PAWTUCKET, RI, Sept. 21 -- Congressman Gabe Amo issued the following press release:

YESTERDAY, Congressmen Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) and members of the Rhode Island Cabo Verdean community welcomed Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08) to celebrate the culture, community, and contributions of Cabo Verdean Americans. Leader Jeffries, the highest-ranking Cabo Verdean elected official in American history, has family roots in Fogo, Cabo Verde. Rhode Island is home to the largest per-capita Cabo Verdean population in the United States, and generations of Cabo Verdean Americans have helped shape the state's neighborhoods, economy, culture, and civic life.

The event brought together Rhode Island leaders and members of ...