State Representative Enrique Sanchez
@EnriqueForRI
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Rhode Island State Representative(Providence HD-9)
Providence, RI (Olneyville)
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Brown University doesn’t believe in freedom of speech
Brown University pushes ahead with criminal charges against 41 student protesters
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My family’s restaurant Viva Mexico in downtown pvd is back open.
Tell you’re friends and family!
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I will be introducing legislation to require all public high schools in Rhode Island to offer as part of the curriculum a nutrition, food preparation and cooking course.
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Providence, I present to you the newest and youngest city councilman, my brother
@MSanchezPVD
Congratulations bro.
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You won’t ever find me looking like a politician or dressed up in fancy clothes.
I am here to represent the people of Providence in the Rhode Island General Assembly therefore I will look like the people. Great orientation today.
I officially get sworn in as the second-
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Damn. Imagine your own university having you arrested for peacefully protesting and calling for the ceasefire and end to massacre of civilians.
Crazy times we live in.
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Our campaign for State Rep was outspent 5-1, we didn’t have political institutional support, no union support, no corporate PAC money support. We didn’t even send out a mailer because we couldn’t afford it towards the end.
Knock, knock, knock on doors like there’s no tomorrow.
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I will be introducing legislation that provides protection for our Transgender community and minors who come to Rhode Island from states which prohibit gender-affirming care, in order to obtain gender-affirming health care and mental health care in Rhode Island.
I will always-
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Most Rhode Island residents are earning between $15-$20 per hour. That’s an average of $2000-$2400 of income per month. One bed room apartments are now averaging between $1800-$2000 per month.
No man. Something is completely wrong here. We need to do more in government.
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All Rhode Island Students in K-12 public schools deserve free breakfast and lunch.
It’s time to make sure no student goes to and leaves school on en empty stomach. This piece of legislation is very important for our communities.
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Thank you to the voters and people of House District 9, thank you Providence, thank you Rhode Island, and thank you to everyone who supported us until the final victory. Simplemente gracias.
Time to get to work, help all our communities and be at the service of the people.
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Yesterday I was removed from my position at Mount Pleasant High school by the Providence school district. I was removed because I made a tweet that apparently made some people uncomfortable in regard to the “smart clinic” at MP high school. As a working class teacher of color
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I am strongly considering drafting up articles of impeachment/removal of RI department of transportation director Peter Alviti when we resume session in January.
The road closure of the I-195 West bridge has created catastrophic and economic disaster for thousands
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The decision for the Mayor of Providence to remove the South Water Main Street Bike Lanes will cost him politically. What a bad policy decision. My God.
We need bikes lanes in our city, that’s the simple reality. We need alternatives to cars and more public transportation.
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Today, I introduced legislation in the Rhode Island House of Representatives that would guarantee that students K-12 would receive free breakfast and lunches in all public schools.
We will have a senate version of the bill as well. It’s time to make sure our kids are eating-
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Imagine being an adult and having an issue with kids eating for free at school. Then blaming parents and taxpayers for why the law would never pass. How cruel and miserable.
I understand people will disagree with my policies and ideas but opposing kids eating for free…. My God.
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Told Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg that RIDOT director Peter Alviti needs to go or simply resign.
That man cannot lead our transportation agency during this Washington bridge closure/crisis.
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Every student in Rhode Island public schools k-12 should be eating free breakfast and free lunch. Yesterday, I introduced this bill in the finance committee.
This legislation is needed now more than ever.
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My God, I would have never imagined that there would be a small group of people in Rhode Island who opposed the idea of all students k-12 eating breakfast and lunch in school for free.
These folks are brutal. Sheesh……
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Alright, we got a problem
@PVDMayor
,
@CityofProv
what do you mean residents of Providence can’t be out in the parks after 9:00 pm? I’m not specifically advocating for myself because I do play basketball at night time.
Your sending out the police to enforce this new policy?
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Young Erwin Rivera has been found in a car on Joslin Street, off Atwells Ave 🙏🏾
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I will be introducing legislation for our state government to own all our utility services and does away with Rhode Island Energy.
Every day since Rhode Island Energy raised utility rates, I’ve been bringing constituents and residents to CCAP locations and connecting them with-
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After 35 years of serving the Providence, Rhode Island, and New England community, my family wants to thank everyone for their support of Tortilleria Piaxtla, Sanchez Mexican Market, and Casa Mexico RI.
After today, there will be new business owners. It has been an honor.
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There is no room for hate and transphobic rhetoric in Rhode Island.
Honored to support our Transgender community in Cranston tonight.
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This bill will receive a lot of criticism, but rent control is needed in Providence and throughout Rhode Island for most people who rent.
There are protections and exemptions for homeowners.
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Today, my opponent sent out a negative mailer full of flagrantly false attacks against me. What bothers me the most is that there was no attempt to even try to justify these outright lies. There was no quote taken out of context. No citations at all.
These patently false-
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I’m starting to prepare our Providence youth to get into politics to replace me.
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Oh my god.
Just found out that the Providence Mayor wants to implement as part of his legislative package a bill that would criminalize residents based off surveillance cameras across the city.
My god, he really hates poor people and minorities in Providence.
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Thank you to the Rhode Island Senate for voting on the charter school moratorium. This means a lot for public school educators and give us a sigh of brief relief. Now let’s get more funding and more resources for our public schools in Rhode Island.
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The Rhode Island Department of Education
@RIDeptEd
showed up to the State House to oppose my bill HB: 5342 which would push to have RI students be taught nutrition, food prep and cooking courses be taught as part of the curriculum in all RI public schools.
Let that sink in…..
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This man was responsible for the death and torture of millions.
I will not miss him…. That’s all I’m going to say.
Henry Kissinger has died at his home in Connecticut. He was 100 years old
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Shutting down questions like that from the media is harmful and sets a dangerous precedent for the general public.
And the governor is wrong, the people are actually fucking pissed right now. What world is he living in.
Here's the video of that tense moment when the governor upbraided Brian for asking a (perfectly legitimate) question about consequences for DOT leadership over this
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The political retaliation against my brother and Providence city councilman
@MSanchezPVD
hits me hard. I’m used to the backfire and push back from the institutions and political establishment in RI but this is different.
Calling for a ceasefire and supporting the Palestinian-
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I won’t be able to sleep at night now and won’t have a clean conscious knowing the Mayor of Providence wants to remove bikes lanes out of Providence.
This is now another battle that I must take head on moving forward. These policies set a dangerous precedent for our city.
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On Friday, my brother
@MSanchezPVD
was terminated from Governor McKee’s office for speaking out against the atrocities occurring towards the Palestinian people in Gaza.
I stand by my brother and will continue to support him.
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I am very disappointed in Mayor Brett Smiley’s budget proposal to raise taxes on Providence residential homeowners.
Increasing taxes on working families while cutting the tax rate for commercial property owners seems like an attempt to drive the poor out of the city.
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I am running against a 28 year incumbent who is entrenched in the corrupt political establishment at the state house.
The constituents of District 9, and Providence voters deserve real progressive representation at the state house and not conservative leadership ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
.
@rep_williams9
has drawn a challenger for next year's Democratic primary in Providence's House District 9:
@EnriqueGeorge24
, per a new BoE filing today
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Started seeing therapy last week and I feel good. I’m sharing this because it’s important to normalize self care.
With high cost of living increasing and our economy becoming tough for many people in Rhode Island, I’ve dealt with a lot and will continue to do so but I also-
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A rare and unusual moment in Rhode Island politics.
Communities of different political ideologies and political parties teaming up with the media to demand accountability from a government agency.
It’s beautiful honestly
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I will be at peace and be able to sleep at night knowing I did everything I could to contain the high rents in Providence and across Rhode Island.
Today, I introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would enable rent control in Providence without violating the-
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I will not sit around and wait for 24,000 Providence students, Rhode Island students and another generation of youth to be left behind by this public education crisis. I simply will not tolerate it.
We must take aggressive measures in order to transform our school systems-
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Let’s go! These Providence workers have my full solidarity and support.
Starbucks should be paying their workers living wages and providing sufficient flexibility. Power to the workers.
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Of course I explained to my students in all five of my classes today why Elon Musk buying off Twitter is the worse thing that could have happened.
No individual and especially wealthy elites should be given these types of opportunities to buy off social media platforms.
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Thank you to the 35 Representatives (didn’t get to ask everyone) from all over Rhode Island for signing on to this legislation to address the bus worker shortage at RIPTA.
This bill would create a program that eliminates CDL fees, provides specialized training for applicants-
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My official press release statement on the political retaliation committed by Governor Mckee towards my brother and Providence city councilman
@MSanchezPVD
I’m grateful for you and love you brother. You did the right thing in defending humanity and calling out injustices.
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Holy shit, he’s so tone deaf and disconnected completely from the majority of Providence residents.
Our communities need accountability from Mckee and RIDOT. Our communities need free RIPTA passes from EP to the city. Our communities need economic support from the city budget.
.
@PVDMayor
Brett Smiley urges people to keep shopping in Providence, that people can get around, says dinner cancellation rate last night was 9 times normal.
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Also, the
@PVDMayor
seems to enjoy himself every time he’s on WPRO with Gene V talking negatively of me.
He should be more concerned about his mistakes like raising Providence homeowners taxes, ruining PVD Fest and enabling wealthy developers to receive tax breaks on properties.
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Thank you to everyone who believed in us and supported our campaign. I’m truly grateful and honored.
But I want to give a special thanks and S/O to my dear friend and homie Senator
@SamuelWBell
who was there and supported me every step of the way. Thank you hermano.
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27 years old today. Simply thank you everyone. I will never stop working for everyone.
27 años hoy. Simplemente gracias a todos. Nunca dejare de trabajar para todos.
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It’s really concerning that there is a coalition of Rhode Island landlords who have formed a PAC to try and defeat legislation that would protect tenants.
Below are some of the bills that they’re countering. It’s gross and inhumane IMO.
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Senator
@MackDistrict6
and I picked up our nomination papers today! We’re excited to start getting to work and collecting signatures together with our friends and allies.
I reiterate my strong support for this progressive champion and I’m honored to call Tiara my friend. ✊🏿✊🏾
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Damn. Not good. Providence needs rent control at municipal government level now.
Providence necesita control de aumento de renta ya!
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Congratulations to my tia Vicky on opening up her own food truck on Glendbridge st in Providence.
Check them out. It’s called “La cocina de Vicky”
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Something pretty cool happened in Providence today. We named a street after labor movement legend “Cesar Chavez”.
It’s important to uplift and support our labor movement across the city and across the state of Rhode Island especially now when there is an-
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Great news!
Congratulations to
@EnriqueForRI
for winning the poll! You are hereby officially recognized as the worse Sanchez brother. Sorry,
@MSanchezPVD
, you'll need to step up your game to catch up to your brother!
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We want Medicare for all in Rhode Island, Pass It on.
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1. An 47% electricity hike for all Rhode Islanders.
2. A TSA proposal to grant tax breaks to a private developer for the PVD superman building.
3. A 20 year-tax treaty for the Providence place mall owners.
I have no doubt in my mind that there’s an ongoing class war on the-
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This!! Great analysis
@ProudSocialist
@richimedhurst
Trump is to blame for the Capitol riots, but the corporate duopoly is to blame for the rise of Trump. Over the past 40 years both parties have put their corporate donors over the basic needs of the people and this created the vacuum for neofascism to thrive.
@AmpedUpPodcast
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I love you Providence
Council Approves Opening of Nation’s First State-Regulated Overdose Prevention Center
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Tonight, I was named interim political director at
@blmripac
. I’m very thankful and I appreciate this opportunity to serve and represent our BIPOC community across the state of Rhode Island. I will continue to work hard for the PAC and continue to connect our PAC to other-
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I’m really starting to think there’s an attempt to kick poor and working people out of Providence with these high housing costs.
The feeling of desperation and concern from so many of my constituents and residents is at an all time high. It’s time for rent control. No excuses.
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My brother
@miguelsanchezpvd
officially got sworn in as a Providence City Councilman.
I look forward to working in close coordination with him to make sure our Municipal and State Governments are enacting good policies and pushing for laws that will help improve the well-being-
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Let’s fucking go!
Tonight, the
@pvdcitycouncil
became one of first legislative bodies in the country to pass a resolution urging our federal delegation and
@POTUS
to call for a ceasefire!
@SenJackReed
@SenWhitehouse
@SethMagaziner
@gabeamo
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The Conservative Republicans and right-wing racist trolls suddenly care about our black and brown youth in Providence schools. They’re trying to bring us down by attacking our campaign.
Let me be clear, we will not be intimidated and fold on our values and convictions.
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Joining todays action in solidarity with our Palestinians brothers and sisters 🇵🇸
Textron is headquartered in Providence and facilitating this genocide. Every business and instition accepting money from Textron is complicit in this massacre of innocent civilians
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Today, we made history in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
I introduced legislation alongside Representative
@davidmoralesri
that would authorize cities and towns, by ordinance, to allow all their residents to vote in municipal elections for municipal officeholders-
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The massive RIPTA cuts, the Washington bridge closure, the potential idea to relocate the Kennedy plaza bus hub and the privatization of the Rhode Island department of transportation are enough reasons to call for this leadership’s resignation.
@EnriqueForRI
just finished his public comment. He called Board Chairman (and RIDOT director) Peter Alviti’s relationship with the General Assembly a disrespect and renewed his call for the RIDOT director to resign. Alviti chuckled.
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Happy anniversary to my father. 23 years without a sip of alcohol.
Feliz aniversario a mi padre. 23 años sin un sorbo de alcohol.
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Super excited to announce that I’ll be working at Central High School in Providence starting tomorrow.
I’m looking forward to continue working with our young people during this upcoming school year. I am also looking forward to seeing my younger brother everyday :)✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
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Half of my students were absent today.
@DanMcKeeRI
, I urge you to take immediate action and help
@RIPTA_RI
.
Fourteen bus runs didn't carry students to PVD high schools. When will this issue get resolved?
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Thank you to the Federal Secretary of Transportation
@secretarypete
for coming to Rhode Island and speaking and listening to all our communities about the urgency to fix the Washington Bridge.
Thank you for committing federal dollars and resources for this infrastructure crisis
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Today, at the RI k-12 council meeting we confronted leadership members of the Rhode Island department of education because of their lack of communication and transparency with Providence students, educators and families and their unwillingness to let them-
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I will be introducing legislation that specifically targets Airbnb and landlords for abusing rent controlled housing laws.
There needs to be oversight and regulation over these services that often abuse of tenant rights and protection. Especially in working class communities.
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The decision made by the Public Utility Commission to vote in favor of an 50% electricity rate hike for all Rhode Islanders is inhumane.
But seeing the disregard and unwillingness to fight back by so many elected officials and government leaders against major corporations who-
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I am hurting today after bearing witness to the militarization and police invasion to peaceful protests at universities across the United States.
Demanding a ceasefire and calling for an end to massacres of innocent Palestinian shouldn’t be a reason to have your campus invaded.
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Here at the Rhode Island State House standing side by side with our working people and demanding that our homeless community not be evicted from Capitol Hill grounds.
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@nytimes
Is it really that difficult to type in Nazis in your publications?
But I’m honestly not surprised y’all chose to go with this headline to cover this story. It’s been a long time that the New York Times hates more on the left than on Fascist group.
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Excited to announce that I have accepted a summer school position at Lillian Feinstein Elementary.
I look forward to continuing working with our Providence youth across the city. It’s now more than ever that we have to be there for our young people. PPSD will prevail. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
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My heart is broken today for the loss of my brother Cameron Ramsey.
One of my biggest supporters and someone who I cherished deeply as a political friend and ally. I miss you and will love you forever brother.
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It’s time to get this type of legislation passed in Rhode Island. Time to tax the rich who haven’t paid their fair share of taxes
This is how we’re gonna level the economy and contain the increasing high cost of living that’s negatively affecting working class Rhode Islanders.
Massachusetts taxed the rich. Now they have an extra $1.5 billion to spend.
In November, 2022 voters approved a 4% tax on incomes over $1 million.
The state can now use that money on free public school meals, free community college, and public transit.
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Yesterday, I defended my bill that would allow our state legislature to authorize towns and cities to allow non-citizens to vote in municipal elections.
I will always stand with our immigrant communities at the RI State House and I will always fight back against-
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This is really bad. Unacceptable for a living unit to cost this much in Providence.
This is why I voted no in giving corporations tax breaks in Article 6 of the state budget and why I’ve been vocal about tax breaks for commercial property owners with 6 or more units.
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This is just fucking ridiculous at this point. And excuse my language but my God.
We’re doing everything we can to solve the housing crisis at state level with rezoning and enabling legislation to allow for more housing stock but then municipalities do this. It’s not fair folks
Narragansett is looking to ban duplexes after 2023 housing legislation made undersized lots maybe? buildable.
The reason?
An extra unit will be too much density!
In the same meeting, they continued to bemoan . . . A lack of housing!
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Our Providence students say no to transphobia and racism in our school district.
As an educator in PPSD, I’m proud to stand in solidarity and support with our
@pvdstudentunion
and Providence youth.
Over 130 high school students walk out of Classical High School to protest the continued employment of teacher Ramona Bessinger, whose extremist views, students say, threaten their safety.
@UpriseRI
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If I see one more Zillow Ad with a $1500 for a one bedroom basement in Providence, you can respectfully go **** yourself 😂😂😂
Unbelievable
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Moving forward, I please ask that you call me Enrique, not Representative Sanchez.
I don’t like the title and I want to be associated with the working class as much as possible.
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Holy shit we have serious infrastructure problems in Providence and across Rhode Island.
I knew before, our country was ranked almost last in worst roads etc. But this heavy rain is proving we need to invest heavily in state and municipal projects to withstand this weather.
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I’m excited to announce that I have picked up another job position as a case worker working directly with undocumented youth in Providence, Rhode Island and across the southern region of New England-
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I refuse to be another “typical politician” and to remain silent about the issues.
Yesterday, at the Rhode Island state house, I stood up on the house floor to demand accountability and transparency from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. This Washington Bridge-
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No more ICE in RI
No a la Migra en Rhode Island.
It is unacceptable that our federal and state government allow ICE(immigration) to install another detention center in our state. It is frustrating that during a pandemic, our government would rather prioritize funds to separate-
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I receive emails like these on a regular basis. I’m proud of myself for making racist and classist people feel uncomfortable.
I didn’t get into this just to stay silent and become another “politician”
We’re gonna uplift all our marginalized communities. Until my last breathe.
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It’s very unfortunate that Rhode Island anti-vax/anti-masker’s politicize public health and science when demanding an end to the mask mandate for our students in school. It’s dangerous and irresponsible.
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I will not stop being the person I was before I was elected into political office. I will never abandon my communities nor stop being with the people in all settings.
I understand the perception that some might have and all I can do is be more considerate of the environment-
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Congratulations to my sister for graduating from the University of Iowa today. Felicidades a mi hermana por graduarse hoy de la Universidad de Iowa.
Congratulations to all college graduates that graduated this year. Felicidades a todos que se graduaron del colegio este año
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Y’all are fucking shameless and have no backbone. Leave your students alone.
@BrownUniversity
The day will come soon when you pay enough back to the city of Providence.
Students found at the encampment are beginning to receive letters from
@BrownUniversity
saying they must either admit to breaking rules or submit to a review process by Monday at 5pm. The school is saying seniors may graduate late if they don’t confess and are found guilty.
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I am strongly considering drafting up articles of impeachment/removal of RI department of transportation director Peter Alviti when we resume session in January.
The road closure of the I-195 West bridge has created catastrophic and economic disaster for thousands of working-
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Let history and the people of Providence and Rhode Island judge me for pushing back against this development but I do not regret my decision and believe I made the right call in opposing this project.
No big developer should be receiving these types of tax breaks.
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