Press Releases

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) to introduce the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, which would cap fees and interest on consumer loans at an Annual Percentage Rate... Continue Reading

Previous complaint was transferred to the Department of Justice, which Bove has now left  Washington, D.C. – Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) filed an updated ethics complaint against Third Circuit Court of... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – TODAY, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo released the following statement: “We thank Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, along with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, for defending good union jobs... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, took to the Senate floor this morning to block a unanimous consent request to approve the nomination of Sean McMaster to serve as Administrator of the... Continue Reading

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today convened a group of health care professionals, service providers, and community advocates at Providence Community Health Centers’ (PCHC) Prairie Avenue Health Center to discuss how they are working with colleagues... 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) issued the following statement in response to a Trump Administration order to withdraw $11.25 million in federal funding for Rhode... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement calling on Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to visit with trades workers put out of work by the... Continue Reading

Warwick, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01) issued the following statement in response to a Trump Administration order stopping all activities of Revolution Wind Project off... Continue Reading

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Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today issued the following joint statement following the ratification of a labor agreement struck between Butler Hospital and SEIU 1199NE, ending a months-long strike:... Continue Reading

Republicans’ Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires law currently scheduled to trigger over $500 billion in mandatory Medicare cuts Pawtucket, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse this morning joined Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien, Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging Director Maria Cimini, and dozens of... Continue Reading

Nonpartisan CBO releases new letter at request of Whitehouse, Wyden, Merkley, Boyle showing GOP megabill triggers mandatory $45 billion cut to Medicare and $120 billion cut to non-Medicare programs in 2026 Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Law explodes deficit to fund tax cuts... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – On the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today highlighted the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans’ hostility toward Social Security. “For 90 years, hardworking Rhode Islanders have leaned on their... Continue Reading

Convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate was transferred without explanation after unusual visit by Trump’s Deputy Attorney General Washington, D.C. – Late last week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, sent a letter to Federal Bureau... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and 15 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Time Off to Vote Act, legislation... Continue Reading

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