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Sheldon Whitehouse

American Politician

Born: Oct 20, 1955

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When I was sworn in, we had Republican-sponsored climate-change bills all over the place. You had John McCain running for President in 2008 on a strong climate platform. You could see American democracy actually starting to work at solving a difficult problem. Sheldon Whitehouse

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A lot of the Citizens United problem could be solved if we knew where the money came from for all these ads. The companies create these entities with fake names - like 'Citizens for Nice Puppies' - which means that the sources of the money are unaccountable. Sheldon Whitehouse

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When I deliver the message to a cross section of Rhode Island that democracy is broken because special interests have relentless power - which prevents politicians from compromising despite popular support on an issue - I don't have any pushback. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Make your life your work, not your talk. Sheldon Whitehouse

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We'll never move beyond oil until we stop rewarding oil companies with ridiculous taxpayer subsidies and start making them pay for the harm they cause our families and our planet. Sheldon Whitehouse

At a time when the United States is handing out tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, corporate jet owners, and millionaires and billionaires, it is ludicrous that we would even be looking at Social Security and Medicare as a solution to our debt crisis. Sheldon Whitehouse

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We must unequivocally reject any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits. Sheldon Whitehouse

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The bottom line is that our kids deserve a brighter future. They deserve an opportunity to attend college, regardless of their wealth or class. And our economy needs an educated work force that can compete in the global race for jobs. Sheldon Whitehouse

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If the American people make their voices heard and put enough pressure on Congress, we can restore fairness in our economic system, do what's right for the middle class, and show that Congress can stand up to special interests. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Closing tax loopholes has to be part of the revenue equation. Sheldon Whitehouse

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It's pretty clear that Americans have a strong interest in knowing who's trying to influence their vote in elections. Sheldon Whitehouse

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No one has a First Amendment right to lie to a federal agency in order to claim an improper tax status in order to avoid legal disclosure requirements on political spending and thereby receive undue tax benefits. That's a criminal false statement and possibly a fraud. Sheldon Whitehouse

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We are Christian and Jewish and Muslim and Hindu and none of the above. We are gay and straight. We are black, brown, white, and innumerable combinations. We are young and old, female and male, with and without disabilities, urban and rural, and liberal and conservative. Every one of us is an equal American. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Every one of us deserves a voice that our president will hear. Sheldon Whitehouse

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I believe that the role of president of the United States is vastly different from the role of candidate and that the Donald Trump of the campaign will not succeed as president. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Climate change may not be the most important issue to every American, but strong majorities do consider it a major problem, and they aren't likely to take seriously a candidate who denies the science and who is plainly in the pocket of the polluters. Sheldon Whitehouse

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The bottom line is this: A private company and/or its industry allies should not knowingly lie to the American people about the harms that are caused by its product. Sheldon Whitehouse

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As a Senator from Rhode Island, I wish that once - just once - the fossil fuel industry and their paid-for PR machine would concede that burning their product causes real harm to other people. Sheldon Whitehouse

The Heartland Institute is about as biased as they come, and it's funded by the likes of Exxon and the Koch brothers. This is the same group that took out billboard space to compare people who understand climate change to the Unabomber. Sheldon Whitehouse

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If Republicans start losing their seats because they're climate deniers, that is a very salutary signal. Sheldon Whitehouse

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The big polluters are confident in their grip on Congress. They have basically achieved control of the Republican Party, and as a result, they are basically able to block action in Congress that the public needs and the country deserves. Sheldon Whitehouse

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