Sheldon Whitehouse

I would just like to propose to you that you keep your mind open to the prospect of the so-called Buffett rule, supplementing the billionaires' minimum tax.

The fixation of the Army Corps only on inland flooding, with sea level rise and storm surge making the risk to coastal communities so much worse is something that I would urge this Administration to address.

I think our friends from Louisiana are seeing the highest rate of coastal loss and erosion of any state in the country.

It is an absolute crisis waiting to happen.

It is the nature of bubbles and crashes when things go wrong, that it happens catastrophically and dramatically, is it not?

Is Joseph R. Biden of Delaware the elected serving president of America?

Mr. Marshall, you were the chairman of the Republican Chairman’s Association and the Rule of Law Defense Fund in the run up to January 6th assault on the Capitol.

He is the President of the United States.

I think sets the gold standard for patience and courtesy.

I think it has harmed innumerable employees and customers.

So the jury lives in a protected environment from a lot of the political power and the danger of corruption that the elected branches often suffer.

The jury as having a role to make sure that the power and clout of big and powerful interests could be protected against.

Civil juries are, I think, something that Americans have prided themselves on for a long time.

Four hundred million dollars funding conservative activists' behind-the-scenes campaign to remake the Nation's courts.

They come with their conflicts of interest, often right on their lapels, sometimes hidden in their back pockets, but juries, not so, correct?

I cannot think of another right that the Court pays less attention to or throws more readily under the bus.

Protecting the jury against the dangers of bias or corruption, giving the parties before it a clean and fair shot.

There is a drastic difference between rooting for somebody and controlling the turnstile that decides who gets on the Court.

I hope you will remember all of this because it seems to me that the Court has been on something of a campaign to deprecate and diminish the civil jury.

I could not be more delighted to have you here.

This is a refreshing moment.

Judge Jackson has unparalleled breadth of experience, both on and off the bench.

Let me thank Senator Thune for his remarks. I would simply add that I hope we can all keep in our hearts the prospect that the Ukrainians might actually win this thing, given the success they have already seen, as long as they get adequate…

The disinclination I often see in this building to take climate warnings seriously is very regrettable.

I understand there has been some suggestion that the Department should not make any efforts to mitigate transportation greenhouse gas emissions or to ensure infrastructure resilience in the implementation of the Infrastructure Bill.