Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

And you wonder why Republican freak show can’t get organized on a covid relief bill? — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

RT @MartinHeinrich: European oil and gas majors are turning towards a cleaner future. Why don’t we see this kind of leadership from the Ame… — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

RT @billmckibben: Very grateful that @SenWhitehouse is highlighting the role of @APIenergy. It's a trade association, for the trade of des… — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Corporate climate effort in Congress near zero; add in obstructing trade associations (@USChamber) & effort goes negative! — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Sheldon the Broken Record here: it’s not just the weak job most companies do on sustainability, it’s the crap job they do in advocating for climate legislation. https://t.co/1UkFQO8PUF — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Sandy, thank you for your service. The greatest generation still stands as an example, even as time’s tide sweeps them away from us. God bless those who still stand amongst us. https://t.co/ElaoJRpc4A — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Why Republicans deny climate change. https://t.co/g2jekkKFDh — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Cutting unemployment benefits, negligence amnesty for corporations, FBI building scam — if you guys don’t want to govern, maybe tap out and let us handle covid. https://t.co/zCB9UJnwpn — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Science denial was a weird fringe of flat-earthers, creationists, anti-vaxers, and people wearing tin foil on their heads. Then big industries figured out they could make it a thing. @BBCNews overviews. https://t.co/TnY7SKfwWY — PolitiTweet.org

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These bad actors are running a covert operation against their own country. They’d like legal protection around the dark-money bloodflow of that covert op. Packing the Court lets them do it. I wish these were fever dreams, but I think it’s actually situational awareness. — PolitiTweet.org

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That seems ludicrous, & it only got Thomas in Citizens United, but he’s the dark money crowd’s leading indicator. This theory now pops up all over the right wing’s ideology hothouse, & dark-money entities have begun “pleading the First” to questions. https://t.co/PO7xzKaLkq — PolitiTweet.org

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The blood pumping through that beast is dark money; expose that & the beast shrivels. The beast knows this. So the race to capture the Court is also a race to establish that dark money is protected by the 1st Amendment rights of association & petition. https://t.co/d6hUTwukyy — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

We know bad actors behind climate denial; we recently examined bad actors behind Court capture; there’s news reporting of bad actors behind the Republican voter suppression apparatus; & we know pretty well who funds most Republican politics. No surprise: it’s the same crew. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

RT @JaredHuffman: Greedy fossil fuel barons have been dictated policy and externalized costs for too long. We're done with that. Time to… — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Profits for @APIenergy’s member companies depend on blocking climate action, so it aggressively lobbies Congress and the administration to the tune of tens of millions. This campaign has helped block climate action for years, time to #TradeUp and stop them. https://t.co/RXRIMkFhBP — PolitiTweet.org

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He works for Trump, but he’s a truth-telling Rhode Island Marine: "I'll just use hurricanes. You can look back at the history of hurricanes over the last 75 years or more — more frequent, more costly, more damage. So, the climate has changed." — PolitiTweet.org

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Someday there will be real investigations and real accountability for this corruption. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

You needn’t read the whole decision; just know that a judge said Trump administration “engineered a process” riddled with “widespread violations” of fair procedure “to ensure a preordained conclusion" favoring fossil fuel interests. https://t.co/084Lp14rE4 — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

.@Apple’s plan to go carbon neutral is ambitious & welcome, as was its early decision to quit @USChamber over the group’s opposition to climate action. But climate policy gets made -- or blocked -- in Congress, & it would be nice to hear Apple’s voice on climate in these halls… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenTinaSmith: The House passed a COVID relief bill 10 weeks ago. Mitch McConnell has the Senate confirming judges (we’ve confirmed 200… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RI_Disabilities: Thank you @SenWhitehouse for helping us to celebrate #ADA30! Thank you to @RICDHH for providing an #ASL interpreter S… — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Paying my respects to the late John Lewis, a true hero. https://t.co/NWHbuJKVHj — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Zero covid plaintiff cases in Rhode Island, last I checked. Fake problem to cover another huge giveaway to his big donors. Remember CARES? Snuck in $100 billion to the one percent of the one percent making a million dollars a year. Mitch can’t resist. https://t.co/zByrMuzlAj — PolitiTweet.org

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.@APIenergy is a trade association that exists solely to represent big oil & gas companies, so it’s no surprise it is a relentless opponent of climate action in Congress. We can’t let it continue to quietly get away with blocking climate action. #TradeUp — PolitiTweet.org

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Read the report: https://t.co/VxtHuHrbWv — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Seriously? We’re going to discuss Mitch’s obsession with confirming judges without mentioning the Senate report describing the apparatus he’s serving? Pay attention. https://t.co/mwVJQiUVN6 — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

In the next relief bill, Democrats want to expand unemployment and direct funds to hospitals and frontline workers. Republicans want to protect big corporations from responsibility if employees get sick at work. Priorities laid bare. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

People who fight for anti-immigrant organizations shouldn’t be making life or death choices for people fleeing persecution. It’s easy to lose track of the Trump appointee outrage of the week, but we should realize those appointees wield great power. https://t.co/ndk0ZYDQuI — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

As long as Congress continues to dance to the political tune of climate deniers and political donors like @APIenergy, we will never pass meaningful climate legislation. #TradeUp https://t.co/0POrF6JTYT — PolitiTweet.org

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Hard, hard to read; but a brilliant piece of writing from the front lines. And you thought the @NEJM just wrote dry technical papers... https://t.co/TjOYr82SxF — PolitiTweet.org