Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Drug cartels skirt U.S. laws and exploit regulatory gaps to launder & protect the proceeds of their crimes. The U.S. must do more to expose & dismantle the cartels’ finances & their vast international networks. https://t.co/vvo88stsMe — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

This is a longtime priority for me & I’m going to keep fighting for more $ for mental health & recovery & supporting law enforcement. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Crisis intervention training saves lives & helps police work safely & effectively. @SenJackReed and I secured $1.2M to expand @thundermisthc's terrific training program with RI police. https://t.co/80IiXrWbWP — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Thank goodness for courtrooms, maybe the last place where spin and BS don’t rule. https://t.co/WFswDv7tnz — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Sadly, the IRS has been so battered by Republicans and right-wing media that it has stopped enforcing the law. When we confuse being “political” and being controversial, we give those with the power to whip up faux “controversy” the power to bend the law. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PattyMurray: The Supreme Court's extreme decision limiting @EPA’s ability to tackle climate change is yet another reason why we need to… — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

As we’ve seen with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world is made more dangerous when evil forces are able to hide their money. My KLEPTO Act would take effective anti-money laundering measures and expand them into new areas—revealing the true owners of private jets & yachts. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

My Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act would grant borrowers real relief and give them a chance to pay down their principal without drowning in interest. It’s time to break the cycle of debt. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Scammers are abusing Zelle to drain the bank accounts of unsuspecting consumers. It’s time to hold the Big Banks who own Zelle accountable for the widespread fraud proliferating on their platform. https://t.co/DY4itjaGqr — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

See my list. https://t.co/qhxsD0iyYO — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Actually, there’s a LOT the Biden Administration could be doing on climate. https://t.co/7tLfkLZ3ya https://t.co/5g3C8oNnWY — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

The American people have made it clear: it’s time to fight back against the radical right and their captured Court’s attack on reproductive freedom. The Senate has to act now to codify Roe’s protection into law and repeal the Hyde amendment. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Is it worse for the fossil fuel industry to exert this corrupting influence, at such terrible cost to humankind, or for the Republican Party to sell out so easily? — PolitiTweet.org

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Yet the Republican Party, awash in fossil fuel money, studiously ignores this and all the other evidence of emissions-driven climate change.   https://t.co/NcjD2k9wXk — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Pharmaceutical companies are raising the cost of insulin and forcing Americans to choose between lifesaving drugs and other essentials. We should cap insulin costs at $35 to make sure patients can afford the care they need. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

This is an excellent, thorough analytical takedown of the improper ideological gymnastics of our donor-captured Supreme Court. https://t.co/fDGTMvjFEN — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Americans deserve real justice, not policymaking handed down by unelected politicians on the Supreme Court. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Any possible warning my Republican colleagues can discern in green sky derecho?   https://t.co/HLdHNVtILG — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Gertner and Tribe got it right in their oped of views that the commission would not include. The rest of the report was a massive whiff. https://t.co/Fs9l60u1kZ — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

I’m glad to see President Biden sign an executive order to bolster reproductive rights as women face the dangerous consequences of the Supreme Court’s extreme decision to overturn Roe. We must keep fighting by every means we can. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

There is no energy independence with oil. It’s a limited resource controlled by a foreign cartel whose only interest is enriching itself. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

We have to treat the disease at SCOTUS. These common-sense reforms are necessary first steps for combatting special-interest power and restoring integrity at the Court. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

My Ethics Act would require judges to be more transparent about conflicts of interest and who pays for travel/gifts. It also requires shadowy groups who lobby the Court via amicus briefs to disclose their actual funders, and imposes real recusal standards that are way overdue. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Without dark money, we’ll finally be able to see real conflicts of interest. Here’s where judicial ethics reform comes in, whether the justices do it themselves (fat chance) or Congress takes action via my Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, & Transparency Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

How to fix what’s wrong at SCOTUS? The capture of the Court was enabled by dark money – it funds judicial lobbying groups, moves cases through lower courts, & funds ads for the chosen justices. We can start with transparency: pass my DISCLOSE Act & expose that influence. — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

I’ve been trying to draw attention to the Supreme Court’s downward spiral for years. Yes, the Court is in shambles, but we can fortify it against corruption if we address the root causes. Here’s how we start -> — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Congratulations to all who loved and admired John McCain on his Presidential Medal of Freedom remembrance today — America had no better ambassador of freedom. — PolitiTweet.org