Unlike during the experience of 2007-2008, these homeowners will have no expectation that the values of their homes will ever recover.
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.
Insurance companies are already cutting their losses and exiting markets on the frontline of climate change.
I am here today for the 26th time to detail the special interest billionaire-funded scheme that has overrun the U.S. Supreme Court. This evening, I would like to discuss some things about Republican Judiciary Committee members' performance…
well, first of all, congratulations to Chairman Cardin for his fifth COP delegation that he led. I have been on all five of them, and I am really grateful that he has organized them and organized them well. A couple of topics on this one…
I submit to the Senate a budget scorekeeping report. The report, which covers fiscal year 2024, was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 308(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. This information enables…
I am delighted to have the chance to follow my senior Senator to add a few words about Bill Middendorf and celebrate the fact that the newest Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer of the U.S. Navy will be named the USS J. William…
I am happy and proud to join my senior Senator in congratulating our friend Mark Hayward, the District Director of the Small Business Administration in Rhode Island, on his very well-deserved retirement after serving at SBA for more than…
I am delighted to join my colleagues today from the Finance Committee. Our chairman is here. We did, I think, remarkable work to expand the child tax credit during the COVID epidemic, and it made a truly remarkable difference in children's…
H.R. 6363, a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown, was enacted into law this month. Division B of the bill contains several authorizing provisions, such as a 1-year extension of the farm bill and a 2-month extension of Federal funding…
Is there a place where you can file a complaint against a justice who sorts out the ridiculous complaints from the legitimate ones?
if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:56 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 10 a.m…
Of all the people they could have chosen to single out for special benefits, they chose wealthy tax cheats.
Of all the people they could have chosen to single out for special benefits, they chose wealthy tax cheats.
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 749)…
I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration Calendar No. 217, S. 311. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…
I further ask unanimous consent that the Peters substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 267 and 276; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 456, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…





