An evacuation route from a flood that is itself flooded is not a very good situation.
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.
The other thing I want to work with you on is low carbon transportation materials.
I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The resolutions (S. Res. 759, S. Res. 760, and S. Res. 761)…
If you are New York City, you can take care of yourself, or you are Boston, you can take care of yourself.
I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…
I have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a) of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
There is a part of Warwick called Warwick Neck that is going to become Warwick Neck Island.
For the information of the Senate, there will be two rollcall votes starting at 11:30 a.m., with additional votes possible later in the day. ____________________
I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…
I will proceed with my trusty, battered ``Time to Wake Up'' chart and my--I don't know--280-something speech. For once, I can start with some good news, which is that the Democrats, at last, passed a climate-focused reconciliation bill…
Cattle alone are 35 percent. There are nine times as many cattle, at least by weight.
U.S. farmers and ranchers have long been at the forefront of climate-smart farming, utilizing scientific solutions, technology, and innovations.
It is hitting people hard in their pocketbooks. It is about a $5,000 per family cost, and that is a lot.
Yes. Let me just say one last thing, and then I will let you go. I don't need you to respond, because I don't want to be pulling any surprises.
But for many years, particularly from 2001 to 2019, the TVA paid a group called the Utility Air Regulatory Group, which was an anti-climate industry lobbying group that opposed clean air regulations, opposed climate legislation, climate…
Over and over again, there is almost no place in America right now that isn't being immediately touched by adverse consequences of climate change.
Well, they got blown up by Citizens United. And weirdly, the court in Citizens United said that this was all going to be transparent, so we`d actually know who was going to be spending it.
You know, you`ve Mehmet Oz, who is a crashing joke. You`ve got J.D. Vance who can`t get out of his own way. You have Herschel Walker who, I`m not even going to go there.
-- billionaires out to control the country for their own benefit so they can pollute it well, so they don`t have to pay any taxes, and so they can operate without regulation.
Well, they want voter suppression. They captured the Supreme Court. They want climate denial. They want deregulation. They don’t want pollution -- polluters to be have any enforcement against them. They want basically a very old-school…
Expose it. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Vote on the DISCLOSE bill that will expose this.





