“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”
Sheldon Whitehouse
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Sheldon Whitehouse is a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Whitehouse has focused on a range of issues including environmental protection, healthcare reform, and campaign finance reform. He has been a vocal advocate for addressing climate change and has worked to promote policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and protecting natural resources. Whitehouse has also been involved in efforts to reform the political campaign finance system, emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability in political donations.
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October 9, 2026
The fossil fuel industry and their allies bought their way into the Trump White House with hundreds of millions of dollars in political donations.
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by number of sources- This is a hugely important milestone but there are two big pieces of work in front of us.24 sources2026southdakotasearchlight.com
- And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.13 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
- The fossil fuel-captured EPA’s decision to end its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is a tragic and expensive mistake.11 sources2026minnesotareformer.com
- We need more clarity on that, and when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.10 sources2026southdakotasearchlight.com
And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.
We need more clarity on that, and when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.
This is a hugely important milestone but there are two big pieces of work in front of us.
Most of the dealbreaker humps we’re over, but now it’s refining the language, taking raw agreements into legislative texts and figuring out what schedule for voting succeeds.
The fossil fuel-captured EPA’s decision to end its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is a tragic and expensive mistake.
President Trump’s 2017 tax law and Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires bill handed billionaires and big corporations massive tax breaks on private jets. The Trump administration now says it would be ‘burdensome’ to close the private jet tax…
Those are the things we can do if you send Josh Turek to the Senate.
We need to get rid of dark money in our politics because it’s rotting our politics.
I would say I was an early believer in Josh’s race. I served in the Senate with Tom Harkin. I know what Iowa can deliver because I saw Tom Harkin in action.
Climate change has moved from the science department into the economics department.
We look forward to working on a bipartisan bill that will speed infrastructure development, lower energy costs, and create good-paying jobs.
After discussions with our colleagues, we have decided to reopen negotiations on permitting reform. We are hopeful that recent developments are indicative of a positive direction from the Trump administration.
This is more proof that OLC has lost all credibility and should be abolished.
I think it's super important that we win that seat so that we can put an end to the wild cost increases and rampant corruption that the Senate right now is indulging.
Voting for this guy today gives their blessing to the screw-up, the botched release that even Pam Bondi pointed at Blanche as responsible for.
The fight against climate change will not succeed without carbon removal. Our bill would invest in promising carbon removal technologies and help put the planet on a pathway to climate safety.
Can you believe the guy, or did he and Trump announce the $1.9bn Trump justice fund in a month, and now we’re back where we started?
We cracked $4 again per gallon last weekend in gas stations that I drove by, and that’s a big expense, particularly for families that get their income from driving around from job to job in the work van or the work truck.
It’s fair to put a windfall profits tax on inordinate windfall profits rather than cut off children’s food programs.
(F)ew presidents have done more than President Trump to damage Social Security — yet in an Orwellian twist, you are misusing official resources to heap praise on him.
Term limits and regular appointments would make the Court more representative of everyday Americans and help restore the Supreme Court to the proper independent body it was created to be.





