James Langevin
James Langevin has represented Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District since 2001. He was elected to the state’s Constitutional Convention in 1986. Two years later, he won a seat as a State Representative and went on to become, at age 30, Rhode Island’s youngest Secretary of State in 1995.
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Passing a federal firearms "background check through the NICS database . . . typically takes 90 seconds."
Under Obamacare, members of Congress are required to purchase their health insurance from the new exchanges.
"Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before."
"Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."
"In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."