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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 4, 2025

Can’t help but wonder how many Trumps got rejected by Harvard.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Jun 3, 2025

I’m not a great mathematician, but I think you were talking about $1 trillion? I believe $1.5 billion times 10 is $15 billion. That’s a little bit off from $1 trillion.

msnbc.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 2, 2025

President Trump has ushered America into a golden age of public corruption.

nbcnews.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 27, 2025

We write to ask whether Treasury has conducted any analyses on the effect cutting up to 40% of the IRS workforce will have on revenue collection, customer service, modernization efforts, and the share of audits comprised of corporations…

commondreams.org
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 20, 2025

Republicans just overruled the Parliamentarian, violated the plain text of the Congressional Review Act, changed the Clean Air Act, and broke the filibuster.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· May 20, 2025

The problem with your assertion here today is that it is belied by your own employees’ sworn statements in court and by the decision of the Department of Justice to admit that what you say isn’t true.

thehill.com
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· May 5, 2025

I have always advocated for efficiency at the Department of Defense, but tough personnel decisions should be based on facts and analysis, not arbitrary percentages.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· May 5, 2025

Eliminating the positions of many of our most skilled and experienced officers without sound justification would not create ‘efficiency’ in the military — it could cripple it.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· May 5, 2025

Secretary Hegseth has shown an eagerness to dismiss military leaders without cause, and I will be skeptical of the rationale for these plans until he explains them before the Armed Services Committee.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 24, 2025

The question has to be posed to Secretary Hegseth whether he declassified the information and at what point he did declassify? Do you agree?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 23, 2025

one of the most egregious failures of operational security and common sense

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 23, 2025

Military operations need to be handled with utmost discretion, using approved, secure lines of communication, because American lives are on the line.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 15, 2025

We're in a fight for our democracy right now, and if we're having a fight in our dugout, we're not out on the field and the other team is scoring runs.

usatoday.com
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 12, 2025

If DOJ and the FBI are aiding and abetting this unlawful plot, it crosses very significant redlines for the agency and its personnel.

truthout.org
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 12, 2025

Everybody in the caucus wants an opportunity to vote for a clean 30-day [continuing resolution] that puts us on a pathway to regular, legit appropriations.

commondreams.org
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 10, 2025

They like to bully and threaten. But when push comes to shove, they'll have to come back.

cbsnews.com
Seth Magaziner
@sethmagaziner· Democratic · RI· Mar 4, 2025

Nowhere in his [Trump's] speech did he say that he would protect Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.

newsweek.com