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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Apr 10, 2018

I have certainly been studying cybersecurity issues now for over a decade, and I have to say, I still learn something every day as the domain and the actors in it continue to evolve.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 10, 2018

Mr. President, I am here on the floor for my 202nd ``Time to Wake Up'' speech. I would like to begin by thanking this body for the passing of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund as part of the measure that Republicans and…

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 10, 2018

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of Senator Brown's remarks I be recognized for my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Ohio.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 10, 2018

there is zero political and electioneering support from those industries for the serious price on carbon they claim to support.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 10, 2018

I have learned that when we agree, Senator Inhofe is perhaps the most effective legislator in the Senate.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 10, 2018

when we are talking about regulatory efficiencies, we are really talking about regulatory efficiencies.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

Pruitt's version of cooperative federalism is a one-way street toward more pollution.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

It is that particular situation, I think, where we have to be very careful about how cooperative this federalism gets if you are not dealing with the polluted State as well.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

Those of us from coastal States take warnings like that from our Federal mortgage providers pretty damned seriously, as I think you would expect we should.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

But if they were running through a corporation domiciled in Delaware, you would not know that they were actually a Russian owner?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

How do you look behind a shell corporation and find who is really behind it through your authorization process?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

Cooperative federalism is code for EPA and some States walking away from their core mission of protecting human health and the environment.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

I guess my question is what is the role of carbon dioxide emissions in contributing to that sea level rise, if any?

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

Cooperative federalism should mean that EPA and the States work together to reduce pollution.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

It is very hard to ask Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Kentucky to crack down on pollution that is not landing in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Kentucky.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Apr 9, 2018

Are individual principals, p-a-l-s, principals of the firm also banned?

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