Political Quotes

On the recordApril 10, 2013
I expressed my frustration that the EPA, during the Bush administration, had become a poster child of the opaque Federal agency pandering to special interests.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse criticized the EPA's previous administration for prioritizing special interests over public health.

Share

More from Sheldon Whitehouse

Jun 12, 2026

DHS and ICE have deployed recruitment ads featuring white nationalist slogans, songs, and imagery while lowering recruitment standards—facilitating the hiring of agents with histories of violent extremism.

theintercept.com
Jun 10, 2026

Blanche’s dirty fingerprints (are) all over the cop beaters slush fund, which may actually have been intended as a payroll account for Trump’s November election interference for his thugs to go hit the polling places.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Jul 12, 2026

This is waste, and it treats a national memorial to President Kennedy as if it were a private renovation project.

theguardian.com
Jun 29, 2026

Over the longer term, accelerating our transition to clean energy will lower energy costs, insulate consumers from these kinds of price spikes, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign despots and greedy fossil fuel companies.

dailycaller.com

Other voices in this conversation