Gabe Amo

07/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/17/2026 18:35

Amo Fights Back Against Republican Budget that Increases Debt, Funds Illegal War, and Fails to Lower Costs

Washington, D.C. - YESTERDAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), Member of the House Committee on the Budget, called out Republicans' latest budget boondoggle, which would add $95 billion to the deficit while making it harder to vote and doing nothing to lower costs for Rhode Islanders.

Amo introduced an Amendment to reverse the energy cuts in the Big, Ugly Law and lower costs for consumers.

"Two years ago, President Trump made a promise to drive down prices, he hasn't kept it," said Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI). "From his Big, Ugly Law, to his erratic tariffs, to his illegal war with Iran, he has slashed health care and clean energy projects, driven grocery prices through the roof, and caused gas prices to skyrocket. Americans deserve lower costs and more opportunity, not another foreign war in the Middle East that adds to our debt, jacks up costs, and makes us less safe. I'm a NO on Trump's latest disastrous budget, and I will keep fighting to stop chaos, end the war, and lower costs. "

WATCH HERE: Congressman Amo Speaks Directly to Rhode Islanders about Republicans Refusal to Lower Costs and Willingness to Fund Trump's Iran War

Background

Congressman Amo, a Member of the House Committee on the Budget, offered an amendment to Republicans' latest Budget Reconciliation bill that would have reversed the energy cuts in the Big, Ugly Law that are driving up costs and making life more expensive for Rhode Islanders.

Amo has been a staunch opponent of Trump's Big, Ugly Law attempting to amend it before it was passed to protect Medicaid and SNAP.

The Congressman has also traveled across the First Congressional District meeting with Rhode Islanders impacted by Trump's devastating Big, Ugly Law.

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