Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

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

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The Supreme Court has destroyed its own credibility. If the Court wants it back, oversight and ethics guidelines are the bare minimum starting point. — PolitiTweet.org

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The fossil fuel industry helped to select, vet, & install the FedSoc Six. They know a Court they can control offers the chance to hobble the EPA, and they know a hobbled EPA is a ticket to pollute. This decision handed them that ticket. — PolitiTweet.org

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In WV v. EPA, the fossil fuel industry’s Republican lackeys challenged an EPA rule that does not exist, meaning there was no "case or controversy" to consider. But Republican justices threw precedent to the wind and pounced on this challenge. — PolitiTweet.org

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Congratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! I know she will serve on the Supreme Court with the same courage & conviction we saw in her nomination hearings. https://t.co/vmWsNXPzfI — PolitiTweet.org

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Throughout his long career, Justice Breyer defended the Constitution and upheld the rule of law while protecting Americans’ rights & freedoms. I wish him the best in his retirement. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JaneMayerNYer: This decision is payoff for 40 years of dark money from some of the planet’s biggest polluters. — PolitiTweet.org

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They’d also given big polluters the right to spend anonymous unlimited money in politics, to block climate action in Congress. It’s a two-fer for the big climate polluters, and another huge illegitimate power grab by the FedSoc Six. — PolitiTweet.org

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While they’re at it, they mention only compliance costs (and the opinion that that will raise energy costs), not costs of climate change — fossil fuel talking points, not facts. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sadly, WV v EPA is exactly what big donors who packed the Court wanted: “advisory opinion” sets up new “major questions” doctrine, giving regulated polluters a new hammer. — PolitiTweet.org

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I tested positive for Covid this morning after experiencing some mild symptoms. I’m feeling good and grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted. Will be working from home over the holiday week and already looking forward to next year's Bristol 4th of July parade. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you to @provlib for pulling these photos from their archives. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ll never forget standing watch outside the RI @PPSNE clinic with U.S. Marshals and FBI agents that day to make sure women could safely get to their doctor’s appointments. We cannot go backwards or bend to the threats of extremists. https://t.co/XhBTEuTbDE — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1994, a man walked into abortion clinics in Brookline, MA with a semi-automatic rifle. He killed 2 people and wounded 5 others in his rampage. I was US Attorney for Rhode Island at the time, and our clinic, just an hour away, could have been next. https://t.co/rSBBrtF9NR — PolitiTweet.org

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The same money & mischief that fueled the disastrous Supreme Court decision that sent abortion rights decisions to the states is also at work undermining abortion rights in those states. https://t.co/L6okdPiFee — PolitiTweet.org

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Right-wing dark money is behind the rot in American politics - that includes overturning Roe. — PolitiTweet.org

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Creating a carbon club is an excellent G-7 initiative — to work, all member countries will have to enact serious carbon reduction policies along the lines of my carbon border adjustment bill. https://t.co/SbJmKlIAZX — PolitiTweet.org

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The proposed rule would strengthen the Port State Measures Agreement to address IUU fishing by foreign vessels – a bill I championed and a reg I pushed for. With real enforcement, we can protect both our domestic fishing industry and our oceans. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m glad to see @NOAA announce a new proposed rule to fight back against IUU fishing & forced labor in the seafood supply chain. This is an important step towards protecting our oceans and the communities that rely on them. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s literally not hearsay, per Rules of Evidence 801 (“Admissions by a party-opponent are excluded from the category of hearsay”) in any proceeding where the speaker is a party. — PolitiTweet.org

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Time for audited corporate carbon political footprints — accounting for corporate lobbying, electioneering and trade association activities — to be the standard of good corporate citizenship and a prerequisite to participating in COP or other forums. — PolitiTweet.org

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“None of those activities are reflected in standard emissions accounting, nor do they count against a company’s own calculation of its progress toward net zero, and yet they all undermine the global effort to get there.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Corporations spend vast sums on lobbying against science-based climate policy, on political contributions to elected officials who block climate legislation,” and I would add on awol or hostile trade associations. https://t.co/uUoP4fa6zS — PolitiTweet.org

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Very pleased to see the Biden Administration extend & expand protections for Liberians who have called the U.S. home for years. Thanks to @SenJackReed’s leadership on this issue, a pathway to citizenship remains open to those in our community who seek it. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ve been saying this a lot, but watch closely. The case is swamped with dark money & shady special interest groups who have spent millions to influence the Court. Tomorrow, they might get what they’ve paid for. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Supreme Court isn’t done with its right-wing rampage. The decision in WV v. EPA may be handed down tomorrow, and it could unleash a new era of reckless deregulation that will gut protections for all Americans and the environment. — PolitiTweet.org