Team Cicilline · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 8:47 PM

Lies

Friends, The FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago was a grave and serious moment for our country — but Kevin McCarthy is trying to use it to score political points. Here's what David had to say about the minority leader's misleading comments: "Kevin McCarthy's threatening response was complet…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

August 6, 2022 at 1:38 PM

Have 10 seconds?

Friends — We'll keep this short. Last week, the House passed David's bill to reinstate the national Assault Weapons Ban. This is a proven, life-saving policy that the Senate must pass. Do you have 10 seconds to tell the Senate to pass David's Assault Weapons Ban? TELL THE SENATE…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

August 5, 2022 at 9:59 PM

Weekly Update: The Making College More Affordable Act, Fighting Antisemitism

 The latest from Congressman Cicilline Dear John,   As the school year approaches, I remain focused on making sure that everyone who wants to pursue a college degree can do so without taking on insurmountable student debt. That is why, in addition to working towards …

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 10:29 PM

Closer than you think

Hi friends, Election Day is now less than 100 days away! KEEP THE HOUSE BLUE >> We must protect the House. The far-right is squarely focused on taking Americans’ rights away and moving us backward. The only way forward is to elect a Democratic House of Representatives th…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 8:57 PM

A few hours away

Hi friends, You've probably already heard from my team, but I wanted to check in one last time myself. We're just a few hours away from the fundraising deadline, and I'm still a few hundred dollars short of where I need to be. With the election coming up, my team and I need resources to train volu…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

July 30, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Before tomorrow

Did you catch David's email yesterday, friends? We hope you have a relaxing weekend — but we'll be hard at work making sure David has the resources he needs by tomorrow's midnight deadline. Can you spare $25 to keep the House blue? You can read more about the deadline and Democrat…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 30, 2022 at 2:23 AM

Weekly Update: Assault Weapons Ban PASSED, The Bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act

 The latest from Congressman Cicilline Dear John,   Today, in a bipartisan vote of 217-213, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban, legislation that I first introduced seven years ago. This was the first vote the full House has taken …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 10:54 PM

Another step forward for the Assault Weapons Ban

Today is a huge victory, but we need to get to work right away to convince the Senate to pass this life-saving bill. Friends, My bill to reinstate the national ban on assault weapons just passed the House!  ADD YOUR NAME: Tell the Senate to pass the Assault Weapons Ban >> …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Fixing our Supreme Court

Friends, the Supreme Court is broken. Years of manipulation from the far-right have gained them a majority of extremist justices, many of whom lied in their confirmation hearings. We need a Congress that's ready and willing to fix the Court, and that means keeping the far-right ou…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

July 28, 2022 at 8:58 PM

stopping an abortion ban

Friends, The stakes of this election are incredibly clear: The GOP wants to criminalize abortion nationwide, and Democrats want to protect abortion access. CHIP IN FOR A PRO-CHOICE CONGRESS >> Whatever our internal policy disagreements may be, we all must come together a…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Checking in

Friends, It's a busy time, but I wanted to take a moment to touch base with you. My team and I have been hard at work fighting for gun safety, marriage equality, abortion access, and more. I'm particularly proud of the progress we've made toward passing my Assault Weapons Ban Act. With the electio…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

July 24, 2022 at 1:32 PM

We're making progress

Friends, David is making much needed progress on the issues that matter most to Americans. Just this week, he's had legislative wins on marriage equality and gun violence prevention. As Chair of both the Equality Caucus and the Antitrust Subcommittee, he's committed to enacting po…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 23, 2022 at 1:46 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban!

Friends, I've written to you a lot the past few months on my bill to reinstate the national ban on assault weapons. Today, I'm happy to report that this life-saving bill has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee. I authored this bill because it is desperately needed. Since …

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 9:14 PM

Weekly Update: Assault Weapons Ban Approved by Committee, Federal Funding for 11 Local Projects

 The latest from Congressman Cicilline Dear John,   Late Wednesday night, House Judiciary Committee Democrats voted to send my bill, H.R. 1808 – the Assault Weapons Ban, to the House floor. This was the first time the House debated and marked up an assault weapons b…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 21, 2022 at 9:02 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Tell the Senate to protect marriage equality!

Friends, This week, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act! ADD YOUR NAME: Tell the Senate to protect marriage equality >> It's now time for the Senate to do its part to protect marriage equality. LGBTQ+ Americans should have the same rights and dignity as every o…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 19, 2022 at 9:04 PM

I won’t back down

Friends, this election season is really starting to heat up. With rumors of an imminent Trump 2024 announcement and Republicans at all levels of government pushing for extreme abortion bans, it’s clear the GOP is ramping up its campaigning. Democrats can’t back down. We must push back against the …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 18, 2022 at 8:57 PM

Protecting marriage equality

Today I introduced the Respect for Marriage Act to codify marriage equality into law. Friends, Ted Cruz just went on record saying he believes the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” when it recognized the right of marriage equality in 2015. We cannot allow the far-right to overturn…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 16, 2022 at 1:54 PM

PASSED

Friends, The House just passed my Active Shooter Alert Act! TELL THE SENATE: PASS THE ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT ACT >> The bill uses existing technology from AMBER Alerts to notify the public of a nearby active shooting. In a situation where even a few seconds’ advance notice…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 10:18 PM

Weekly Update: Active Shooter Alert Act Passes House, Moving the Assault Weapons Ban Forward

 The latest from Congressman Cicilline Dear John,   Next week, the House Judiciary Committee will hold the first markup on assault weapons ban legislation in two decades when it takes up my bill, H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021. The bill would ban the sale…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 14, 2022 at 8:52 PM

Protecting Americans’ rights

Friends, It’s time to abolish the filibuster. The rights of Americans across the country are under attack from extremists — abortion care, same-sex marriage, voting rights, and more are under dire threat. The extremist US Supreme Court has already struck down Roe v. Wade. The Amer…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 9:12 PM

Deadly consequences

This is a staggering amount of violence in our communities. Friends, The July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois was our country’s fourth in less than three months. This is a staggering amount of violence in our communities — and in each case the shooter used a high-power…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 8, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Weekly Update: Monday's Senior Resource Fair, Combatting Gun Violence

 The latest from Congressman Cicilline Dear John,   This past Monday, as we were celebrating the Fourth of July, we once again witnessed a horrific mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first gun violence prevention legi…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 5, 2022 at 7:47 PM

You're Invited: Veterans Community Conversation - July 25 @ 6pm

 The latest from Congressman Cicilline Dear John,   I'm thrilled to share that my Annual Veterans Community Conversation is returning this year with a BBQ dinner for veterans, active servicemembers, and their families on Monday, July 25 at 6pm.   During the event, y…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 4, 2022 at 2:19 PM

Freedom for ALL

Happy July 4th, friends! Today is a day to celebrate the ideals our country was founded on: freedom, liberty, democracy, and more. We’ve made much progress toward living these ideals in the past 246 years, and that’s worth celebrating. As we pause to acknowledge our history, it’s ha…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 6:37 PM

Update: Happy July 4th!, Securing $350K for Workforce Training in East Providence

Update: Next Community Conversation, Addressing Gas Prices & Baby Formula Shortage‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 30, 2022 at 8:54 PM

before the deadline

Hi friends, I wanted to be sure you saw this message from my team. I’m horrified by what Republicans are proposing, and I’m going to do everything in my power to stop them. But the way we keep them from passing a nationwide ban on abortion is to keep Kevin McCarthy from getting anywhere near the…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

June 29, 2022 at 12:57 PM

It’s hard to believe this is even an option.

Republicans want a national abortion ban. Team – Just hours after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kevin McCarthy said he supported a ban on abortion after 15 weeks. If the GOP manages to take control of the House in November, McCarthy will become Speaker, and Republicans will have the …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 26, 2022 at 12:56 PM

I’m in this fight all the way.

Friends — Did you catch my email yesterday? I wanted to make sure you saw this urgent message: The GOP is coming for our rights, and we must keep them out of the majority in Congress. You can read more in the forwarded email below, but my team and I are trying to get together as many resources a…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 25, 2022 at 1:47 PM

They’re coming for our rights.

I'm fighting to protect abortion access, contraception access, same-sex marriage, and any other rights the GOP sets its sights on. Friends, The Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade is devastating, and I worry it's a sign of further actions to come that will roll back Americans'…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 24, 2022 at 10:32 PM

Update: SCOTUS Abortion Decision, My Senior Resource Fair

Update: Next Community Conversation, Addressing Gas Prices & Baby Formula Shortage‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 24, 2022 at 2:51 PM

A dark and disappointing day in American history

Friends, The US Supreme Court just officially overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to choose! This is a dark and disappointing day in our nation’s history — and it’s also an urgent call to action in the fight for reproductive freedom. SUPPORT A PRO-REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM CONGRESS …

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

June 21, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Here's how we lower prices

It's not the way the GOP says. Democrats have been focused on lowering prices, but because of our narrow majority in the Senate, Republicans have been able to obstruct our cost-cutting legislation. You see, they’d rather use inflation as a political talking point than do anything about it. …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 19, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Happy Juneteenth

Today, on Juneteenth, we commemorate the end of slavery in America, when Union troops brought news to slaves in Galveston, Texas that the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed and that they were free. Friends, Today, on Juneteenth, we commemorate the end of slavery in America, wh…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

June 18, 2022 at 3:43 PM

Trump knew that he'd lost

And he still tried to pretend that he'd won. The January 6th Committee has now heard from Trump’s campaign director who confirmed that Trump’s false claims of victory were entirely detached from reality. The January 6th Committee has now heard from Trump’s campaign director who co…

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  Representative David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 17, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Update: The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, Advancing the Active Shooter Alert Act

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 13, 2022 at 3:43 PM

The path to real change

Step 1: Abolish the filibuster. For years now, vital legislation has died in the Senate as Republicans have abused the filibuster. From gun violence prevention to civil rights to election reform, this obstructionist tactic has repeatedly stood in the way of delivering Americans the help they need…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 10, 2022 at 12:48 PM

Protecting LGBTQ+ youth

Friends, Pride Month is a time to celebrate the simple joy of being ourselves. It’s a time to embrace and appreciate the diverse range of experiences people have with sexuality and gender. However, it’s also a reminder that this affirming message is too often drowned out with hate…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

June 8, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Equal rights for LGBTQ+ Americans

Happy Pride! This month, as we celebrate the victories and strength of our LGBTQ+ community, we are also under attack by a wave of anti–LGBTQ+ laws in states across the country. ADD YOUR NAME: Pass the Equality Act These extremist laws stigmatize LGBTQ+ people, harm children, …

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 31, 2022 at 8:54 PM

We can stop the GOP agenda

Hi friends, I’m not going to sugarcoat it – Republicans have been raking in the donations over the last few months, and they’re preparing for an all out offensive against our Democratic House majority in November. Will you make a donation today to help us counter their attacks? …

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

May 29, 2022 at 2:21 PM

the Republican to-do list

Team – We have a very important decision to make this year: Do we want control of Congress to go to a party in shambles, whose leadership can’t figure out whether they want to hide from Donald Trump or embrace him? Or do we want to defend the Democratic majority in Congress and ge…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 28, 2022 at 1:48 PM

We have an obligation to act.

Friends, Yesterday, I wrote and delivered a letter to House Democratic leadership demanding we act on gun violence prevention. I’m thankful to Rep. Kelly and Rep. Larson for working with me on this effort, and I’m proud to have 134 members of the House speaking clearly and togethe…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 26, 2022 at 9:06 PM

Turning pain into action

Friends, It’s well past time to take action against gun violence in America. The devastating attack in Texas is yet another sad reminder that we lag behind other countries in gun violence prevention. The string of mass shootings we’ve witnessed in recent years is completely unaccept…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 24, 2022 at 8:57 PM

It’s time to expand the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is out of touch with the vast majority of Americans. Friends – The Supreme Court is out of touch with the vast majority of Americans. We’re seeing it now – not just in their outlandish rulings like the leaked opinion striking down Roe v. Wade, but in the misappli…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 18, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Assault weapons for teens???

Friends, We must act to curb gun violence in America. This past weekend’s hateful attack in Buffalo, NY is another sad reminder that government inaction on this issue costs lives. The 18-year-old suspected shooter used a semi-automatic weapon — the same kind of weapon previously b…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 14, 2022 at 2:26 PM

Gun violence is continuing to rise. We must act.

Friends, gun deaths in the US just reached their highest level ever. A new article in the New York Times outlines the “historic increase” in gun violence that occurred in the first year of the pandemic, citing new data released by the CDC. I won’t mince words. This is unaccepta…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 12, 2022 at 4:09 PM

Stopping a national abortion ban

Friends, Yesterday, the Senate voted on codifying reproductive rights nationwide. Just as we expected, the bill failed after it couldn’t reach the 60-vote threshold. This is another slap in the face to hundreds of millions of Americans who are going to lose the right to control if…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

May 10, 2022 at 9:37 PM

Trump back on Twitter?!?

Friends, Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter for over a year for spreading misinformation and encouraging violence — but that could soon change. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is buying Twitter for $44 billion and just said “I would reverse the permanent ban.” Frie…

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  David Cicilline · [email protected]

May 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Reproductive health care saves lives.

Friends, The news that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade is devastating — but we cannot sit idly by. DONATE TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE GROUPS The leaked draft opinion would take away Americans’ right to safe and legal abortion, a right that has been theirs b…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

April 27, 2022 at 9:19 PM

Accountability for Donald Trump

Friends, Did you hear? Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court by a judge in New York! For too long, Trump has been able to dodge accountability for burying the truth. Now he’s finally facing some repercussions for failing to pass along documents to the court. Will you joi…

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  Team Cicilline · [email protected]

April 25, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Republicans want to bury the truth

Like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy has made it clear that he opposes the fact-finding mission of the January 6th Committee. Team – Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene are trying to downplay the importance of the January 6th insurrection, saying that it only happened on…

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