Congressman David N. Congressman Cicilline serves Rhode Island’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Cicilline is a leader in Congress on issues of core American values, ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, sustaining and growing our manufacturing sector, promoting equality for all, protecting the rights of workers, and safeguarding the ability of older Americans to retire with dignity.
Congressman Cicilline is currently leading efforts to combat price gouging and inflation, implement gun safety legislation on the federal level, and pass the first piece of antitrust legislation of the modern era to ensure a fair and competitive online marketplace for startups, consumers, and small businesses. As a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Cicilline recently visited Ukraine and the Polish-Ukrainian border and is working to ensure that Ukraine has the economic and security support it needs to fight against Putin’s illegal and unwarranted invasion and defend its democracy.
Congressman Cicilline believes that the least we can do show our gratitude to our nation’s veterans is to ensure they get the care and support they need and deserve when they return home. He is the sponsor of the Vet Center Improvement Act, the Justice for Servicemembers Act, and the Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act. He is committed to Gold Star families and ensuring that they, too, get the support they need and deserve from a grateful nation.