Political Quotes

On the recordJune 20, 2011
I am worried about the extent of the threat that we are facing right now and the time that it will take to work through some of the administrative procedures.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern about the threat level and bureaucratic delays in addressing it.

Share & report

More from Sheldon Whitehouse

Nov 19, 2024

I think the bottom line here is that there is an element of Trump wanting to sort of subjugate Republican senators here.

transcripts.cnn.com
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
Feb 12, 2025

Such attacks are unacceptable in rule-of-law countries.

commondreams.org
Nov 19, 2024

I think there are some Republican senators who are eager to crawl. I think there are others who are trying to keep their powder dry and stay out of trouble with Trump for as long as they can.

transcripts.cnn.com

Other voices in this conversation