Jan 17, 2025 · Whitehouse Applauds Biden-Harris Legacy of $217 Million in Student Loan Forgiveness for Rhode Islanders Working in Public Service Fields

Jan 14, 2025 · Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today lauded President Joe Biden for shielding the Rhode Island coast from offshore oil and gas drilling.

Representing the Ocean State, Sheldon Whitehouse has earned a reputation in the Senate as a fierce advocate for progressive values and a thoughtful legislator capable of reaching across the aisle to achieve bipartisan solutions.

Oct 8, 2024 · Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, today released a report detailing disturbing shortcomings in the supplemental background investigation conducted after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged during the 2018 confirmation process of Supreme Court Justice ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election: “This election result has changed the job description I was expecting.

Sep 25, 2024 · Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) today reintroduced the Supreme Court Review Act, legislation that would revitalize Congress’s ability to check the Supreme Court’s erroneous interpretation of federal law and restore rights by statute that the Court has taken away.

Jan 22, 2024 · January 2 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to review the latest updates from the Judicial Conference.

Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate, where he champions policies to uphold American leadership in the world, protect our planet in a changing climate, and hold the powerful accountable.

Dec 5, 2024 · Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced comprehensive legislation to improve the offshore wind development process and get new sources of affordable clean energy on the grid, the Create Offshore Leadership and Livelihood Alignment By Operating Responsibly And Together for the Environment (COLLABORATE) Act.

Dec 7, 2022 · Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement today on the inclusion of several major oceans provisions in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).