Jan. 18, 2008 (LPAC)--Rhode Island State Rep.Joseph Almeida (D-Providence) sent the following message to state legislators across the country, which was read by Debra Freeman during LaRouche's webcast, yesterday: "I support the policy proposed by Lyndon LaRouche in the Homeowners and Bank Protection Act, and we're working very hard right now, to push a resolution supporting this act through the Rhode Island House of Representatives. We are expecting a vote by next week. But I'd also like to urge all other state legislatures across the country to join us in passing similar resolutions. You do not need an economics degree to realize that LaRouche's proposal is necessary." Almeida, Deputy Majority Leader and chairman of the Minority Caucus, is the primary sponsor of the resolution.