Political Quotes

On the public record

All Quotes

Every politician on the site, every statement on file. Search, filter, and read the public record.

15,600+·quotes on file

Active
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

I think we are very much interested in looking at, in addition, how much of this additional warming is going to drive sea level in the short term and what types of measures can we take to really work to constrain the upper limit on sea…

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

And is the warming of the ocean offshore, including measured up to literally Jacuzzi recommended temperatures, causing an effect on the strength of storms that hit Florida, particularly hurricane level storms that come from the ocean?

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

We yield back our time. Vote on Amendment No. 1249 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.

govinfo.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

Along with the rise in the groundwater from effectively hydraulic sea level rise pressure, are you also seeing that salt water is intruding through the limestone into what previously were freshwater wells and water sources for homes and…

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

Do you think the flood insurance program requirement that you build back in place needs adjustment where properties are predictably going to be flooded over and over and over again in order to protect the integrity of the Federal Flood…

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

I think we are very much interested in looking at, in addition, how much of this additional warming is going to drive sea level in the short term and what types of measures can we take to really work to constrain the upper limit on sea…

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

Senator Kennedy and I have worked together on finding an alternative method because we've given up on the good faith and neutrality of OLC.

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Nov 1, 2023

I think in Congress, that a lot of the ideas that the OLC has propounded are really, really badly wrong.

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

Along with the rise in the groundwater from effectively hydraulic sea level rise pressure, are you also seeing that salt water is intruding through the limestone into what previously were freshwater wells and water sources for homes and…

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

I have gone over my time. I appreciate the indulgence of my colleagues.

congress.gov
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

Not only do they not fund Ukraine, which I think your testimonies indicate as a vital imperative to the United States, they also want to offset the funding by taking money from the IRS.

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

And is the warming of the ocean offshore, including measured up to literally Jacuzzi recommended temperatures, causing an effect on the strength of storms that hit Florida, particularly hurricane level storms that come from the ocean?

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

Do you think the flood insurance program requirement that you build back in place needs adjustment where properties are predictably going to be flooded over and over and over again in order to protect the integrity of the Federal Flood…

congress.gov
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

This comes down to a choice between lending them the tools to do the job or seeing young Americans facing combat.

congress.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

We first had the warrantless wiretapping opinions, which were so appalling that, when they became public, the colleagues of OLC in the Department of Justice threatened to resign en masse if the program was not restructured.

congress.gov
Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Oct 31, 2023

We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?

congress.gov