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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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Sep 13, 2022

An evacuation route from a flood that is itself flooded is not a very good situation.

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Sep 13, 2022

I am from Rhode Island, which is a coastal State.

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Sep 13, 2022

The other thing I want to work with you on is low carbon transportation materials.

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Sep 13, 2022

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)…

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Sep 13, 2022

If you are New York City, you can take care of yourself, or you are Boston, you can take care of yourself.

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Sep 13, 2022

Not every coastal community has that capacity.

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Sep 13, 2022

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…

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Sep 13, 2022

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…

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Sep 13, 2022

There is a part of Warwick called Warwick Neck that is going to become Warwick Neck Island.

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Sep 13, 2022

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. ____________________

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Sep 13, 2022

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…

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Sep 7, 2022

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…

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Sep 6, 2022

Cattle alone are 35 percent. There are nine times as many cattle, at least by weight.

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Sep 6, 2022

U.S. farmers and ranchers have long been at the forefront of climate-smart farming, utilizing scientific solutions, technology, and innovations.

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Sep 6, 2022

It is hitting people hard in their pocketbooks. It is about a $5,000 per family cost, and that is a lot.

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Sep 6, 2022

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.

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Sep 6, 2022

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…

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Sep 6, 2022

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.

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Aug 30, 2022

We cannot ignore the dangers of this extremism.

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Aug 29, 2022

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.

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Aug 29, 2022

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.

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Aug 25, 2022

-- 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.

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Aug 24, 2022

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…

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Aug 24, 2022

They want an oligarchy.

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Aug 24, 2022

Expose it. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Vote on the DISCLOSE bill that will expose this.

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