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David Cicilline To Resign From Congress; Rhode Island Lawmaker Championed Antitrust Bills To Curb Power Of Big Tech

Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), who has championed a set of antitrust bills to curb the power of big tech, said that he plans to resign from Congress on June 1 to take a job at a non profit foundation. Cicilline will serve as president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.

February 21, 2023 · 1 min · 63 words · Derrick French

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Cicilline will serve as president and CEO of theRhode IslandFoundation.

But the more consequential bills never made it to the floor amid opposition from the tech industry lobby.

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Cicilline also presided over a 16-month investigation of competition in the digital marketplace.

David Cicilline(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

He also was a manager in the Houses second impeachment of Donald Trump.

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