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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

They come with their conflicts of interest, often right on their lapels, sometimes hidden in their back pockets, but juries, not so, correct?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

There is a drastic difference between rooting for somebody and controlling the turnstile that decides who gets on the Court.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

I hope you will remember all of this because it seems to me that the Court has been on something of a campaign to deprecate and diminish the civil jury.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

Four hundred million dollars funding conservative activists' behind-the-scenes campaign to remake the Nation's courts.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

So the jury lives in a protected environment from a lot of the political power and the danger of corruption that the elected branches often suffer.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

the jury as having a role to make sure that the power and clout of big and powerful interests could be protected against.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

I cannot think of another right that the Court pays less attention to or throws more readily under the bus.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

Judge Jackson has unparalleled breadth of experience, both on and off the bench.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 20, 2022

civil juries are, I think, something that Americans have prided themselves on for a long time.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 17, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise today because my constituents, like all Americans, are paying far too much at the pump. They are angry, and so am I. In response to Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Biden rightly imposed…

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 17, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 963, the FAIR Act, which prohibits the enforcement of forced arbitration clauses in consumer, employment, civil rights, and antitrust disputes. Buried deep within the fine print of almost…

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 16, 2022

But to what extent do we have to worry about cryptocurrency displacing fiat currency so that there is really no way for the Federal Reserve, for example, to control or attempt to control the economy?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 16, 2022

I think one of the premises we are beginning is that you can divide the world into good actors and bad actors.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 16, 2022

Madam President, in conclusion, let me just thank Senator Graham. He has been an extraordinary leader on the Munich Security delegation year after year, and I think he has a ``McCainian'' view of our foreign policy needs. I would close by…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 16, 2022

I will say one thing, and then I will hand it over to Senator Graham. On March 8, I sent out over social media this sentiment: Keep alive in your heart the possibility that Ukraine could actually win: columns stalled, defense fierce…

Congressional Record · 2022-03-16