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Sheldon Whitehouse

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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.

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Dec 14, 2009

I think it is a very valuable tool, and I assume that all of you would support mandatory DNA testing of violent criminals.

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Dec 14, 2009

I have just a minute or so left and two more questions.

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Dec 14, 2009

Let the record reflect that all five heads were nodding in agreement.

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Dec 7, 2009

If that is the number, that is a little town of 6,000, 10 cases of bladder cases is a lot.

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Dec 7, 2009

For over a quarter of water systems have violated the arsenic or radioactive standards, there is no record that they were ever contacted by a regulator.

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Dec 7, 2009

It really is not a deficit problem to move it forward and get it done now while we need the jobs.

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Dec 7, 2009

I think that the infrastructure failure in water and wastewater is considerably worse than Mr. Silva has suggested.

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Dec 7, 2009

I would ask that within the Administration you use whatever efforts you have to try to assure that water and wastewater infrastructure are included in the jobs plan.

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Dec 1, 2009

My point is the difference semantically between 'plausible' and 'reasonable' is that 'reasonable' connects more directly to an objective standard; whereas, 'plausibility,' by its very definition, imports a subjective point of view of the…

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Dec 1, 2009

It is frequently the tactic of the polluting industries and of those who serve their ends to engage in the spread of doubt about the science

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Dec 1, 2009

I look forward with interest to the letter from the distinguished Senator from Wyoming.

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Nov 30, 2009

Leaking is politics in Washington. It's the way people expand their turf and make their moves.

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Nov 30, 2009

We are sick to death of leaks out of the Executive Branch of government.

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Nov 17, 2009

I am extremely proud of our Federal law enforcement officers, of our career prosecutors.

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Nov 16, 2009

Are all of you or any of you satisfied with the existing legal structure within which you are presently operating?

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Nov 16, 2009

Being eager to work with us and having a proposal are two different things.

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Oct 28, 2009

The sooner you can get it to Providence... God speed.

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Oct 28, 2009

It is one thing to come up with an idea. It is another thing to organize it.

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Oct 28, 2009

I want to take a moment and express my appreciation to Senator Warner for having stepped up to this.

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Oct 28, 2009

I would hope that the witnesses do not buy into the 2,000-page bill problem/concern.

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Oct 28, 2009

I want to thank particularly Chairman Conrad for his leadership on this.

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Oct 28, 2009

I introduced the concept of utilizing an open source approach to the Vista software...

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Oct 28, 2009

The idea that you cannot deal with revenues is almost beyond logic and sanity.

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Oct 28, 2009

To me, that is a non-starter. We have a country where 1 percent of the population controls more wealth than the lowest 50 percent.

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Oct 28, 2009

I'm delighted to hear you say that.

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