Sheldon Whitehouse

Fraud varies dramatically by region as well, does it not?

Much as you pointed out, Senator Whitehouse, on that graph you showed at the first of the meeting.

It strikes me that there is a lot of room to have, let's say, Texas and Louisiana, which are highest cost and lowest quality move more toward Hawaii and New Hampshire which are at the other end.

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I think it is time for Congress to move forward in a bipartisan fashion with meaningful cybersecurity legislation.

I would urge you to leave that in place even though there has been this misunderstanding.

I think it calls up a higher level of performance and public spiritedness.

I appreciate your attention to it.

Clearly, there are benefits to arbitration, but it's the sort of thing that should only be undertaken knowingly.

You advocated here for a federal assisted living Bill of Rights.

In Rhode Island, our state regulation for these assisted living facilities has a section called 'Rights of Residents.'

Today's hearing provides us an opportunity to evaluate our current statutory authorities, law enforcement tools, and resources for protecting the American people from the serious and ever growing threat of international organized crime.

Every day, as we know, overseas criminal networks target Americans, weakening our economic prosperity and compromising our safety.

The international organized crime networks we confront today are significantly different from La Cosa Nostra and other criminal networks we confronted in the past.

I will ask unanimous consent that Chairman Leahy's statement in support of your nomination be incorporated into the record.

I hope that as you serve the people of the Ninth Circuit in this role, assuming that you are confirmed, that you will not view with equanimity efforts that deprive people of access to the jury, given its core constitutional role.

Let me congratulate you on your period of service to our country.

I would highlight, emphasize, and double underline what Senator Grassley warned you about the importance of prompt answers.

Would it be fair to characterize your answer as saying that as a judicial matter the opinion of foreign governments carries no weight?

I think you've acquitted yourself very well in this hearing and I look forward to supporting your nomination as we go forward.

I contend that we are on the losing end of the single greatest transfer of wealth through piracy and illicit behavior in the history of humankind, and we are doing awfully little about it.

We look forward to working with you.

It is interesting to me, as a Senator from a small New England State, to hear some of the discussion from my western colleagues...

I would love to ask Mr. White what the forecast is for the on-bill financing and what specifically we can do to help National Grid.

But if it is a bigger claim and, therefore, more dangerous to the company, then that is when they push you toward arbitration under the clause?