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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.
I am delighted to join my senior colleague from Rhode Island, Senator Jack Reed, on the Mark Udall national economic tour of the renewable energy production tax credit, and I am delighted that daily tour has touched on Rhode Island today…
in light of the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act, I wanted to come to the floor today to bring just a few Rhode Island voices into the discussion that is taking place. One such person is a man from Providence, RI, named…
I will speak on carbon pollution and the damage we are doing to our world. As I try to point out every week--and last week I was not able to, but Senator Kerry made a wonderful, marvelous, very compelling speech on this subject. We have…
before I embark on my own remarks, let me say how pleased I am to have a chance to follow the Senator from Illinois. I have had the chance to preside in the Senate, as the Senator from New York is doing now, on several occasions, and to be…
I wonder if I could ask any of the witnesses to speak for a mom about the procedure known as 'voter caging'...
Under the previous order, the Senate will proceed to executive session at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow and vote on confirmation of the Rosenbaum nomination at noon. We also hope to complete action on the FDA bill. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 503, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 503) designating June 2012 as ``National Aphasia…
And the reason that this is pernicious is because political organizations do it targeting specific neighborhoods in order to challenge the vote out of that neighborhood, and they choose neighborhoods that are associated with strong votes…
if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m. adjourned until Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 10 a.m…
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 504, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 504) expressing support for the…
this is the week for the Supreme Court to release opinions from dozens of cases that it has been considering over the past term. In most of these important cases, the Court followed its usual practice of allowing the parties to file…
I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…
I will take a moment to go through the closing script, and in doing so I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Supreme Court Decisions
I am honored to join my senior Senator to commemorate such an important milestone as he has described in American education. It was 40 years ago this week that President Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments Act of 1972, including…
Reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
it is one thing to say things and it is another to say things that are true. Let us review some of the things that have been said on the floor of the Senate today in the context of this discussion. One of my colleagues said that this rule…
I will not read the whole thing. Let's just read the concluding paragraph: Now, therefore, be it resolved that the U.S. Conference of Mayors strongly supports the EPA's issued Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants. There were…
In this letter, 16 of my colleagues, led by myself and the distinguished Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Barbara Boxer, wrote to the President supporting this rule. We described, for one thing, a utility called…
I come to the floor of the Senate today to speak about a number, a number that has a particular significance for us here, and that number is 400. Why is 400 an important number at this point in our history? What is important about 400 is…
I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change
last December, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule called the Mercury Air Toxics Standard for powerplants. This rule is important, and it was long overdue. Many Americans might not realize that before last December, there…
They get the benefit of knocking down jobs in the runup to the election, which I think is a disgraceful way to go about the Nation's business. But we cannot move them. The irony and the tragedy here is, if Speaker Boehner would call up…
First of all, let me thank my wonderful chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee for joining me on the floor and asking me this question. The figure I have used--I have been more conservative--is in a range between $3 and $9…
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