{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-meets-with-boys-girls-club-milagros-project-in-woonsocket-to-highlight-need-for-summer-meals-programs-in-fight-for-affordability", "Amo Meets with Boys & Girls Club, Milagros Project in Woonsocket to Highlight Need for Summer Meals Programs in Fight for Affordability", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Gabe Amo", "A000380", "amo.house.gov", "amo", "https://amo.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Woonsocket, RI \u2013 TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) met with kids and mentors at the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island in Woonsocket to highlight the high cost of groceries and the importance of summer meals programs as part of his work fighting for an affordable America. He then met with representatives of the Milagros Project, which provides meals to food-insecure Rhode Islanders.\n\n\u201cThe kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island need full bellies to fulfill their potential, but too many young Rhode Islanders are going hungry because of Trump\u2019s cuts to SNAP and essential summer and school meal programs,\u201d said Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI). \u201cVisiting with the kids and mentors in Woonsocket today made clear what we\u2019re fighting for: an affordable future for every Rhode Island family. I\u2019ve stood up to Trump and Republicans\u2019 cuts and anti-affordability agenda and will keep working to stop the chaos, end the cuts, and pass legislation that lowers costs.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur kids deserve the same shot as every other Rhode Island child, but with rising costs many families are struggling,\u201d said Erin Wood, Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island. \u201cWe appreciate Congressman Amo\u2019s support and work in Congress to ensure our families have access to the programs that they need to thrive.\u201d\n\n\u201cFood is foundational to health and wellbeing,\u201d said Bonnie Piekarski of The Milagros Project. \u201cWe deeply appreciate Congressman Amo\u2019s commitment to fighting food insecurity and his partnership in ensuring every Rhode Islander has enough to eat. At the Milagros Project, we work to provide immediate assistance to those who need it, but having an ally at the federal level means we are far more likely to build a future where everyone has enough to eat.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nLow-income Rhode Islanders miss 42 million meals each year, and 1 in 3 Rhode Island households are considered food insecure. Trump and Republicans\u2019 Big, Ugly Law was the largest cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the program's history.\n\nCongressman Amo has fought Trump\u2019s cuts to food assistance at every turn.\n\nAmo introduced the CARE for WIC During Shutdowns Act to prevent Republicans from stopping WIC payments to states during Republican shutdowns. He introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill to delay passing SNAP costs onto states until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies the changes wouldn\u2019t impact food security. He is also a co-sponsor of the Universal School Meals Program, which would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to keep every school child healthy and fed.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-08T05:41:38Z", "2026-08-08T05:43:24Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-meets-with-boys-girls-club-milagros-project-in-woonsocket-to-highlight-need-for-summer-meals-programs-in-fight-for-affordability"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9511769749224186, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}