Press Releases

Justice Department broke Judicial Conference norms by weaponizing private comments to cook up phony ethics filing against federal judge who is investigating DOJ for contempt Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter last week to Supreme Court Chief Justice John... Continue Reading

Administrative stay by two Trump-appointed judges stalled contempt proceeding for three months while Emil Bove went through Senate confirmation process Emil Bove was confirmed on Tuesday on a split 50-49 vote Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking... Continue Reading

Whitehouse’s Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would make Social Security solvent forever without shrinking benefits Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) slammed comments made by the Trump administration’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessentcalling the administration’s tax-deferred investment accounts a “backdoor for... Continue Reading

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01), are calling on the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grants for AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions... Continue Reading

New bill would protect Americans’ privacy and the security of the government’s most sensitive data systems after DOGE infiltration Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced the Pick Up After Your DOGE Act,... Continue Reading

Grant program comes from Whitehouse’s bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), which addresses the opioid... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm Emil Bove to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit:... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement regarding Brown Health’s decision to keep Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center open while undertaking a broader review: “We are very happy with... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and David McCormick (R-PA) introduced the Art Market Integrity Act, legislation that would require art dealers and auction houses to comply... Continue Reading

40 U.S. Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week WASHINGTON, DC – Forty U.S. Senators, including Jack Reed (D-RI)... Continue Reading

There are currently no rules that specifically target solicitation of presidential library gifts or payments by individuals and companies trying to curry favor with sitting president & Dem Sens. want change to protect the public interest of all Americans WASHINGTON,... Continue Reading

Latest episode of Making the Case available now on Spotify and Apple Washington, DC – On Friday, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, released the third episode of season two of his podcast, Making the Case.  In... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement after the Education Department announced it will release nearly $6 billion in federal education funding, after unfreezing approximately $1.3 billion earlier this week: “This completely unnecessary and illegal... Continue Reading

Federal funds through Clean Vessel Act grant program support recreational boating infrastructure & will prevent marine sewage from spilling into the Bay WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the health of Rhode Island’s waters, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and... Continue Reading

TIVERTON, RI — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Gabe Amo today announced $1.4 million in federal assistance to help pay for closing the Tiverton landfill, the last municipally-owned landfill in the State of Rhode Island. The lawmakers... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today reintroduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, legislation to establish a State Judicial... Continue Reading

Bicameral First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would help make homeownership a reality for young Americans amidst skyrocketing housing costs Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) today led 13 Democratic Senators in reintroducing the First-Time Homebuyer... Continue Reading

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced a new $274,596 federal grant for the J. Goodison Co. shipyard at the Quonset Business Park.  The federal funding comes from the U.S.... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the VA Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act, legislation to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to more effectively warn veterans... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after Republicans broke Committee rules to jam through the nomination of Emil Bove and Democrats walked out of the meeting:... Continue Reading