Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI2) watches contestants at RI FLL Finals.

Congressman Jim Langevin kicked off the RI First Lego League finals at Roger Williams University this morning, praising the 400 students as the "job creators of tomorrow," and thanking the host and sponsors of the event, calling the robotics competition the kind of thing that would "foster the development of tomorrow's innovative leaders."

After helping to open the the event, Rep. Langevin stayed to watch the first round of competition, looking on as the roughly 40 teams from around the state put their robots through their paces.