Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat  •  Rhode Island  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2007 - 2012

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05/30/12
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Providence, RI - Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse convened an official field briefing of the U.S. Senate`s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in Providence to hear testimony about asthma prevention.

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05/30/12
All About Asthma » Asthma Prevalence Up 15% Since 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has held a field briefing in Rhode Island with state and federal officials on asthma prevention. The Democrat says asthma is the top chronic childhood disease and more ...

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05/25/12
Anchor Rising: The [Sheldon] Whitehouse Standard

David Scharfenberg points to an interview that Senator Sheldon Whitehouse did with ThinkProgress in which he claims the five Supreme Court justices who ruled against Whitehouse's preference on Citizens United shouldn't ...

Source: Marc Comtois
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05/24/12
Daily Kos: Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

Updated list of speakers: Elizabeth Warren, Van Jones, NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Tammy Baldwin ...

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05/24/12
Anchor Rising: The [Sheldon] Whitehouse Standard

David Scharfenberg points to an interview that Senator Sheldon Whitehouse did with ThinkProgress in which he claims the five Supreme Court justices who ruled against Whitehouse's preference on Citizens United shouldn't ...

Source: Marc Comtois
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05/22/12
Live Video: Sen. Whitehouse Talks Obamacare with Center for ...

Live Video: Sen. Whitehouse Talks Obamacare with Center for American Progress. By Bob Plain on May 22, 2012. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will be talking health care reform and Obamacare this morning on a discussion being webcast live ...

Source: Bob Plain
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05/22/12
Progressive Charlestown: Sen. Whitehouse's staff to hold community ...

To make it easier for Charlestown residents, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is sending his staff to meet with town residents who would like to get the Senator's help with problems with federal agencies. On Thursday, May 31st, ...

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05/22/12
Sen. Whitehouse - Talk Radio News Service

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) told the Center for American progress Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) delivery system reform clauses have the potential to reduce health care spending by 700 billion to 1 trillion ...

Source: Staff
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05/22/12
Health care law's innovations taking hold, panelists say ...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., whose state has pioneered health care reforms, said, “You either see health care as a problem of benefits or as a system problem. If you see it as a benefits problem and are wrong, you've ...

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05/22/12
Live Video: Sen. Whitehouse Talks Obamacare with Center for ...

Live Video: Sen. Whitehouse Talks Obamacare with Center for American Progress. By Bob Plain on May 22, 2012. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will be talking health care reform and Obamacare this morning on a discussion being webcast live ...

Source: Bob Plain
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05/22/12
Progressive Charlestown: Sen. Whitehouse's staff to hold community ...

To make it easier for Charlestown residents, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is sending his staff to meet with town residents who would like to get the Senator's help with problems with federal agencies. On Thursday, May 31st, ...

Source: Will Collette
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05/22/12
Sen. Whitehouse - Talk Radio News Service

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) told the Center for American progress Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) delivery system reform clauses have the potential to reduce health care spending by 700 billion to 1 trillion ...

Source: Staff
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05/22/12
Health care law's innovations taking hold, panelists say ...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., whose state has pioneered health care reforms, said, “You either see health care as a problem of benefits or as a system problem. If you see it as a benefits problem and are wrong, you've ...

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05/17/12
Whitehouse, GOP working on campaign finance, cybersecurity ...

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is undoubtedly a Democrat, but lately it seems he's spending some significant time trying to work on legislation with his Republican colleagues. U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., an architect of ...

Source: Ted Nesi
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04/26/12
Whitehouse will give away $2000 from alleged Ponzi schemer ...

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is joining President Obama in getting rid of campaign cash contributed by a California man now accused of running a Ponzi scheme, WPRI.com has confirmed. Whitehouse will donate to charity ...

Source: Ted Nesi
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04/26/12
ReNewable Now: From Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's office

From Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's office ... Senator Whitehouse, who successfully included legislation to create a National Endowment for the Oceans in a recent Senate bill, will also be on hand for this event. Please RSVP ...

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04/25/12
Gay Man Challenges Incumbent R.I. Senator :: EDGE Providence

Former gubernatorial candidate Todd Giroux is taking on incumbent U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in the September Democratic primary. Giroux, 41, runs his own contracting business in Bristol where he lives. His top ...

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04/25/12
Napolitano: Secret Service Scandal Showed 'There May Be A Risk ...

During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) questioned Napolitano on the potential dangers of the incident. “For instance, had the prostitutes had connections with Colombian criminal ...

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04/25/12
Analyzing the latest votes in Congress - Politics Now - The Buffalo ...

Minimum Tax on the Wealthy: The Senate rejected a cloture motion to consider the Paying A Fair Share Ac, sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. The bill would have established a 30 percent minimum tax rate on ...

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04/25/12
Gay Man Challenges Incumbent R.I. Senator :: EDGE Providence

Former gubernatorial candidate Todd Giroux is taking on incumbent U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in the September Democratic primary. Giroux, 41, runs his own contracting business in Bristol where he lives. His top ...

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04/25/12
DHS head: Prostitutes could be enemy spies | M ...

"There may be a risk and that's why this behavior cannot be tolerated," Napolitano told Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., after he asked about the risk to Obama if "the prostitutes had connections with Colombian criminal ...

Source: Joel Gehrke
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04/25/12
DHS head: Prostitutes could be enemy spies | M ...

"There may be a risk and that's why this behavior cannot be tolerated," Napolitano told Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., after he asked about the risk to Obama if "the prostitutes had connections with Colombian criminal ...

Source: Joel Gehrke
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04/24/12
Newsmakers 4/13/2012: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | WPRI ...

This week on Newsmakers: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. With partisan politics putting Washington, D.C., in gridlock, Senator Whitehouse is hoping he can still get his so-called “Buffett Rule” bill passed. The law ...

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04/24/12
Newsmakers 4/13/2012: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | WPRI ...

This week on Newsmakers: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. With partisan politics putting Washington, D.C., in gridlock, Senator Whitehouse is hoping he can still get his so-called “Buffett Rule” bill passed. The law ...

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04/24/12
Prison Planet.com » Big Brother Transport Bill Set to Advance This ...

Dems such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have been vocal in pushing the House to pass their version of Senate Bill 1813, otherwise known as the 'Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act' (MAP-21).

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04/24/12
The ASSAULTS on LIBERTY Continue: Big Brother Transport Bill ...

House Republicans are taking heat from Democrats over their passage of a bill that merely extends funding for already existing federal highway programs. Dems such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have been vocal in ...

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04/24/12
Big Brother Transport Bill Set to Advance This Week – WNYTruthers ...

House Republicans are taking heat from Democrats over their passage of a bill that merely extends funding for already existing federal highway programs. Dems such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have been vocal in ...

Source: ALaRosa
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04/24/12
Prison Planet.com » Big Brother Transport Bill Set to Advance This ...

Dems such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have been vocal in pushing the House to pass their version of Senate Bill 1813, otherwise known as the 'Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act' (MAP-21).

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04/24/12
The ASSAULTS on LIBERTY Continue: Big Brother Transport Bill ...

House Republicans are taking heat from Democrats over their passage of a bill that merely extends funding for already existing federal highway programs. Dems such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have been vocal in ...

Source: SGT
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04/24/12
Senate Bill Allowing Big Brother To Ride Shotgun Set To Move ...

House Republicans are taking heat from Democrats over their passage of a bill that merely extends funding for already existing federal highway programs. Dems such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have been vocal in ...

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