Strengthening Medicaid & building on its success is a priority for me because families need healthcare coverage. Tragically, the GOP is cutting Medicaid & kicking Americans off health insurance.

Visited @downcitydesign.bsky.social’s summer program to chat with students about their service projects. Proud to deliver federal support for this engaging program that helps talented kids build new skills & explore careers. Keep up the great work!

Trump slashed cyber defense funding. Now, states are getting hit with cyberattacks – the evidence is pointing to Iran – and Trump is blaming U.S. states. These coordinated attacks should be a wakeup call. I urge Trump Admin to step up & help defend our nation from hackers.

TRUMP CAUSING PAIN AT THE PUMP: President Trump chose to initiate two costly, destabilizing international conflicts: global trade tariffs and a war against Iran. In both cases, Trump is forcing American consumers and businesses to bear higher costs.

The Trump family has been treating the Middle East like a personal ATM, doing shady deals with sheikhs. Meanwhile, Trump’s Middle East policy is a disaster for American national security. The Trumps get even richer. America is less safe.

Check out the U.S Coast Guard Cutter #BarqueEAGLE while it’s still here in RI – public tours available! Special thanks to Captain Ensley and the crew of “America’s Tall Ship” for visiting Newport this weekend & welcoming RIers aboard. #RI250

What’s a birthday without some cake?! 🎂🎂🎂 Joined @magaziner.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov at Coventry Senior Center to celebrate the tremendous impacts of #Medicare and #Medicaid and the need to protect and strengthen these programs for the next 61+ years.

Happy #SharkWeek! Sharks don’t lie: Climate change is real and as ocean temperatures rise, more species of sharks are making the trek up from Florida to New England.

Hammerhead shark tagged in New England waters "raises a lot of questions," researcher says

Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.

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Science is real. Food safety inspections matter. It was unwise for Trump to fire the hardworking federal employees who safeguard America’s food system.

Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks raise concerns about U.S. food safety

Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where people...

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Today I cast my 13th vote against Pres. Trump’s reckless Iran war. Trump & Sec. Hegseth were wrong from the get go. Their failures & weakness are why munitions are low & prices are high. Senate GOP need to stop shielding Trump from accountability & start listening to Americans.

President Trump is playing politics with disaster relief. Rhode Island is not seeking special treatment, just simple fairness. Congress should act in the taxpayer’s interest and help states who’ve been hit by a major, record-breaking disaster.

Yesterday, the entire U.S. Senate passed a resolution saying Ghislaine Maxwell should not get a pardon, but President Trump still refuses to rule one out. Congress must continue working on a bipartisan basis to press for answers and full release of the Epstein Files.

GOOD NEWS: New $76.6 billion contract for submarine construction will make waves for the Ocean State, our region, & the thousands of men and women who build and design the world’s most technologically advanced submarines that get their start here in RI.

While the President & his family are using the WH to accumulate billions of dollars through dubious deals, many hardworking Americans are struggling just to get by. Dems are fighting to clamp down on corruption. Republicans should join us.

As someone who spent quite a bit of time jumping from perfectly good airplanes, I’m a big fan of Leapfest. It brings elite paratroopers from across the globe to RI for a friendly yet spirited competition. Here's how you can watch from the ground:

How a RI tradition became the world's premier military jump competition

Looking for something different this weekend? Watch elite military parachutists land just feet from spectators at Leapfest.

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OUTRAGEOUS! Pres. Trump is ending the Medicare program that helps seniors afford coverage for Rx medications! This is another example of Trump shifting higher cost burdens on to seniors. I will fight this move to make older Americans on fixed incomes pay more.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

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Pres. Trump’s unauthorized Iran war & reckless tariffs are fueling higher costs for farmers & consumers. RI farmers have already been forced to spend an extra $1,520 more on diesel this year due to Trump’s failed policies.

Saddened by the passing of Dr. Izzy Ramos, a teacher, community leader, & former East Providence Mayor who helped guide countless students & Townies to brighter futures. Keeping his family, friends, & entire EP community in our thoughts.

East Providence mourns loss of Dr. Isadore 'Izzy' Ramos, 89 - EastBayRI.com

Dr. Ramos became the first Cape Verdean mayor of an American city in 2006 while serving on the East Providence City Council.

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This weekend, we marked Liberian Independence & the contributions of Liberian Americans with a wonderful festival filled with family activities & community.

The Trump Admin’s illegal boat strike campaign has killed 220+ people, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and failed to reduce drug trafficking into the U.S. The Administration must immediately end this unlawful operation and be held to account.

Deadly U.S. boat strikes have failed to curb cocaine supply, Pentagon and DEA officials say

The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.

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Thanks to federal support & expertise from NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley, Pascoag’s new Fernwood neighborhood is now complete! Kudos to the dozens of RI families who used sweat equity & Mutual Self-Help Housing program to build their own homes & welcoming new community here in Burrillville.

Joined RI’s Colombian community at the Colombian American Cultural Society’s annual Festival de la Independencia de Colombia in downtown Pawtucket with terrific music, dancing, food & friends!

Festival season is underway! #Folkfest was a hit in Newport 🎶 I stopped by Newport’s newest recording studio, combining the beauty of Belcourt Mansion w/ the talents of RI’s-own Nick Sarazen. Will undoubtedly produce world-class music right here in the Ocean State.

RIers Helping RIers: For those joining Narragansett’s Blessing of the Fleet this weekend, check out this opportunity to join the National Marrow Donor Program. I’m leading efforts to reauthorize the NMDP to help connect more patients across the nation with donors.

Blessing of the Fleet bone marrow donor drive honors 5-year-old boy

If you’re planning on attending the Blessing of the Fleet in Narragansett this week, you may be able to help save a life.

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Safety in our communities is paramount but policing US citizens has always been the job of law enforcement, not DOD. The Nat'l Guard deployment in DC is burning readiness, morale & taxpayer dollars on missions that don't belong to the military. Worse, it's eroding public trust our Armed Forces need.

$4B show of force? National Guard DC deployments haven't cut violent crime, study finds

Keeping National Guard troops in D.C. through early 2029 could push the cost of the deployment toward $4 billion, according to researchers who found the Guard had no measurable impact on violent crime...

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Trump has called the Iran War a "skirmish" & boasted that "only" 18 servicemembers have lost their lives. That is disgraceful. The American people & the families of the fallen are not keeping score - they are grieving. This president is incapable of honoring their sacrifices.

OVAL OFFICE CASH GRAB: While Trump’s policies make life more expensive for Americans, he continues profitting off the presidency: Now he’s selling Wall Street faster access to his market-moving public statements on his dubious social media platform.

Trump Media to Sell Traders ‘the Fastest’ Access to Truth Social Posts

Critics have denounced the plan to charge for an API that includes Trump’s market-moving pronouncements as corrupt profiteering off the presidency.

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Great visit with Warwick PAL’s student athletes this morning, chatting about gov’t & civics and how leadership & teamwork will help carry them far.

Trump is making the U.S. weaker and raising prices.