Sheldon Whitehouse
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Recent News About Sheldon Whitehouse
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Reed & Whitehouse Announce Selection Process For Federal Judgeship
U.S. Senators seek deep, diverse pool of highly qualified candidates for judicial seat on U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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Whitehouse, Durbin Ask Leonard Leo And Right-Wing Billionaires For Full Accounting Of Gifts To Supreme Court Justices
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee,
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Durbin, Whitehouse Announce July 20 Vote In Senate Judiciary Committee On Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, And Transparency Act
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up and vote on Whitehouse’s Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act on Thursday, July 20.
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Whitehouse Slams Supreme Court’s Decision Blocking Biden Student Loan Program
Right-wing majority decision in Biden v. Nebraska denies much needed student loan debt relief for thousands of Rhode Islanders
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Whitehouse Statement On Supreme Court Decision In Major First Amendment Case
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis:
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Whitehouse, Colleagues Continue Fight To Improve Mental Health Services For Students
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined colleagues to reintroduce the Mental Health Services for Students Act, which would strengthen school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
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Reed & Whitehouse Statement On District Court Judge William E. Smith Taking Senior Status
After Judge William E. Smith, 63, announced his intention to take “senior status” on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, starting January 1, 2025, upon the confirmation of his successor, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse congratulated him on his years of service on the federal bench.
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Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Support Aquaculture Farmers And Harvesters
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to uplift and support aquaculture and aquaculture farmers and harvesters.
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Marking Dobbs Anniversary, Whitehouse Releases Episode Three of “making the Case” Podcast, Shining Light on Decades-long Right-wing Project to Overturn Roe
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, released episode three of his new podcast, Making the Case, breaking down the long effort by right-wing activists and Republican-appointed justices to dismantle reproductive freedom in America
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Reed, Whitehouse & Magaziner Deliver $13.5 M to Expand Ripta Bus Service & Grow Its Hybrid Electric Bus Fleet
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is charging ahead to a cleaner energy future and accelerating efforts to enhance its public transit network thanks to $13.5 million in new federal funding secured by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner
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New $25M Raise Grant for Ridot to Pave Way for Third Phase of Route 37 Improvements
New federal money is on the way to help accelerate improvements along Route 37, a heavily-trafficked corridor linking two cities and Interstates 95 and 295
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Ahead of Anniversary of Roe V. Wade Being Overturned, Whitehouse Joins Colleagues to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Democratic colleagues to reintroduce the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act
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Whitehouse Releases Episode Two of His Podcast “making the Case” to Expose Operators Behind Far-right Scheme to Capture the Supreme Court
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, dropped episode two of his new podcast, Making the Case, breaking down the right-wing operators and phony front groups behind the effort to capture the Supreme Court for Republican billionaires and big special interests
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Whitehouse, Risch, Wilson, And Phillips Lead Introduction Of Bill To Improve Sanctions Enforcement
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and James Risch (R-ID) and Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) today introduced the Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would protect national security by offering rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of sanctions evaders.
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Reed, Whitehouse & Magaziner Help Secure $2.6m For Block Island State Airport
In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID).
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Whitehouse Statement On Explosive Propublica Report On Justice Alito’s Free Alaskan Fishing Trip Planned By Leonard Leo And Paid For By Billionaires
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, today released the following statement after another bombshell report published by ProPublica exposed that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a free Alaskan fishing vacation and private jet travel from a right-wing billionaire with business before the Court.
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Following Propublica Report Regarding Justice Alito, Durbin & Whitehouse Announce Markup In Senate Judiciary Committee On Supreme Court Ethics Reform Legislation During Next Work Period
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, today released the following statement regarding a ProPublica report that alleges that Justice Samuel Alito accepted and failed to disclose a luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire Paul Singer who later had cases before the Court:
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Whitehouse Statement on Former President Trump’s Indictment by the Justice Department
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on June 9 released the following statement after federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging former President Donald Trump with 37 felony counts:
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Whitehouse, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Protect Ri Shellfish Industry From Damaging Ocean Acidification
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and colleagues from both sides of the aisle to reintroduce the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act, legislation that will strengthen coordination and collaboration between federal, state, local, and tribal entities on ocean acidification research and monitoring.
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Whitehouse Applauds Un Effort To Root Out Fossil Fuel Lobbying From Global Climate Summits
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the United Nations (UN) announced that it will require all delegates attending Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to disclose their affiliation with fossil fuel companies and other corporations: