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Senator Jessica de la Cruz
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Senator Jessica de la Cruz
@JessicaforRI
@RISenateGOP Leader and State Senator representing RI's 23rd District - North Smithfield, Burrillville, and Glocester. Proud daughter of immigrants. 🇺🇸🇵🇹
- Senator Jessica de la Cruz reposted
"We are being asked to rubber-stamp a $900 million increase over last year's budget. ... That's an aggressive 6% spending spike in one fiscal year." Said @JessicaforRI
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No truth to the rumor that Senator Thomas Paolino used that Harry Potter wand to cast a spell on the Senate leadership. He just uses it to push the green or red buttons. #ExpectoPatronum
- During the break the Senate President cracked the whip.
After charter school moratorium moved the goalposts during the game for De La Comunidad Bilingual Public Charter School, @JessicaforRI threw a Hail Mary pass- an amendment to remove retroactive language in the bill to keep the school on the path to final approval. Failed 21-15. - Senator Jessica de la Cruz reposted.@JessicaforRI on the record high $15.2 billion dollar budget that passed the Senate on a vote of 32-6 with zero broad based tax relief for the middle class.
00:00 - Before Lexington and Concord, before the Boston Tea Party, there was the Gaspee Affair. On June 9, 1772, Rhode Islanders burned the British customs schooner Gaspee in Narragansett Bay—one of the earliest acts of armed resistance against British rule and a precursor to the
- What a great weekend as we celebrated Rhode Island Day of Portugal — a reminder of the deep and lasting bond between America and Portugal. Boa festa a todos! 🇺🇸🇵🇹
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"Where is the children's union?" Take 5 minutes and listen to this. So proud to have @JessicaforRI standing and fighting for kids in my home state of Rhode Island against union bullies trying to block every exit from the failing system they and their political allies built.30,000 applications. 3,000 seats. The demand is undeniable — Rhode Island parents are desperately seeking educational alternatives. But what did the Senate do? They made certain that families who can’t afford to leave a failing school don’t have an exit. This moratorium
00:00 - Honored to join Glocester today for the planting of a Liberty Tree — one in every city and town across Rhode Island to mark 250 years of American independence. 🌳 A special thank you to Secretary of State Amore and the Rhode Island 250 Commission for the invitation and for
- I’ve heard a lot of people repeat the same talking points — either unaware of the facts, or worse, not being truthful. As Senator Rogers points out charter schools cannot discriminate against students with disabilities or learning challenges. That is federal law.Senate Minority Whip Gordon Rogers on 3-year public charter school moratorium that will permanently cap the # of charters at 28 - we currently have 24.
00:00 - 30,000 applications. 3,000 seats. The demand is undeniable — Rhode Island parents are desperately seeking educational alternatives. But what did the Senate do? They made certain that families who can’t afford to leave a failing school don’t have an exit. This moratorium00:00
- Senate Bill 2787 imposes a moratorium on new public charter schools, and worst of all, it works retroactively. Pulling the rug out from under students, parents, and educators who followed the rules. Statewide, there were over 30,000 applications for roughly 3000 seats, and the
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