Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Thank goodness for courts. The truth will out. https://t.co/0G3mOmC99U — PolitiTweet.org

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Have a safe and happy 4th of July! Perfect day for everyone taking part in the nation’s oldest 4th of July celebration in Bristol. — PolitiTweet.org

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Saw It Coming: Wanna know what was going on behind the EPA case?  Read my brief. It’s 29 Supreme Court pages of text, so a 10 minute read. Couldn’t be much clearer. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ChrisMurphyCT: Republican Senators on Twitter today admitting that their strategy was to pack the courts with political conservatives i… — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans will do anything it takes to help their dark money corporate backers dodge taxes. Siding with a right-wing autocrat is shameful, but that won’t stop them. Money talks louder than morals.  https://t.co/5PA8CWQNmy — PolitiTweet.org

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Don’t be surprised. Alito has said stare decisis “means to leave things decided — when it suits our purposes.” It’s all about the “purposes.” https://t.co/Ql8olye2O9 — PolitiTweet.org

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I think the Supreme Court’s legitimacy is in free fall, and I worry that they don’t actually know that. — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/P6IdhqoK63 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Court has been captured by special interests, out to impose special interest power and special interest ideology. It’s not “conservative,” it’s captured. — PolitiTweet.org

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CEOs are enjoying huge paydays while raising prices on consumers. That’s why Dems are fighting to pass the Price Gouging Prevention Act to ban predatory price hikes & lower costs for Americans. — PolitiTweet.org

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As it turns out, even the ducks are friendly in Portugal (at Foreign Ministry building). https://t.co/9zTzgNqVcz — PolitiTweet.org

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I also met Sec. Paulo Cafôfo, whose work concerns the Portuguese diaspora, and spent time talking about the importance of RI’s Portuguese community. I’m glad I could visit this beautiful country to help strengthen ties as we work to save our oceans. https://t.co/wRBU9FFlEd — PolitiTweet.org

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This week, I attended the UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, where I met Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and had a chance to speak with many experts & leaders on oceans issues. https://t.co/jwts8N4njy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianschatz: The Supreme Court is completely out of control. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenJeffMerkley Meanwhile, here’s some really good news from the West Coast. California is big enough to make a national and global impact with its new law. https://t.co/JsXP2SEkk7 — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenJeffMerkley We ought to use this Plastic Pollution Action Month to build on the success of my bipartisan Save Our Seas laws and combat the scourge of plastic waste. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m proud to partner with @SenJeffMerkley to introduce legislation designating July as Plastic Pollution Action Month. It’s time to do something - microplastics are turning up not just in our rivers & oceans, but in remote Antarctic regions and even human blood. — PolitiTweet.org

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Remember that Exxon climate report I said was BS? Now even Exxon says so too. https://t.co/yZdq6mQcWL — PolitiTweet.org

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7. Tell DOJ to evaluate tobacco-style climate litigation (DOJ won big!). 8. Dozens of smaller regs across DOE, DOI, EPA, DOD, OMB (“thousand cuts”). 9. Call out corporations who block climate action in Congress (“good guys” too). — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Stronger emissions controls on cars/light trucks and heavy-duty vehicles. 5. Put lower emissions front and center in procurement (e.g. electrify USPS). 6. Hunt methane leaks with new satellite technology and enforce. — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s a lot the Biden administration could be doing on climate change: 1. A robust social cost of carbon rule with broad reach. 2. Require carbon capture from all major emitters. 3. Stricter limits on co-pollutants from coal- and gas-fired power plants — PolitiTweet.org

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Americans deserve the truth, and I’ll keep repeating it. I am not going to sit back and watch far-right policies enter the political mainstream through the Court. We need a serious cleanup effort, starting with passing my DISCLOSE Act and enforcing real transparency. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s too late for Republicans to point fingers and fret about the politicization of the Supreme Court. This was their project – their justices, their shady advocacy groups, and $580M of their dark money. — PolitiTweet.org

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When someone was getting ready to flip, the first thing they’d do is leave the mob lawyer and get a lawyer of their own. https://t.co/QlmRvctTm4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rhode Island is leading the pack with our climate commitment – 100% renewable by 2033! That means we’re reducing emissions and creating clean energy jobs. Great work, @GovDanMcKee, the RI General Assembly, and @ClimateJobsRI. — PolitiTweet.org

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If accepted, this extreme theory would lay the groundwork to allow rogue state legislatures to overturn the will of the people in future elections. — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, that’s the same “independent state legislature theory” promoted by the brilliant legal minds who got their phones seized & homes searched by the FBI after they tried to overthrow a democratic election. — PolitiTweet.org

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It just doesn’t stop: the captured Supreme Court has decided to consider a North Carolina case that could give state legislatures unchecked power over federal elections. — PolitiTweet.org

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In a few minutes, I’ll be live with @JoyAnnReid to discuss the Supreme Court’s terrible WV v EPA decision. Tune in soon. — PolitiTweet.org