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November 18, 2025

RI Delegation Announces $25M for New Hybrid Buses for RIPTA

New $25M federal grant will help replace aging vehicles currently used on RIPTA bus routes... Continue Reading

November 13, 2025

Whitehouse Heads to Belém for COP30 as Sole Representative of U.S. Federal Government

Washington, DC – This evening, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate... Continue Reading

November 13, 2025

Attorneys General Neronha and Tong Join Whitehouse’s Podcast to Talk Trump’s Illegal Attacks on Offshore Wind and DOJ’s Worsening Trouble in Federal Courts

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts... Continue Reading

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Every day you delay Revolution Wind is another day that dirty fossil fuel pollutes New England.

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Every day you delay Revolution Wind is another day that dirty fossil fuel pollutes New England.

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September 15, 2025

Time to Wake Up 301: A Dangerous Precipice

Sailors and pilots know to look out for dangerous weather ahead; politicians can get lost... Continue Reading

August 7, 2025

Time to Wake Up 300: Wake Up and Fight

I rise today for the 300th time with my trusty, increasingly battered Time to Wake... Continue Reading

August 7, 2025

Time to Wake Up 299: How Empty and Worthless is the Power of Kings

Mr./Madam President, today, I rise for the 299th time to alert this somnolent body to... Continue Reading