Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 31, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Progress.

it’s been a big year   Team, As we reflect on the past year and prepare for a productive 2024, I wanted to share a quick update on the progress we’ve made in the Senate. Whether it’s my work to improve Medicare and Social Security or strengthen our nation’s infrastructure, we’ve made big strides…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 8:28 PM

I’m taking on big special interests, and I need your help

can you chip in before our key end-of-year deadline?   Team, Over a decade ago, the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision opened the floodgates for unlimited dark money to infiltrate our electoral politics and warp our democracy. Big corporate interests gained a huge amount of powe…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 23, 2023 at 8:38 PM

From my family to yours...

Happy holidays! Team, Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a very Happy New Year. The Whitehouse family, Sheldon, Sandra, Alexander, Molly, Adam, Vera, and the dogs   donate     Paid for by Whitehouse for Senate   Whitehouse for SenateP.O. Box…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 22, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Can you sign my pro-choice petition?

and commit to electing defenders of reproductive health care to the Senate?   Team, Last week, news broke that conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch took only 10 minutes to approve the 98-page draft of the opinion that ended the nationwide right to an abortion after almost 50 years. Ei…

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  Tammy Baldwin · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 10:45 PM

Can I share something with you?

I’m used to being written off I’m used to being written off, folks. When I first ran for Congress in Wisconsin in 1997, no one thought I could win — especially when an extremely popular challenger jumped into the race. I remember huddling with one of my staffers at the time, and she said, “Well T…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 16, 2023 at 4:16 PM

How the GOP wants to win the Senate

and how we can stop them Team, NBC News recently reported that national Republicans are relying on wealthy, self-funded candidates to take back the Senate next year, focusing their efforts in Montana and Ohio where Democratic senators are up for re-election in states Donald Trump won in 2020. Th…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 11, 2023 at 9:59 PM

My thoughts on COP28 and the state of our planet

and where we go from here Team, I’ve just left COP28 – the United Nations’ annual climate conference – where I joined leaders from all over the world to address the climate crisis and help lead our planet to safety before it’s too late. And with more and more headlines like these… ...we’re runn…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 6, 2023 at 10:53 PM

How the right-wing sends its directions to SCOTUS

a fascinating Politico investigation revealed… “A POLITICO review indicates most conservative briefs in high-profile cases have links to a small cadre of activists aligned with Leonard Leo.” - Politico, 12/3/23 Team, A new Politico investigation contained some remarkable revelations about the …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

December 5, 2023 at 3:41 PM

A code of ethics but no way to enforce the rules?

useless.   Last week was a busy one in the Senate, team. I voted in the Judiciary Committee to authorize issuing subpoenas to Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo as part of our Supreme Court Ethics probe. Republicans have claimed that our investigation into billionaire influence at the Court will destro…

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  Bob Casey · [email protected]

December 3, 2023 at 5:38 PM

It may not sound like much, but even $5 will help a lot

I’m in a tough race here in Pennsylvania, and every dollar makes a difference. Hi team, I’m writing to ask if you will make a $5 contribution to our campaign today. I want to take a minute to explain why this request matters to our campaign, but if you are ready to help us hold Pennsylvania, yo…

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  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 30, 2023 at 11:24 PM

“House GOP chaos might just give Senate GOP a fundraising edge”

according to Politico   Team, Politico is reporting that while the House GOP plunges deeper into partisan chaos, the Senate GOP might be gaining a fundraising edge as a result. GOP donors are choosing to prioritize Senate campaigns so they can avoid the mess in the House. And considering Republi…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 10:41 PM

I’m sure you’ve seen the news

expanding our majority in the Senate just got all the more difficult   This headline says a lot, team. - Vox, 11/9/23 We currently have a 51-49 majority in the Senate. With Manchin’s retirement, we’re likely knocked back down to 50-50. Democrats were already on defense, with a handful of Demo…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Closing the gap between CEO and median worker pay

Fair pay helps everyone get ahead.   Team,  Year after year, ultra-rich CEOs extract massive pay raises for themselves even as many of the workers they employ – the folks who keep their companies growing – scrimp and save to make ends meet. Workers’ wages have not adequately reflected their mass…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 23, 2023 at 2:31 PM

I’m grateful, today

Reflecting on our many blessings.   Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! I’m grateful for many reasons this year – chief among them, I’m thankful to spend some quality time with my family to reflect. I’m deeply appreciative that you’ve given me this opportunity to serve Rhode Island in the U.S. Senat…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 21, 2023 at 6:46 PM

The progress I’m making against climate polluters

  Team, I described for you recently some of my progress on cleaning up the Supreme Court. Here’s one on the progress I’m making against climate polluters. As you know, last year Congress passed the nation’s first significant climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. I am proud to have shaped s…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

November 20, 2023 at 10:22 PM

Sherrod Brown and me

We can’t build a winning campaign without your help Hey — Sherrod Brown and I aren’t winning any best dressed awards, let’s be honest. I’m known for my dirt-stained farming t-shirts and you’re much more likely to find Sherrod in a wrinkled sweatshirt than a suit and tie. We might not look, sound,…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 17, 2023 at 7:10 PM

The real test now when it comes to the Supreme Court and ethics

The new code of ethics is a step – but only a first one.   Team, It’s been a big week: On Monday, the justices of the Supreme Court announced a code of ethics for themselves. This is the first step in restoring trust in the Supreme Court, and one I’ve been working towards for a long time. But i…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 14, 2023 at 8:08 PM

A sign of progress

I’ve been busy...   Team, I’ve been busy working to create accountability at the Supreme Court (I was recently described as “the mainspring” of that effort), and wanted to give you an update. A lot is going on. You may have seen that the justices announced a code of ethics for themselves yeste…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 10, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Ohio and Virginia voters stood for reproductive freedom

these are historic wins.   Team, This week, voters in Ohio and Virginia stood up for reproductive freedom. After the GOP in Ohio tried every anti-democratic trick in their playbook to silence voters – purging Ohioans from voter rolls, changing ballot language to be purposefully misleading, an…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

November 1, 2023 at 7:09 PM

Let me tell you about Gabe Amo

and what he can do for Rhode Island and our country   Team, Congress has been in a state of chaos for weeks because of the extreme Republican majority in the House of Representatives. It has never been more important to send a strong Democratic voice to represent us in Washington. Rhode Island …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 31, 2023 at 10:59 PM

Imagine if the GOP also had control of the Senate

that’s a scary thought.   Well, team, the House of Representatives finally has a speaker. The question is, will Speaker Johnson and his fellow MAGA House extremists continue to play politics instead of govern? Just a month ago, the MAGA crowd in the House brought the whole country to the brink …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 29, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Reproductive rights are on the ballot in Virginia and Ohio

we need a Democratic Senate majority to have the last word on abortion   Team, Virginia and Ohio voters will head to the polls in state elections next week, and reproductive rights will be on the ballot. In Virginia, Democrats are battling to take control of the General Assembly and prevent the…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 25, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Another justice moves.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett calls for Supreme Court ethics reform   Team, Justice Amy Coney Barrett has joined the growing chorus of justices expressing public support for a real ethics code at the Supreme Court. Speaking about adopting a more stringent code of ethics, the Republican appointee sai…

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  Jacky · [email protected]

October 23, 2023 at 8:31 PM

You can read this in 60 seconds

Team, this won't take more than 60 seconds: CNN has ranked me as one of the most vulnerable senators on the ballot. And now, a poll shows me 2 points down in the race that will likely decide Senate control. That's why Mitch McConnell handpicked my opponent, setting his sights on me as a top targ…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 21, 2023 at 4:21 PM

My new Supreme Court term limits bill

Sign our petition to call on Congress to pass my Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act   Term limits for Supreme Court justices are long overdue, team. This week we rolled out my new Supreme Court term limits bill to help clean up the mess at the Court, ensure that future appo…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 18, 2023 at 9:37 PM

What do climate change, the Koch brothers, and the Supreme Court have in common?

Dark money.   Team, Every once in a while, you find out that things seemingly separate are actually connected by hidden strings. Dark money is the hidden string tying together the climate denial operation. Recently Vox did an excellent job showing the importance of fighting climate denialism, …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 14, 2023 at 7:13 PM

The ubiquitous Leonard Leo...

and his dark-money web   Team, The latest reporting from ProPublica does an excellent job connecting all the dots of the scheme I’ve been shining a light on for years: a slimy web of dark money, right-wing billionaires, amenable Supreme Court Justices, and the court fixer Leonard Leo. This sche…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 11, 2023 at 7:58 PM

SCOTUS just started a new term

here’s what’s on the docket   Team, The Supreme Court just began a new term with historically low approval ratings – only 41% of the public approves of how the Court does its job, according to The Washington Post. And as more stories come out about the Republican billionaire megadonors trying t…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 7, 2023 at 5:26 PM

Big Oil has always had a license to pollute for free – until now.

Democrats are getting things done on climate   Great news, team. The Biden administration recently announced it’s going to put the power of the full federal government into fighting climate change through a government-wide social cost of carbon directive. Fossil fuel does about $700 billion in…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

October 3, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Clarence Thomas and the Koch network

Here we go again…   Team, Yet another investigative ProPublica story has dropped – again spotlighting Justice Clarence Thomas’ ties to billionaire-funded organizations scheming to influence the Court. And it’s got all the usual suspects. One of the biggest forces in dark-money influence is the …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 28, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Not one dollar, dime, or penny

this is a people-powered movement   Team, Thirteen years ago, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to unlimited, untraceable money in Citizens United. Ever since then, dark money has been flooding into politics and warping our democracy. Americans sense that something in their government is r…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 27, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Your priorities are my priorities

Here’s what I’m working on   Team, Here in Washington, Democrats are working hard to pass legislation that moves our country forward. We’re having to contend with MAGA extremists in the House careening the country towards a government shutdown that will cause widespread economic pain for familie…

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  Team Casey · [email protected]

September 23, 2023 at 6:31 PM

NEW: Mitch McConnell’s hand-picked candidate is trying to unseat Bob Casey

Bob Casey just got a Republican challenger BREAKING: Bob Casey just got a Republican challenger — and he’s a mega-millionaire hedge fund executive who lives in Connecticut and who put $14 million into his last campaign. He could easily self-fund this Senate race, too. This could be the race tha…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 21, 2023 at 10:18 PM

The movement to capture the Supreme Court

let’s break it down   Team, As soon as the Supreme Court handed down the 2010 Citizens United decision allowing a flood of unlimited special interest money in our elections, court fixer Leonard Leo and Justice Thomas' wife Ginni were out of the gate launching a dark-money front group. It was fun…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

September 19, 2023 at 7:35 PM

We can keep SCOTUS in check

Supreme Court justices should not be able to escape accountability. Hi folks, I’m Congressman Hank Johnson. I represent Georgia’s 4th District outside Atlanta, and I want to quickly tell you how much my friend Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is doing in Congress to repair the credibility of the Supreme C…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 16, 2023 at 6:31 PM

Why I ran for office

a legacy of service Team, The Providence Journal recently published a column about my record of serving our veterans as well as they have served our nation. “U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s high national profile as a liberal fighting to combat climate change and eliminate 'dark money' in politic…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 12, 2023 at 3:24 PM

Justice Alito declined to recuse.

what happened to due process?   Team, Justice Alito has rejected calls to recuse himself from a major upcoming case… in which he has an apparent conflict of interest. In Alito's statement about why he wouldn't recuse from deciding a case in which one of the lawyers published a favorable intervie…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 9, 2023 at 6:36 PM

My letter to Chief Justice John Roberts

and why it matters   Team, This week, I wrote a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts to lodge an ethics complaint against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for violating a handful of principles of judicial ethics. These apparent violations of SCOTUS’ Statement of Ethics Principles and Practice…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

September 7, 2023 at 5:01 PM

This email is about penguins

and climate change, more specifically   Team, take a look at this headline I recently saw in The Guardian: Climate change is heating up the world’s oceans and scientists have discovered emperor penguins’ futures are uncertain. With sea ice melting at unprecedented rates, the penguins’ colonies …

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  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Relentless. Persistent.

1 year after SW helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act   Team, August marks one year since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law. At a celebration for the anniversary, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a huge shoutout to Sheldon for his leadership in paving the way for the Inflation Re…

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  Whitehouse HQ · [email protected]

August 29, 2023 at 4:05 PM

A “critical and constitutionally appropriate step”

What a LA Times editorial piece has to say about Sheldon’s bill   A “critical and constitutionally appropriate step,” team. That’s what an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times calls Senator Whitehouse’s Supreme Court ethics reform bill, following ProPublica’s investigative reports exposing Justice Tho…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 27, 2023 at 8:46 PM

Can you take my brief survey?

I want to know your top priorities   Team, Congress will reconvene for the September legislative session next week. But before the Senate gets back into full swing, I want to ask you about your priorities. While Republicans in Washington are busy doing the bidding of the big dark-money donors b…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 25, 2023 at 3:24 PM

Four criminal cases against former President Trump

Trump 2 would be a disaster   Team, Former President Trump has been indicted in four different criminal cases and faces a total of 91 felony counts. Our Democratic-controlled Senate is still working to repair the damage done by the Trump administration, and our work is far from over. Another Tru…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Let’s talk climate

this won’t take long.   “The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win.” - Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary General I’ll keep this email short, team, because this is not a new revelation. Scientists around the world agree: Climate change is preventable. The main obst…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 21, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Republicans’ anti-democratic tricks in Ohio

that voters saw right through   Team, By now you’ve heard the news of what happened in Ohio. Ahead of a November vote to protect abortion access through a referendum, the GOP tried to make it harder to amend the state constitution by requiring all amendments to receive at least 60% of the vote, …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 18, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Social Security and Medicare are under threat

but Democrats are fighting back.   Team, Republicans' proposals to harm Social Security and Medicare – benefits that Americans have earned over decades of hard work – never seem to go away. Seniors deserve a dignified retirement and that means being able to afford the essentials, like food on th…

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  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 12, 2023 at 3:31 PM

A quick request

Can you add your name to call on Congress to pass Senator Whitehouse’s SCERT Act?   Team, By now you’ve heard the news that the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Sheldon’s bill – the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act – to implement a binding code of ethics at the Suprem…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 10, 2023 at 9:23 PM

38 vacations

and the billionaires who paid for them   Team, Three decades on the Court. At least 38 undisclosed vacations – including a yachting trip around the Bahamas, over two dozen private jet flights, and a handful of VIP sporting event passes – paid for by right-wing billionaires. And that's only what…

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 6, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Here’s what Republicans have planned if they win next year.

Ahead of the 2024 elections, right-wing groups have put together a plan called “Project 2025.”   Team, Ahead of the 2024 elections, right-wing groups have put together a plan called “Project 2025.” It’s a plan to kneecap the progress we’ve made combatting climate change, and it’s designed to go …

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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]

August 3, 2023 at 5:18 PM

RE: Add your name to protect the right of women

to cross state lines   Team, A few weeks ago, I wrote to you asking if you’d support my bill to protect the right of women to cross state lines to seek abortion care. 1,831 of you added your name to the petition to back my Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act – that’s the highest amount of subm…

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