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.
I appreciate your focus on this. It is, I think, a really productive opportunity for us and I am grateful to you.
Senator Sullivan has been an incredible partner in all of this, and I want to pay a lot of respect to him for his work.
We clearly need to do things to clean up our oceans and to clean up the rivers.
I want to particularly thank Senator Inhofe, who became an original co-sponsor of the SOS bill that Dan and I worked on.
Senator Inhofe is a powerful legislator, and when he puts his shoulder behind something, it tends to happen.
I think to prevent that we need to have a strong focus on requiring countries with whom we have trade relationships to meet elementary standards of upland waste disposal responsibility.
as I rise for my 220th ``Time to Wake Up'' climate speech, there is abundant evidence that meaningful action on climate change in the United States is unlikely. We have a President who, against all the evidence, claims that climate change…
amazingly, this report comes from the same Energy Department currently pushing coal bailout proposals, but that is what you get from helpless, weak leadership from this administration that will not face up either to the scientific reality…
if the Senator will yield for 1 minute, I would like to make a unanimous consent request that at the conclusion of Senator Portman's remarks, I be recognized, and that at the conclusion of my remarks, Senator Smith be recognized. The…
I am delighted to be joined today by my colleague Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota. Both my home State of Rhode Island and her State of Minnesota are heavily involved in the booming renewable energy sector. President Trump has called…
I am very interested in the prospect of advanced reactor concepts that hold the promise of being able to repurpose spent nuclear fuel.
Senators Barrasso, Inhofe, Crapo, Booker, and myself are the original co-sponsors.
In the Committee, we have cleared the Nuclear Innovation and Modernization Act, which is now running hotlines for passage on the Senate floor.
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll The bill clerk called the roll.
as I resume my remarks, we head westward to the tallest peaks of the Rockies, where, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Northern Rocky Mountains have been warming more than three times as fast as the global average over the past…
I am very grateful to my colleague from New Mexico, Senator Udall, for joining me today for my 218th ``Time to Wake Up'' speech. Senator Udall is a formidable advocate for conserving public lands and protecting endangered species--helping…
I have read Judge Kavanaugh's decisions on mens rea, which have focused so far on individual defendants.
I think this is not an offshore storm. It has made landfall when you see polling that shows that 49 percent of Americans think a corporation will get a fairer shot in the United States Supreme Court than an individual.
I have a number of letters that I would ask to be submitted into the record that relate to the importance of proper investigation by trained professionals.
I want to make it absolutely clear that I do not accept the process of this committee confidential routine that we went through.
a President has to answer a subpoena applies equally to a trial court and a grand jury subpoena alike
the President has tried to disgrace Starr and his office with a sustained propaganda campaign that would make Nixon blush, and he should be forced to account for that.





