Apponaug & Norwood Branches Get $920K Library Grant
![[CREDIT: WP Composite; Magaziner, Picozzi offices] Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), second from left, joined, from left, former Rep. Jim Langevin (RI-02), Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, State Rep. Dave Bennett, and City Councillor Jeremy Rix to celebrate $920K in Community Project Funding for Warwick Library Apponaug & Norwood Branches' accessibility improvements.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Warwick-Apponaug-Norwood-Library-Branches-Grant-1-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Friday, Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI- Dist. 2 ) joined Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi, former Rep. Jim Langevin and state officials at the Warwick Public Library‘s Apponaug Branch […]
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WFD to Add 20 New Firefighters With $6.3M SAFER Grant
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Fire Department plans to hire 20 new firefighters after being awarded a $6.3 million federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. On Thursday, […]
![[CREDIT: C-SPAN] Congressman James Langevin presides over the House of Representatives during opening day of the 116th Congress.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Langevin-116th-Congress-140x140.png)
RICCF Honors Langevin with Congressional Champion Award
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families (RICCF) today honored U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin among several champions of the state’s human services sector during its 2022 Awards […]
![[CREDIT: Bah Campaign] Omar Bah is running for the democratic nomination for Congressional Dist. 2.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Bah-Dist.2-primary-140x140.png)
U.S. Dist. 2 Rep. Primary Questionnaire: Bah Answers
PROVIDENCE — Omar Bah, a journalist tortured in The Gambia in 2001 and totalitarian state target, founder of the Refugee Dream Center in 2015, providing a hand-up to those in […]
U.S. Dist. 2 Rep. Primary Questionnaire: Segal Answers
PROVIDENCE — David Segal, 42, co-founder of national advocacy org. Demand Progress, strategist on efforts to defeat SOPA, fight mass surveillance, protect Net Neutrality, and oppose corporate power, is one of […]
Congressional Dist. 2 Primary Candidates Square Off Sept. 13
PROVIDENCE — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-Dist. 2) won’t represent District 2 next year, but several Democratic candidates are vying in the Congressional Dist. 2 Primary Sept. 13 to face Republican […]
Langevin Names Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus Co-Chairs
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus (BDC), named two fellow representatives the new co-chairs during the 32nd anniversary celebration of the Americans […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOT] RIDOT will periodically close ramps during an Airport Connector paving project starting Tuesday night, July 5, 2022.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Airport-Connector-paving-closure-June-28-2022-140x140.png)
RIDOT Celebrates $12.9M Airport Connector Project
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island Department of Transportation broke ground on the $12.9 million Airport Connector project in Warwick this morning, one of many large paving projects scheduled for 2022. […]
![[CREDIT: Congress Jim Langevin's office] Tony Mazza received the Purple Heart, earned during the Korean War, from Congressman Jim Langevin Friday.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Mazza-Korean-War-Vet-Purple-Heart-Langevin-140x140.jpg)
Korean War Vet Receives Overdue Purple Heart
WARWICK, RI —Anthony “Tony” Mazza returned home from the Korean War as the nation was struggled to care for thousands of combat veterans from both World War II and Korea, […]
‘Stepping Back in Time’ at Conimicut Lighthouse
WARWICK, RI – Frederick Mikkelsen was a young man when he lived and worked at the Conimicut Lighthouse from 1958 through 1961. “I didn’t think I’d live long enough to […]
![[CREDIT: CSPAN] U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. RI Congressman Jim Langevin praised his efforts to oppose Russia President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Biden-State-of-the-Union-2022-140x140.png)
Langevin Backs Biden on Ukraine, Pandemic Challenges
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security, responded to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union […]
RI Seafood Processors Win $371M Federal COVID Relief
WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island fishermen and seafood processors weathering the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic turmoil have a $371,412 grant from the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program […]
Langevin Hopes to Continue Cybersecurity Work in 2023
Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), the first quadriplegic elected to Congress, presided over the U.S. House of Representatives 116th Congress opening day, helped pass the Affordable Care Act, but he won’t […]
Langevin Won’t Run in 2022: ‘Thank You, Rhode Island’
WASHINGTON, DC — Late Tuesday afternoon, following his announcement to WJAR’s Gene Valicente the he would not seek a new term in 2022, Congressman Jim Langevin, D – Dist. 2, […]
RI Congressmen Win $14M TF Green Grant
WASHINGTON, DC — RI’s Congressional delegation has announced a $14 million grant for T.F. Green Airport for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial work, debt service, and preventing pathogen spread. U.S. […]
Langevin: 2021 Military Academy App Period Starts
WARWICK, RI — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) is accepting nomination applications to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, the U.S. Air Force Academy […]
![[CREDIT: C-SPAN] [CREDIT: C-SPAN] U.S. Rep. James Langevin, D, offered condolences to the 13 servicemen killed in Afghanistan Thursday and called for the U.S. to get all partners out of the country, even if it means staying past the Aug. 31 U.S. deadline.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Langevin-116th-Congress-140x140.png)
Langevin: U.S. Must Help Partners Fleeing Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Langevin expressed his condolences to the families of the servicemen killed in a bombing Thursday outside Kabul Airport in Afghanistan and urged President Joe Biden […]
Langevin: RI Getting $19M for Three Road Projects
WARWICK, R.I. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) announced Monday nearly $19 million in federal funding for three road projects included in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. […]
RI Restaurant Relief Available Now
WARWICK, RI — The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund is now accepting applications for direct RI restaurant relief, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) announced Monday. The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund […]
![[CREDIT: Sen. Reed's office] Sen. Jack Reed speaks at CCAP, 311 Doric Ave, Cranston, about the need for increasing underserved communities' access to the COVID-19 vaccine.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Reed-CCAP-COVID-19-Vaccine-Funds-3-29-21-140x140.jpg)
RI Health Centers Get COVID-19 Vaccine Funds
CRANSTON, RI— Comprehensive Community Action (CCAP) Family Health Services in Cranston is getting nearly $3 million from the American Rescue Plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The health center is […]
![CREDIT: C-SPAN] U.S. Rep. James Langevin will host a phone town hall March 15 at 6 p.m. to present details about the $1.9T stimulus, the American Rescue Plan.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Langevin-116th-Congress-140x140.png)
Langevin Town Hall Presents $1.9T Stimulus Details
WARWICK, RI — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will host a telephone town hall about the $1.9T stimulus, the American Rescue Plan Act COVID relief package President Biden signed into law […]
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] President Elect Joe Biden has named Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RI-Gov.-Gina-Raimondo-140x140.png)
US Senate Confirms Raimondo as Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate confirmed Gov. Gina M. Raimondo as Commerce Secretary Tuesday, voting 84-15, with the congratulations of RI’s Congressional delegation. Incoming Secretary Raimondo will replace acting-Commerce […]
![CREDIT: C-SPAN] U.S. Rep. James Langevin joined voices calling for the resignation or removal of President Donald J. Trump after the president incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Langevin-116th-Congress-140x140.png)
Langevin: Trump Should Resign, or be Removed
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) urged President Donald J. Trump to resign, and failing that, for Vice President Mike Pence or Congress to remove him from office after […]
COVID-19 Recession Lifeline Rests With Senate Republicans
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House just passed the recession lifeline CASH Act increasing pandemic stimulus payments to Americans to $2,000 as President Donald J. Trump claims he wants, and […]
Congress OKs $900B COVID-19 Relief in $2.3T Appropriation Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – A $2.3 trillion 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bill including a $900 billion COVID-19 Relief Package has cleared Congress and waits President Donald J. Trump’s signature. The legislation cleared the […]
Langevin Supports DOD Refocus on Civilian Oversight
WARWICK, RI — RI Congressman James Langevin (D-Dist. 2) voiced support for Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller‘s memo requiring the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict […]
![[CREDIT: GSA.gov] GSA Administrator Emily Murphy](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Emily-Murphy-140x140.jpg)
GSA Acknowledges Biden Presidential Win
WASHINGTON, DC — General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily W. Murphy, President Donald Trump’s appointee,has relented in her weeks-long delay of acknowledging President-Elect Joe Biden’s Nov. 3 election win, signing […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. Gina M. Raimondo/Facebook] Congressman Jim Langevin thanked veterans for their service and reminded viewers of the country's debt and commitment to those who have served in the armed forces. Langevin spoke during a virtual Veterans Day ceremony, organized to safely observe the day during the pandemic.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RI-Veterans-Day-Langevin-Livestream-140x140.png)
RI Hosts Virtual Veterans Day
PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, officers, legislators, and military officials this morning to observe a virtual Veterans Day via live-streamed ceremony. The event, […]
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill Through Dec. 11
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House has passed a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to fund government through Dec. 11, by a vote of 359-57, taking over when the current bill […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] A woman casts her ballot at Pilgrim Senior Center Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Many cast ballots by emergency and mail in systems, and they'll decide many of the races in Warwick primaries.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Warwick-Voting-Primary-2020-3-140x140.jpg)
Mail-In, Emergency Ballots Key to Many Warwick Primaries
WARWICK, RI — At 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, two hours past close of the polls, a number of Warwick primaries ‘ fates lay with the final tally of mail-in and emergency […]
![[CREDIT: CSPAN] Congressman Jim Langevin spoke against Postmaster DeJoy's plans for the Post Office Saturday.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Langevin-Post-Office-Vote-140x140.png)
Langevin: Post Office Vital to Rhode Islanders
WASHINGTON, DC — Saturday, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) called for a halt to U.S Postal Service changes announced by President Donald Trump’s appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy before his vote to […]
Langevin Backs Federal Funds for RI Flood Control
WASHINGTON, RI – Congressmen Jim Langevin (D-RI) voted for the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020 Wednesday, supporting nationwide water infrastructure improvements at ports, harbors and waterways, as well […]
Langevin Hosts Virtual DACA Forum
WARWICK, RI — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) joined RI Congressional delegates praising Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections for 650,000 undocumented immigrants brought […]
House OKs $484B for PPP Funding, COVID-19 Testing
UPDATE: President Donald Trump has signed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act. “The Small Business Administration will resume accepting PPP loan applications on Monday, April 27 […]
RI Eyes New Yorkers’ Travel, Possible $1.25B Stimulus
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Langevin Bill Input Boosts PPE Mask Supply
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![[CREDIT: CDC] This image shows the shape of coronaviruses. Spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona, microscopically. In this view, the protein particles E, S, and M, also located on the outer surface of the particle, have all been labeled.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-CDC-Image-140x140.jpg)
RIDOH: Third Italy Trip COVID-19 Case Detected
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) reports a third person associated with the Saint Raphael Academy trip to Italy in mid-February, a 20-year-old woman, has tested positive […]
Senate Acquits Trump; RI Delegation Condemns GOP ‘Coverup’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The arc of history is indeed long, and it does bend toward justice – but not today,” said Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) following the U.S. Senate’s acquittal […]
House OKs Age Discrimination Act, With Langevin, Cicilline Votes
WARWICK, RI — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) and David Cicilline voted in favor of H.R. 1230, the Protect Older Workers Against Age Discrimination Act, on Wednesday, setting the burden of […]
![[CREDIT: C-SPAN] Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and the House Judiciary Committee introduced two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, on Dec. 10, 2019.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/U.S.-House-Judiciary-Articles-of-Impeachment-Trump-140x140.png)
Langevin, Cicilline Support Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Washington, D.C. –Today the House Judiciary Committee introduced two articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, with the support of both […]
