Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Here we go into the la-la land of the preposterous and undignified vote-a-rama. These votes have no effect and are the price we pay for reconciliation and the ability to change the world. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

ATTN Rhode Islanders: Thanks to new federal subsidies included in the American Rescue Plan, thousands of people are now able to pay less for health insurance. If you’re enrolled through @HealthSourceRI, you may qualify. Learn more here: — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ll be live on @thereidout with @JoyAnnReid in a few minutes to discuss the revelations about Trump’s efforts to get the Department of Justice to help overturn the election. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

This is the stuff that compels me to demand more on climate in reconciliation. It is scary how close we are to upheaval of Earth’s basic operating systems. https://t.co/IDQV8NXFI4 — PolitiTweet.org

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I spent the day in the room listening to all the testimony & while it is not public yet it is pretty stunning. It reminded me of the Bush-era tale of the race to AG Ashcroft‘s hospital bedside. DOJ (with Barr gone) seems to have held against the pressure. https://t.co/43AjzT1i9N — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Not long ago the Polluter Page called climate a “hoax.” https://t.co/D1qDH5MHf8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Typical fossil fuel disinformation from the Polluter Page, whose folks have received $1 million personal cash from the climate-denying Bradley Foundation. https://t.co/Kx4tqeQqr6 — PolitiTweet.org

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PS — Who decided corporations should be in our politics at all, let alone all-powerful? Oh, right: Republican Supreme Court justices. Some originalism. — PolitiTweet.org

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We are going to have to do this on our own, in reconciliation. So we will. And when they predictably claim that it’s “partisan,” remember who lied, who denied, who obstructed, who greenwashed, and who opted out of working for any real solution. — PolitiTweet.org

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Enough bulls**t from corporate America, spouting greenwash while refusing to switch on its immensely powerful political apparatus to do anything on climate. Not ONE major trade association is activated. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Enough bulls**t from Republicans hip deep in fossil fuel money, whose home state universities warn about this, but who will blockade anything serious. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@axios has a good summary of IPCC climate report. This is bad. Bad. Enough bulls**t from fossil fuel industry, pretending it supports action while hiding its obstruction funding. Start by telling the truth about your political dirty work. https://t.co/05DIF4wvA3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @POTUS: In our first 200 days, we brought the economy roaring back, vaccinated 165 million Americans, put checks in the pockets of milli… — PolitiTweet.org

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One way to clear this up:  Independent audit by board of @exxonmobil political effort since Citizens United. Board should demand this. Management will desperately oppose because they know what they’ve been up to. https://t.co/XVhXZUkV8Z — PolitiTweet.org

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Everywhere he goes, it’s dark money behind the scenes. https://t.co/yuQ4R9ECll — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

My research and work on dark money aligns with this, and my DISCLOSE Act would cure a lot of the mischief.   https://t.co/tPcrtMR9aM — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

The Senate is in session right now to clear the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The plan is to get this bill passed and focus on the reconciliation package next. That’s where the big climate provisions will be. — PolitiTweet.org

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Craig, here’s my list of all the major corporate trade associations now working to support serious climate legislation (like a carbon price): 1⃣ 2⃣ 3⃣ Yup, none. Best wishes, Sheldon https://t.co/Bdv78j68VZ — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

USA Today makes it plain. This is a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” and we can fix that. https://t.co/RvO7AMGbAs — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

My methane fee (in Budget’s reconciliation agreement) will hammer the methane leakage; my agricultural bill (passed Senate) will reward farmers who reduce cattle methane (algae in feed seems to work — who knew?). It’s a start! https://t.co/jwxklCTaHX — PolitiTweet.org

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If “inflation” just means the economy is fabulously strong and surging ahead of supply, there are worse problems to be had. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

I am prepared to bet that @exxonmobil Management has not reported to its own board the scale and scope of its political influence operations to attack climate science and oppose climate legislation. The new board members should find out. — PolitiTweet.org

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56 years ago, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to guarantee every American a voice in our government. Now, that promise is eroding under a relentless dark-money operation to prevent voting. We MUST restore & strengthen the VRA. — PolitiTweet.org

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A great, bipartisan measure to protect the Olympics. We passed the Rodchenkov Act to tackle doping and hold corrupt governments accountable, but the GOLD Act goes further and strengthens our ability to prosecute #doping. Kleptocrats, beware. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @annalecta: As @SenWhitehouse noted, Wellspring helped bankroll the "dark money" network funneling secret donor cash to groups spending… — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

I would prefer if they went to ‘net zero’ climate denial, or ‘net zero’ opposition to carbon pricing (which they claim to support), or ‘net zero’ malign political influence. How about an audit of your political influence efforts in the last decade, guys? https://t.co/YNimvYwnTW — PolitiTweet.org

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.@Exxonmobil says they support climate action (because they have to say that), but their lobbyist admitted it’s a scam, and they keep spend big bucks on climate disinformation. This is shamefully dishonest behavior. Go @InfluenceMap! https://t.co/T6kUnRiKLO — PolitiTweet.org

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Typical, @Facebook. https://t.co/14kXRdljl3 — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

To quote Pope Francis: “We do not have the right.” https://t.co/GGQrO4E7D1 — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

This week’s speech discusses the Scheme’s principal political attack dog, the Judicial Crisis Network, and a case study in how Scheme donors hide their influence. https://t.co/tmJMW4sIi3 — PolitiTweet.org