Sheldon Whitehouse

The regulatory authority on Government ethics has not caught up with this post-Citizens United, dark money world.

That is a qui tam fraud case; it has nothing to do with the environment.

It is a complete black hole into which at least a million dollars goes.

But you haven't told us anything about that.

You said to the Chairman that there is nothing that might place you in a conflict of interest that you have not disclosed.

Did you solicit funding from them in your role at the Republican Attorney Generals Association?

You closed your super PAC, Liberty 2.0, but that took fossil fuel contributions as well, correct?

Oklahoma Strong PAC is your leadership pack?

I see nothing in your record that would give a mom taking her child to the hospital for an asthma attack any comfort that you would take the slightest interest in her.

I see nothing in your career that you would care at all about our Rhode Island shell fishermen.

I see nothing in your career to give those fishermen any confidence that you will care one bit for their well being, and not just the well being of the fossil fuel industry.

I don't recall ever being told that I could never have a second round in a hearing as a matter of principle before.

If school districts around the country try to teach students junk science, will the Department of Education be with the students or with the political entities?

If it is your intention to create a downward spiral, that is not solved by different State policies.

The question is do you understand that when the parent makes that choice and the child moves to the charter school and the funding moves with the child, that leaves a funding gap at the previous school that it can't instantaneously or…

Can you assure us that your desire for charter schools is sincere, and that as the Secretary of Education you will steer away from efforts to deny traditional public schools the funding that they need to manage the charter school…

There are times when charter schools are just charter schools

Clearly a career attorney should not be judged on whether they are secular or religious in their lives, correct?

Politicians pass the laws and we are charged with enforcing them, we do not necessarily have to agree or disagree with them.

Sanctuary City decisions are usually made by politicians and not police chiefs.

I do not think it is fair to characterize the career employees of the United States Department of Justice as 'filth.'

I think there is legitimate concern based on the hectoring in the right-wing groups for a general housecleaning of career staff.

I would like to associate myself with all of the comments made by Senator Reed. With 90 judicial vacancies in our Article III courts and 32 judicial emergencies, there is no excuse for failing to confirm nominees who have been reported to…

I am completely comfortable that the no net loss standard is legitimate and clear regulatory implementation of a statute well within its terms.

For what it is worth, it is in a different context, but we deployed very coordinated permitting in our Federal waters.