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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 21, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that with respect to the resolution of ratification, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 21, 2022

I wanted to come to the floor and kick off the process that will culminate tomorrow with our vote on the DISCLOSE Act. The DISCLOSE Act will get rid of dark money in our politics. President Biden gave a good speech about it yesterday to…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 21, 2022

I am here today as we close in on the vote on the DISCLOSE Act scheduled for tomorrow to urge my colleagues to vote yes on that measure. I have introduced the DISCLOSE Act in every Congress since Leader Schumer first unveiled it in 2010 on…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 21, 2022

I have nine requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 21, 2022

I also ask unanimous consent that the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make grammatical, technical changes to the resolution of ratification with respect to Treaty Document No. 117-1 in order to reflect the addition of material…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Sep 15, 2022

today, I am joined by Senator Cortez Masto in introducing the Private Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, a bill that will address a disturbing trend in our capital markets. Increasingly, some of America's largest and most…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

Institutional sclerosis perhaps. I think it ought to be in the department`s interest to get this information out.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

That is, first of all, the call of the chairman and not of me so I can`t say that.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

I hope that they`ll be a little bit more responsive in this case.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

There`s a compelling array of circumstantial evidence that this court is captured and that is the problem.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

American people deserve to know who captured their Supreme Court and who keeps flooding our politics with dark money.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

Just looking at the court, you have to look at not one decision but a pattern of decisions.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

On the day Geoffrey Berman’s book was published, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman immediately announced that the committee will investigate the claims in the book that Donald Trump and William Barr tried to interfere with…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Sep 14, 2022

I want to thank my colleagues who voted yesterday, on a bipartisan basis, to advance the nomination of Lara Montecalvo to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. I look forward to her confirmation later today. She…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 13, 2022

For the information of the Senate, there will be two rollcall votes starting at 11:30 a.m., with additional votes possible later in the day. ____________________

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 13, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The resolutions (S. Res. 759, S. Res. 760, and S. Res. 761)…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 13, 2022

I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Sep 13, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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