I rise today in honor of Dave Chenevert, who is retiring after 14 years as executive director of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association and 41 years in the manufacturing industry. Dave built RIMA into a powerful advocacy organization…

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…

while Donald Trump gives billions of dollars to Argentina and gets rich selling cryptocurrency to criminals and foreign agents, millions of Americans are facing financial ruin from rising health insurance costs. All across the country…

After 9 months of delay, I rise today to recognize an important victory for the United States and for thousands of children around the world who have a new chance at life. Finally, after months of advocacy and struggle, funding has been…

House Republicans are back from their 54-day taxpayer-funded vacation. But don't get me wrong, they do know how to work hard. When billionaires wanted tax breaks, they moved mountains to make it happen. When Argentina needed a $40 billion…

I rise for the 43rd time today to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for starving children around the world. Edesia Nutrition, an organization in my district, in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, manufactures…

I rise for the 42nd time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for starving children. Edesia Nutrition, an organization in my district, manufactures Plumpy'Nut, a nutritional supplement that helps starving…

I rise for the 41st time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for children starving around the world. Edesia Nutrition in my district is about to send 15,000 boxes of this lifesaving food aid to children who…

It was just announced this week that health insurance costs in Rhode Island are going to go up by as much as 22 percent next year, costing working people thousands of dollars more per year to pay for their health insurance. This is money…

today, I rise for the 40th time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. When kids are starving to death, their organs break down. Even if we are able to feed them conventional food…

I rise today, for the 39th time, to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for children around the world. We are grieving today. We are grieving the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We are grieving the lives of…

I rise today, for the 38th time, to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for starving children around the world. It has been 8 months since the Trump administration put a stop-work order in place. As a result…

I rise today for the 37th time to demand that the Trump administration restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. This is Plumpy'Nut. It is manufactured in my district to treat kids who are starving to death. Mr. Speaker, when…

I rise for the 36th time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for starving children around the world. Mr. Speaker, when we pull back from doing the right thing and helping meet humanitarian catastrophes, who…

I rise for the 35th time today to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. As a reminder, back in January, Elon Musk and Donald Trump halted shipments of lifesaving food aid to children…

I rise for the 34th time to call on the Trump administration to restore food aid for children around the world suffering from malnutrition. We have been doing this for months. We have been doing this for months because after decades of…

I rise for the 32nd time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. Last week, it was reported that the Trump administration is incinerating 500 tons of emergency food aid because it…

I rise today for the 31st time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. Over the weekend, I had a chance to visit the Edesia Nutrition factory in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, one of…

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…

I rise today for the 28th time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. This is Plumpy'Nut. It is a peanut paste that is used to treat children with malnutrition whose organs are no…

I rise today for the 27th time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. According to data compiled by Boston University, more than 70,000 children--children--have died this…

when we say that the Republican Party has turned into a cult, this is what we mean. Our Republican colleagues are pushing a bill that would throw their constituents under the bus, a bill that flies in the face of everything they claim to…

I rise today for the 26th time to call on the Trump administration to honor its word and restore funding for lifesaving food aid around the world. Mr. Speaker, the words from the Trump administration have been pretty good on this. Elon…

Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that they would focus on deporting violent criminals and gang members, but that is not what they are doing. I sit on the Committee on Homeland Security. Let me tell you the data…

I rise today for the 25th time to demand that the Trump administration restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. This is Plumpy'Nut. It is a fortified peanut paste that has saved millions of lives by getting safe…