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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.

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Jun 25, 2025

I rise today for the 24th time to demand that the Trump administration restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. This is Plumpy'Nut. It is used to treat malnutrition. Until this Trump administration began, we were…

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Jun 24, 2025

I rise today for the 23rd time to ask the Trump administration to honor its word and restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. President Ronald Reagan expanded the Food…

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Jun 12, 2025

today the House majority took a shameful vote to cut billions of dollars of aid that goes to PEPFAR to treat people around the world with HIV. They cut aid for malaria. They cut aid for clean water around the world. Thankfully, this bill…

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Jun 11, 2025

I rise today for the 20th time to demand that the Trump administration restore funding for lifesaving food aid around the world. Now, today, I will talk about promises. Since the Trump administration paused funding for emergency food aid…

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Jun 10, 2025

I rise today for the 19th time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. I am a father. I have a 3-year-old and 1-year-old at home, Max and Lucy. Like any parent, I want the…

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Jun 9, 2025

I stand today for the 18th time to demand that the Trump administration restore funding for lifesaving food aid. Edesia Nutrition in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is one of only two U.S. manufacturers of Plumpy'Nut, a ready-to-use…

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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…

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Jun 5, 2025

I rise today for the 16th time to beg the Trump administration to honor its word and restore funding for lifesaving food aid for starving children. This is Plumpy'Nut, an emergency paste that is used to treat malnourished children. Until…

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Jun 4, 2025

I rise today for the 15th time to call on the Trump administration to honor its commitment to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for children around the world. This is Plumpy'Nut. This is used to treat malnourished children and get…

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May 21, 2025

I rise against the cruelty of a bill that would take food from the hungry and medicine from the sick and give billions in tax cuts to billionaires who don't need it. I rise against a Republican Party that is too afraid to do townhalls and…

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May 20, 2025

I rise today for the 12th time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children across the globe. Edesia Nutrition in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, manufactures this nutritional…

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May 19, 2025

this is the eleventh time that I have risen to call for Federal funding for malnourished children to be restored by the Trump administration. Today, I rise with a glimmer of hope. After months of advocacy, Edesia Nutrition in North…

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May 15, 2025

I rise for the 10th time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children across the globe. Mr. Speaker, $50 is all it takes to save the life of a child. Edesia Nutrition in Rhode…

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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…

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May 14, 2025

as we get ready to close here tonight, I thank my colleagues once again for their leadership on this issue and their courage because, as was said earlier, the opponents of this stock trading ban don't speak out publicly, but they are here…

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May 14, 2025

I rise today for the ninth time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. Mr. Speaker, 11 seconds, every 11 seconds a child dies because of malnutrition. By the time I finish…

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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…

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May 14, 2025

I am joined tonight by a bipartisan group of Members who have come together to take to the floor tonight to call for Members of Congress to be banned from trading stocks. This is a reform that is long overdue. When people elect us to…

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May 13, 2025

I rise today for the eighth time to call on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. Edesia Nutrition in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, produces more than 88 million pounds of…

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May 8, 2025

We are here today debating and wasting time on a ridiculous bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico when the American people want us to be focused on real issues that impact their lives. Prices are still too high. Donald Trump's tariffs are…

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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…

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May 6, 2025

I rise for the fifth time to bring attention to the Trump administration's failure to restore funding for food aid for malnourished children, despite their promise to do so. I speak today about the biology of hunger. A 2-year-old child may…

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May 1, 2025

I rise for the third time to call for funding for global emergency food aid to be restored. For years, USAID funded the production of ready-to-use therapeutic foods at Edesia Nutrition in my district. The food that was manufactured there…

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Apr 30, 2025

I rise for the second time to call for funding for global emergency food aid to be restored. Plumpy'Nut is a nutrient-dense paste used to save the lives of millions of children around the world. On every box manufactured at the Edesia…

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Apr 9, 2025

I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, Donald Trump's tariffs are the biggest tax increase on the middle class in this country in generations. Even with today's so- called pause announcement, he is still putting a 10…

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