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Democrat says lawmakers are close to a permitting reform deal

Lawmakers appear to be moving closer to reaching a deal to speed up the buildout of infrastructure projects, a key Democrat said Thursday. “We are over the hump on the deal-breaker issues, so we’re in a very good place on the substance of the bill,” Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)…

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Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Hill

Senate committee advances Klomp as HHS No. 2

A key Senate committee Thursday advanced the nomination of Chris Klomp to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), setting him up for a later floor vote for confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted 15-12, with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) joining all Republicans. Klomp is already a powerful senior adviser…

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Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Hill

Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call

Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters The fossil fuel industry secured an estimated $190bn in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade after responding to Donald Trump’s pre-election call for major campaign donations, leaving American taxpayers to shoulder higher bills and public health costs associated with pollution, according to a new report. Released on Thursday by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member of the Senate environment and public works committee, and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, the report details what the senators describe as the fossil fuel industry’s expansive influence over the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Senate Democrats press Trump administration on consumer refunds after tariff ruling

A group of Senate Democrats, joined by independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), are pressing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer over tariffs refunds following a Supreme Court decision earlier this year that ruled certain Trump administration tariffs were illegal. The letter, signed by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.),…

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Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Hill

A Wake-Up Call on Climate, Costs and Corruption

Welcome to Inside Climate, a podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. Ahead of Climate Week NYC, Inside Climate host Jake Bolster speaks to U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and asks why so many Democrats are leaning away from climate messaging at a time when the fossil fuel industry’s influence is dramatically […]

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Sep 20, 2026 · byInside Climate News

Whitehouse: Call Out the Corruption Propelling the US Climate Retreat

Democrats controlled the Senate and the presidency when Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse first sought to roust his colleagues from the chamber’s floor, warning them that they were sleep-walking into climate disaster. Fourteen years and more than 300 “Time to Wake Up” speeches later, the Rhode Island Democrat is again prodding members of his own party—but now […]

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Sep 20, 2026 · byInside Climate News