"Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before."
"When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
James Langevin "has received almost $20 million from taxpayers and special interests to use at his own discretion to supposedly champion Rhode Island’s needs."
"Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago."
"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."
"Langevin has been the most reliable vote for Speaker Pelosi."
U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin didn't want a border fence to block illegal immigration "because he is afraid that someone will get hurt trying to go around the fence."
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