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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 11, 2024

I don't think the fact that somebody is the president's son entitles them to be out from under rule of law.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 11, 2024

I think that the attorney general has an obligation to follow the direction of the president of the United States when the president of the United States asserts executive privilege.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 11, 2024

Every other government official is subject to fact-finding, even the president had to submit to an interview about the documents in his garage. These justices won't allow themselves to be subjected to honest fact-finding.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 3, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Rhode Island.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 3, 2024

And with that, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Butler). The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 3, 2024

as the presiding officer knows, I have come regularly to the floor to discuss multiple aspects of the scheme run by a bunch of rightwing billionaires to capture and control the Supreme Court and how that has come to affect so many…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· May 23, 2024

I ask for the yeas and nays on the pending nomination. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· May 23, 2024

I rise to express my support for Ms. Melissa Dalton's nomination to be Under Secretary of the Air Force. Ms. Dalton is an exceptionally qualified leader with a long and distinguished career in service to the United States. She has more…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 22, 2024

There's a legendary story of the cloak room calling Ted Kennedy and saying, we need you on this vote.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 22, 2024

I emphasize explicitly and unequivocally that human caused climate change poses significant risks to society and the environment.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 22, 2024

There's a legendary story of the cloak room calling Ted Kennedy and saying, we need you on this vote.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 22, 2024

I emphasize explicitly and unequivocally that human caused climate change poses significant risks to society and the environment.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 22, 2024

I think the question is, how many MAGA battle flags does the Supreme Court justice have to fly until the rest of the court takes it seriously.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 21, 2024

I'm told we have two senators on the way here, although one of the things that you learn quickly around the Senate is that you can never believe senators about where they are relative to where they're supposed to be.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 21, 2024

I emphasize explicitly and unequivocally that human caused climate change poses significant risks to society and the environment.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 21, 2024

I submit to the Senate a budget scorekeeping report. The report, which covers fiscal year 2024, was prepared and submitted as a letter by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 308(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974…

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