PAWTUCKET – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) released a joint statement in response to the White House’s refusal to provide answers related to their potential interference with the merger of AT&T and Time Warner:
“Antitrust enforcement is law enforcement. It must be guided by the rule of law, not used as a political cudgel to reward friends and punish enemies or to retaliate against the press for the exercise of its First Amendment rights. In what has become a troubling pattern for the Trump Administration, the White House Counsel has made a blanket claim that all White House communications—regardless of whether they contain evidence of improper or even unlawful activities—are protected by a cone of secrecy.
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2019/04/17
2019/04/17
PAWTUCKET – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today:
“It’s difficult to understand why the Attorney General would hold a press conference tomorrow for any purpose other than to try and portray the findings of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation in a way that’s favorable to the President. Unless the Department of Justice releases the redacted version of the report tonight, journalists attending tomorrow’s press conference won’t even have the opportunity to digest its contents and ask informed questions.”
“This sure seems more like an amateur attempt at spin than an honest effort to be transparent with the American people.”
2019/04/10
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after voting to pass the Save the Internet Act (H.R.1644):
“Protecting a free, open internet is in the best interests of consumers, workers, and entrepreneurs. The Trump administration’s decision to end net neutrality will empower big telecom companies to slow speeds on certain websites, charge new fees, and even block websites altogether.”
“This is wrong. I’m proud to stand with working people who want access to the entire internet at the speed they pay for. The Senate should bring this bill up without delay and send it to the President’s desk.”
2019/04/09
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communication Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved his legislation to prohibit the Trump administration from engaging in military activity in Venezuela unless Congress authorizes an intervention:
“The American people are sick and tired of war without end. They want to bring our troops home and invest in our own country. If President Trump wants to put troops in harm’s way in Venezuela, he needs to come to Congress to request authorization.”
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2019/04/07
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01 issued the following statement today after the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen:
“It’s about time. Secretary Nielsen implemented the President’s horrific family separation policy. She was an enabler for this administration’s worst impulses. She won’t be missed.”
2019/04/03
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act will allow small publishers to band together in negotiations with Facebook, Google
WASHINGTON – U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (GA-09) introduced legislation today that will allow local news outlets to negotiate collectively with large online platforms, including Facebook and Google.
“The free press is a cornerstone of our democracy. Journalists keep the public informed, root out corruption, and hold the powerful accountable,” said Cicilline. “This bill will provide a much-needed lifeline to local publishers who have been crushed by Google and Facebook. It’s about time we take a stand on this issue.”
2019/04/03
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after voting to give Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY-10) the authority to subpoena the Mueller report in full, as well as the records of five former Trump administration officials:
“We have waited long enough. The American people deserve to know all the facts. The Attorney General needs to hand over the Mueller report.”
2019/04/02
Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) argued in favor of passing the Equality Act (H.R.5), his bill to expand existing federal civil rights protections to ensure equality for the LGBTQ community, during today’s hearing on the bill in the House Judiciary Committee.
The full text of Cicilline’s remarks, as delivered, is embedded below. A clip of his remarks can be viewed by clicking here.
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David N. Cicilline
Remarks As Delivered
The Equality Act
April 2, 2019
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to our witnesses for being here and for your really inspiring and very powerful testimony.
Cicilline: “Con Man and Charlatan” President Trying to Take Away Access to Health Care from Millions
2019/04/02
WASHINGTON – During debate on H.Res.271 today, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) slammed President Trump for attempting to repeal the entirety of the Affordable Care Act.
The full text of Cicilline’s remarks, as delivered, is embedded below. A clip of his remarks can be viewed by clicking here.
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David N. Cicilline
Remarks As Delivered
April 2, 2019
I want to acknowledge the leadership of Congressman Colin Allred, who has been an incredible advocate for his community in Dallas, and for millions of Americans whose health care President Trump and our Republican colleagues are trying to take away.
2019/04/01
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who introduced bipartisan legislation last year to stop further sales of F-35 joint strike fighters to Turkey, issued the following statement today:
2019/03/28
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), the author of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump extended protections for Liberian refugees residing in the United States through March 31, 2020:
“This is a step in the right direction that will offer temporary protections to Liberian refugees. Nonetheless, we must do more by offering permanent legal status and a path to citizenship for Liberian refugees. That’s why I’ve introduced the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act.”
2019/03/27
WASHINGTON – As President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos push to gut funding for the Special Olympics, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) is rallying dozens of members behind an effort to preserve more than $28 million for the Special Olympics in the upcoming fiscal year.
2019/03/27
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) fought today for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) to close the gender wage gap and give working women the tools they need to fight back against workplace discrimination.
2019/03/26
Legislation introduced hours after Trump administration asks court to strike down Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) joined colleagues today to introduce the Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act, a bill that helps fulfill the Democrats’ For The People promise to lower health care costs and prescription drug prices for working people and seniors.
2019/03/26
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) issued the following statement after voting to block President Trump’s effort to siphon $3.6 billion in funding from military bases, as well as $4.4 billion in other funds, to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border:
2019/03/24
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today:
“The Special Counsel did not exonerate the President. In fact, according to the Attorney General’s letter, he described a pattern of evidence suggesting the President engaged in obstruction of justice. The Attorney General needs to make this evidence available to Congress immediately, along with the entirety of the Mueller report, so we can decide what steps to take next.”
2019/03/22
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today:
“Now that he has Special Counsel Mueller’s report in hand, Attorney General Barr should move as quickly as possible to release it to the public in full. The American people deserve to know the whole truth about what happened in 2016.”
2019/03/19
WASHINGTON – House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking that they finally open an investigation into whether Facebook has broken antitrust laws. Cicilline laid out the case for an investigation into Facebook in an op-ed that the New York Times published this morning.
“The FTC has a credibility crisis,” Cicilline said. “American antitrust agencies have not pursued a significant monopoly case in more than two decades, even as corporate concentration and monopoly power have reached historic levels. Given all that we’ve learned recently about Facebook’s predatory behavior, it’s clear that serious enforcement is long overdue.”