Sheldon Whitehouse

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While Thomas may have been “alone” in seeming to eliminate stare decisis, all the Roberts Five have been united in causing precedent to regularly evaporate when confronted by big Republican donor interests. — PolitiTweet.org

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Climate change is reshaping our fisheries faster than management can keep pace. Meanwhile, Congress sleeps through the climate crisis listening to fossil fuel lullabies. https://t.co/yBEy1JJYjr — PolitiTweet.org

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Corporations & GOP donor interests engineered a decades-long campaign to unravel basic protections for workers through the courts. One result is the 5-4 partisan decision in the #JanusvAFSCME saga. Democrats must #StandforWorkers in the face of this secretly-funded onslaught. — PolitiTweet.org

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Congrats @urbangreensprov on today’s grand opening! I had the chance to tour the co-op earlier this week and it was amazing to see so many RI-made products in one place. — PolitiTweet.org

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Could be worse. Look at this. https://t.co/I1TFOgpjeu — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

“Unprecedented. That’s how I can best describe the #heatwave in #Miami,” says chief meteorologist for Miami NBC affiliate. https://t.co/AbMRFN7jeq — PolitiTweet.org

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Don’t put much faith in the Court, either. If not for this administration’s incompetence and deceit, the opinion makes clear that they would have gotten away with rigging Americans’ census. And Kavanaugh would have let them rig it anyway. — PolitiTweet.org

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There is tricky stuff buried in the decision I need to examine, but the Court’s decision to block – for now – the loaded citizenship question in the #Census2020 is a relief. For Republicans, voter suppression is a tool to win elections, so the President’s outburst is telling. — PolitiTweet.org

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Add this to the list of 73 5-4 partisan decisions (through 2018) the Roberts Five have delivered for big Republican donor interests. #CapturedCourt — PolitiTweet.org

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If it really is too difficult for judges to sort out, as the Roberts Five aver, why was every lower court judge in every case quite readily able to sort it out? This looks to be another in the long chain of false facts the Roberts Five invents to justify 5-4 partisan decisions. — PolitiTweet.org

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What are the chances that if partisan #gerrymandering were a Democratic technique, that had generated counter-majority Democratic political advantage, the Republicans on the Court would have rendered this decision? https://t.co/i0c0Yst11o — PolitiTweet.org

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Rampant, discriminatory voter suppression is what you get when an activist Republican Supreme Court strays from its lane and undoes the careful work of a near-unanimous bipartisan Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

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Dear @amazon employees and shareholders: You may want to know that from my perspective in Congress Amazon has been pretty much useless at supporting carbon legislation. Sadly, that’s been true of most of corporate America. Regards, Sheldon Whitehouse https://t.co/JMskc4jSxS — PolitiTweet.org

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You’d like to think this was a report on abusive treatment of children in some other country—but no. It’s us. It’s Trump. https://t.co/1b28NTJAo8 — PolitiTweet.org

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4 years ago today the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Obergefell v. Hodges granted same-sex couples the freedom to marry. As we celebrate this milestone, let’s not forget the work that still has to be done in the name of equality. #LoveWins — PolitiTweet.org

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Big congrats to @SenMarkey, who shepherded the Waxman/Markey climate bill to passage in the House 10 years ago today. Then, the WH lost interest, the Senate failed him, & Supreme Court Republicans gave Citizens United to the fossil fuel industry, for a lost decade on climate. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m reading the @ecb report “Climate Change and Financial Stability” (and you thought this job was all work and no fun). Here’s the six-point highlights reel, with accompanying translation out of Econ-speak into English: https://t.co/GNIVl0NfRH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wwf_act: Our oceans are saturated with plastic waste. If passed, Save Our Seas 2.0 would work to reduce plastic in nature by driving ne… — PolitiTweet.org

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Very excited to announce the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act with @SenDanSullivan and @SenatorMenendez. This bill will ramp up ongoing efforts to eliminate ocean plastic, reduce plastic waste, and find uses for existing plastic waste before it reaches the sea. https://t.co/yUzuMwgjp8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Had a great group of visitors today: Charlee and her brother Jackson from RI, and the team from @BostonChildrens! Charlee spoke about some of the health challenges she faces and what we can do to make it easier for kids to receive the care they need. https://t.co/N8k4xM3ShZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Why are kids in court and in the streets on climate? https://t.co/hpZzSrCaF4 A. Look at this guy. B. Here’s what he said: “It rained yesterday, it's a nice pretty day today. So the climate does change.” C. He’s a Cabinet Secretary. — PolitiTweet.org

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Watch live as @SenDanSullivan, @SenatorMenendez and I announce our bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenatorShaheen: Rising sea levels are a direct risk to coastal communities, threatening lives, livelihoods and property. Expensive seaw… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maziehirono: The @USChamber continues to block action on climate change policies even when they admit it's a challenge to Americans. Th… — PolitiTweet.org

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Great to participate. Thanks Mary, @GregGershuny, and @AspenInstitute for organizing today’s discussion. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JulieFleshman: Thank you @SenWhitehouse for your unwavering support for #PancreaticCancer research! @PanCAN https://t.co/lhHlmjoWie — PolitiTweet.org

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Appellate courts are not supposed to do fact-finding at all, let alone false-fact finding. And it sure looks worse when their false facts help them serve big Republican interests. When is enough, already? — PolitiTweet.org

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Supreme Court Republicans (Roberts Five) have a penchant for bad facts that help them get their way. See also, Citizens United (corporations can’t corrupt politics with money) and Shelby County (southern legislatures won’t pick on minority voters). https://t.co/FIfz5IMSG9 — PolitiTweet.org

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I met with @PanCANRI advocates today about increasing funding for pancreatic cancer research. I’m glad to support research to increase awareness and improve treatment options for those battling this disease. #DemandBetter https://t.co/FQ8yDRDnwG — PolitiTweet.org

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And yes, the docs call for carbon pricing and we have a bill ready to go. We just need one Republican to join. One. Fossil fuel has crushed bipartisanship with dark money. — PolitiTweet.org