{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/cicilline-visits-small-businesses-promote-small-business-saturday", "Cicilline Visits Small Businesses to Promote Small Business Saturday", "2013-12-02", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "David Cicilline", "C001084", "cicilline.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) visited small businesses in Smithfield, Providence, Tiverton, Warren, Newport, and Jamestown on Saturday, November 30 to emphasize the importance of supporting entrepreneurs as part of \u201cSmall Business Saturday.\u201d\n\t\u201cI am proud to emphasize the importance of the local economy by working with Rhode Island\u2019s small business owners to promote Small Business Saturday around the First District,\u201d said Cicilline. \u201cThese small businesses are the core of our economy here in Rhode Island and I encourage my constituents to support them on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.\u201d\n\tThroughout his two terms in Congress, Cicilline has focused heavily on revitalizing small manufacturers and providing new ways for small businesses to expand. As a member of the House Committee on Small Business during his first term in Congress, Cicilline fought hard to ensure that Rhode Island small businesses have the financial resources and technical assistance they need to compete in a global economy. In his second term, he continues to introduce and support legislation aimed at strengthening Rhode Island\u2019s economy. Earlier this year, Cicilline introduced the Make It in America Manufacturing Act \u2013 legislation to help small manufacturers retool their facilities and retrain workers with the skills they need to compete for 21st century manufacturing jobs.\n\t\"As a small business owner in the state of Rhode Island for 34 years, I have always stressed the need for superior customer service and interesting product selection,\" said Ephraim Doumato of Doumato Jewelers in Smithfield. \"However, far more important to a small business's success is its willingness to support the\u00a0 community. By giving back to the local area through civic groups and donations to the churches and schools our business is a member of the community.\u00a0 Our 15 employees live, work, and shop in our area.\u00a0 With the support of the community, we hope to keep our business growing in the future.\"\n\tCicilline worked across the aisle to help introduce H.Res. 410, urging the House of Representatives to formally designate \u201cSmall Business Saturday\u201d across the nation. This is the second year Cicilline has visited entrepreneurs around the state as part of the effort first organized in 2010 by American Express and small business owners and public officials around the country including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.\n\t\"Our store C & E Consignment supports small business Saturday by giving back to our community a chance to recycle unwanted gently used high quality items at prices far below retail that people might otherwise not be able to afford,\" said Erin Wordell of C&E Consignment in Tiverton. \"We are pleased to announce we already have over 260 local consigners. We have designated consigner charity numbers for people who want to donate back to the community.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/cicilline-visits-small-businesses-promote-small-business-saturday"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8736862801015377, "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"}