkans was how important EU accession and NATO membership was.
And it will be a negative impact? When there is a nearly 40-percent cut, that would not advance the national security interest of the United States, in your opinion?
Will it have an adverse impact on the work we are doing in the region, the partnerships that we are building?
I think it is important to push back on this notion of indifference in our foreign policy.
I am always in awe of the tremendous service of the men and women who serve our country all over the world.
We have to a conclusion as a country that we will promote peace and stability around the world...
This is the cruelest and most immoral thing I have seen the Republican Party do to the American people. Tens of thousands of Americans will die if this bill passes. That is a fact. Republicans have been deceiving the American people for…
The issue of how to deal with the Assad regime in Syria is one of the most pressing and difficult foreign policy challenges we face as a Nation.
If the Trump administration follows that dangerous precedent, I can assure you I and many others will be no less a critic.
I was profoundly disappointed that the Obama administration chose to politicize tier rankings rather than speak truth to power.
I strongly oppose... American boots on the ground... I wonder whether there is a military solution and what that would look like.
the measured response supported broadly by bipartisan members here, but in isolation, that response of Tomahawk missiles doesn't accomplish anything.
I, along with Congressman Beyer and Congresswoman Jayapal, are leading a letter to President Trump asking him to reverse his executive order and support funding for humanitarian assistance.
Throughout the Presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to create good-paying manufacturing jobs, but nearly 100 days into his administration, we are learning that this is just another broken promise. Since taking office, President…
If the President intends to escalate our military involvement further, as he has indicated he will consider, then he has a responsibility to send a plan to Congress and seek authorization for any further action.
the President needs to understand that separation of powers and it is incredibly important.
I am incredibly worried about our readiness for the second and third pillars of whatever the next strategy is.





