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Seth Magaziner

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Seth Michael Magaziner is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as the General Treasurer of Rhode Island since January 6, 2015. In this role, he is responsible for managing the state's finances and investments, overseeing the state pension system, and ensuring fiscal responsibility. Magaziner has focused on issues such as economic development, public investment, and financial literacy during his tenure.

Quotes by year · 2023–2026200 total · peak 2023 (153)
2023: 153 quotes2024: 23 quotes2025: 10 quotes2026: 14 quotes

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  1. Every worker in America deserves the chance to rest, recharge, and spend time with the people they love without worrying about missing a paycheck.3 sources2026commondreams.org
Aug 7, 2026

Every worker in America deserves the chance to rest, recharge, and spend time with the people they love without worrying about missing a paycheck.

commondreams.org
Jul 25, 2026

If they put up a simple voter ID bill for an up-or-down vote without any of the other bulls--- in it, I would vote for it.

foxnews.com
Jul 22, 2026

It’s a terrible bill. It doesn’t ban stock trading in Congress or anywhere else.

rollcall.com
Jul 4, 2026

I frankly like don't think that this is something that politicians in Washington should be involved in.

foxnews.com
Jul 4, 2026

Let like the school athletic associations, let parents, let people at the local level decide which sports and which age groups should be co-ed or what the rules should be.

foxnews.com
Jul 3, 2026

The Constitution is the Constitution. If you don't like the Constitution, you can try to change it.

foxnews.com
Jun 30, 2026

Too many working Rhode Islanders and Americans across the country have been tricked into paying monthly subscriptions they didn’t knowingly agree to, and that companies make nearly impossible to cancel,

takano.house.gov
Jun 30, 2026

Because Trump is who he is and only cares about himself and wants to be constantly feeding his own ego, he put together this shitty event that no one is at.

huffpost.com
Jun 8, 2026

Gordon Wood reminded us that our founders wanted an America in which the true power rests with the people.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Jun 8, 2026

Wood’s scholarship provides a vital telling of how exceptional the American experiment is.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Jun 3, 2026

Rhode Islanders are struggling with high costs, and our resources should be focused on supporting working people here at home, not fighting another unnecessary war in the Middle East.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
May 27, 2026

Too many working Rhode Islanders and Americans across the country have been tricked into paying monthly subscriptions they didn’t knowingly agree to.

takano.house.gov
Dec 3, 2025

I rise today to recognize Sarah Dully, Rhode Island's 2026 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Dully began her work as an educator in 2012. She joined Narragansett High School as an English language arts teacher in 2020, where she is admired and…

govinfo.gov
Jul 17, 2025

I rise today for the 30th time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for starving children. When children are starving, their organs shut down. At a certain point, they are not able to eat traditional food…

govinfo.gov
Jun 6, 2025

I rise today for the 17th time to demand that the Trump administration deliver on its promise to restore funding for lifesaving food aid. This so-called pause on lifesaving food aid is unnecessary and unconscionable. "Anybody who tells you…

govinfo.gov
May 14, 2025

I thank Ms. Ansari for her thoughts on this matter. Before I yield to the next Member, let me just preface this by saying, again, we have had a big couple of weeks in this fight to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks. Not only…

govinfo.gov
May 14, 2025

The stock trading bill that I am leading was originally introduced by Abigail Spanberger, the Representative from Virginia. I know if she is watching, she is smiling to see all of us coming together and to see the progress that has been…

govinfo.gov
May 7, 2025

I thank Ms. Jacobs for her long body of work championing children around the world, particularly on the issue of malnutrition. I will continue to stand in this Chamber every day we are in session and speak on this topic until funding for…

govinfo.gov
Apr 9, 2025

The majority could cut literally every program under the Committee on Energy and Commerce except for Medicare and Medicaid and only get to $200 billion. Where does the other $600 billion-plus come from? It can only come from kicking people…

govinfo.gov
Mar 4, 2025

Nowhere in his [Trump's] speech did he say that he would protect Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.

newsweek.com
Jan 28, 2025

This is a gift to terrorists and our adversaries across the world. Trump needs to stop this madness and resume funding now.

alternet.org
Jan 28, 2025

They are back-tracking because we spoke up. Good. But make no mistake: their OMB memo ordered a freeze of *all* grants.

alternet.org
Jun 12, 2024

I agree with what Chairman Green said earlier about the importance of incentives.

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