Sheldon Whitehouse: “Investments that reduce economic inequality... are how we make our economy and our budget stronger and more stable.”

The Department failed to respond to Congress, and instead, on May 18, 2026, announced that it had settled an unrelated IRS lawsuit with President Trump to create a $1.8 billion slush fund to compensate alleged victims of DOJ…

Instead of pursuing renovations tailored to the building’s actual needs, the Center rushed a series of renovations driven by the President’s aesthetic whims and his desire to star in a series of televised events in December.

I have received allegations that the Kennedy Center has conducted rushed renovation and maintenance work with disregard to its commitments to Congress and the federal contracting standards the Center has long applied to its own…

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.