House OKs $484B for PPP Funding, COVID-19 Testing
By: Rob Borkowski on April 24, 2020 in Business, COVID-19, News to You
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 […]
Senate Passes Reed Co-Sponsored Anti-Scam Call Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on May 23, 2019 in News to You
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to crack down on unwanted commercial robocalls, the U.S. Senate today voted 97 to 1 to pass legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed that […]
Langevin Names Adams Chief of Staff; Nicholson to Direct Government Affairs Institute
By: Rob Borkowski on November 23, 2016 in Uncategorized
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) has announced long-serving Chief of Staff Kristin Nicholson is leaving to become Director of The Government Affairs Institute (GAI) at Georgetown University.
RI Reps Join US House Sit-In Demanding Gun Control; C-SPAN Defies GOP With Video
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2016 in All Politics Are Local, News to You
RI Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined fellow Democrats in an hours-long sit-in demanding the House take voting action on gun control bills spurred by the June 12 mass shooting killing 49 people at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, FL.