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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, this series of ``Scheme'' speeches is designed to chronicle a long-running, covert scheme to capture the Supreme Court. Regulatory Agencies have often and notoriously been captured by regulated interests. There is a whole…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 534 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 72, S. 169. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 26 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

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

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Gillibrand. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

they pointed out that one of the problems is literacy; that they have a significant number of adults who walk in and they want jobs, they want to work, but they have very poor literacy, and very poor numeracy and, digital skills too.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

I secured about $28 million in the Defense Appropriations Bills for a submarine, industrial-based support of workers, and of training, and education initiatives.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Our coasts are in dire distress, and the Army Corps blunders on, just completely obtuse to that risk.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…

Congressional Record · 2021-07-13
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

Can I ask you if a price on carbon emissions is a policy tool that would be helpful in achieving those goals?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 13, 2021

It is a lose-lose all the way around if we do not have an agreement on a global minimum tax for corporations.

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