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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Mr. President, I rise today for now the ninth time to unmask the rightwing, dark money scheme to capture our Supreme Court. I say ``capture'' in the sense of regulatory capture, an Agency capture-- a well-known phenomenon. Today, I turn to…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 466, 509, and 358; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 449, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

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

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 451 regarding Max Cleland submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 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…

Congressional Record · 2021-11-16
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 452, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

I commend Director Easterly for her vision in wanting to create this along with the rest of the team.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for the question. I think when you look at particularly what we experienced during COVID, we saw some of the difficulties that families--particularly families with young children--had in accessing the…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Thank you, Chairman Deutch and Ranking Member Wilson, for holding today's hearing on a really important issue.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

recently released documents by whistleblower Francis Haugen suggests that Facebook knowingly used recommendation systems and algorithms to push some of its users toward fringe ideologies and extremist groups.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

We can no longer just sort of hope and prod and push and wish that they are going to prevent their platforms from being used to facilitate violence and radicalization and real harm in our country and around the world.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for convening this Special Order hour. The impact of this legislation is significant in my home State of Rhode Island and all across our country. The United States has the largest…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 16, 2021

I would urge your attention to continuing to work with us to find favorable local resolutions for these small and heavily used wildlife refuges in my State.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 15, 2021

This is despicable behavior, and to the extent that we allow individuals responsible for this conduct to get away with it by these forced arbitration clauses, we should be ashamed of ourselves.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 15, 2021

There's the original offense of the crime, but then to add the silencing on top of it, it just kills your spirit, and it just takes your dignity.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Nov 15, 2021

I want to begin by just thanking the four survivors who have come forward to share their stories to this Committee and to the country.

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