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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.
today I wish to honor the career of one of Rhode Island's most respected ocean and coastal experts, my friend Grover Fugate. Grover has served as executive director of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, CRMC, for nearly…
on other judicial business, today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral argument in West Virginia v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is the case that will determine the fate of the EPA's…
As the attorney general of New York correctly states, ``Fraud is not protected by the First Amendment.'' A number of high-profile legal scholars sent a letter last week to Chairman Smith, condemning the subpoenas as ``misguided.'' The…
I am here for the 147th time in my series of speeches urging the Senate to wake up to the consequences of climate change and also to the motives of the outside forces that lull the Senate into persistent somnambulism. Outside this Chamber…
Congressional investigations and hearings have a unique ability to focus a nation's attention and bring facts of public importance to light. These subpoenas, however, appear intended to impede lawful State investigations. They do not…
I am completely comfortable that the no net loss standard is legitimate and clear regulatory implementation of a statute well within its terms.
For what it is worth, it is in a different context, but we deployed very coordinated permitting in our Federal waters.
The concern that Senator Sullivan has for unnecessary delays and problems and bureaucracy, I think, is a very legitimate concern.
I appreciate the Service's efforts to better incorporate the latest climate change science into its mitigation policy.
I have serious doubts that this guidance meets either of these critical requirements and look forward to asking questions about these issues.
The revisions under review today are needed to bring the Fish and Wildlife Service into the 21st century.
I am here for the 146th time to wake this Chamber up to the consequence of climate change. The leading edge of consequence is already upon us, and it is threatening the people and economies of all 50 States. Because of the dark influence…
The United States Congress is fast becoming a laughingstock in its denial of this problem.
it made no sense to close carbon-free reactors at the same time we're trying to deal with climate change.
We shouldn't sit back and watch investors go to China and India to develop and commercialize next-generation reactors.
I believe we need to prepare now by: building more reactors; ending the stalemate on what to do about nuclear waste; stopping Washington from picking winners and losers in the marketplace; pushing back on excessive regulation; and fueling…
I think there is some area for agreement here among those of us who believe that nuclear power is an important part of the future of the country.
The past year has seen a renewed and bipartisan interest in nuclear energy reforms.
It is a nice letter, but its claims simply do not conform to our experience. In 2015, for instance, ExxonMobil repeatedly funneled millions to groups peddling climate denial. According to its own publicly available ``2015 Worldwide Giving…
as the Senate reconvenes after several weeks of work in our home States, I am back for the 145th time asking my colleagues to wake up to the pressing reality of climate change. We are sleepwalking through this moment, willfully ignoring…
one of the reasons we took this step was to get rid of the scourge of testing of schools that was so badly deforming the behavior of schools
it is an honor for me to follow Senator Markey, who has battled so long and so effectively in this struggle against such odds, and I think we both feel the tide has turned, things are going our way, but we have to hurry because nature is…
I will be the final speaker tonight. The point that I want to make is that when we spend this time talking about the web of denial that sabotages America's ability to respond to the climate crisis, we don't just use this word rhetorically…
I understand the majority leader will be coming to close out the Senate shortly and then allow us who are speaking to continue after that. I see Senator Scott here, so let me yield to him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South…
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