Press Releases

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Barrasso (R-WY) announced that the Senate has designated May 11 through May 17, 2025 as National Hospital Week.  The resolution, which unanimously passed in the Senate, honors the significant role that... Continue Reading

Whitehouse pushes Trump administration to reinstate funding for programs that support law enforcement and reduce crime Washington, D.C. – To mark National Police Week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced that two of his bipartisan bills, the Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) led 31 of their Senate and House colleagues in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – As the House Energy and Commerce Committee meets today for a markup aimed at cutting Medicaid, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is slamming the latest step by Republicans to terminate health insurance for millions of Americans.   “Republicans are readying... Continue Reading

Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would make wealthiest Americans pay fairer share to protect solvency of bedrock health care and retirement programs Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) today reintroduced the Medicare... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with quality trauma kits so they can respond immediately if... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will pull the nomination of Ed Martin to serve as U.S. Attorney for... Continue Reading

Termination of active grants and decision to not award grants will cause harm WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, demanded the Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities... Continue Reading

Whitehouse was the only U.S. official in attendance after Trump administration abandoned global conference on ocean conservation Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered his 298th speech tonight urging his colleagues to... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Trump administration unfroze $251 million in previously announced federal funding to support critical transportation projects across Rhode Island’s I-95 corridor. “Transportation... Continue Reading

Leading U.S. Senators seek federal probe into Elon Musk’s foreign deals involving Starlink, his satellite internet service WASHINGTON, DC – Following troubling reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk may have misused his White House position and access to drum up private... Continue Reading

Legislation would simplify access to higher education assistance and increase opportunities for students Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify higher education assistance by better coordinating Pell Grants with higher education tax... Continue Reading

Bipartisan legislation would protect Rhode Island’s prized fishing industry by quashing unfair competition from illegal pirate fishing Washington, DC –U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) cheered the passage of their Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), former co-chair of the Caucus, announced the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO)report on the utility of collecting and... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, today raised the alarm after the FBI arrested a Wisconsin state court judge and the Attorney General of the United States pledged to prosecute more judges.... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – As President Trump approaches his first 100 days in office at the end of the month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo gathered in Providence today to highlight the... Continue Reading

Bill would protect ocean and coastal resources responsible for over $17.5 billion annually in the region Washington, DC – On Earth Day, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is leading a bipartisan group of New England Senators in announcing the introduction... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today issued the following statement on the passing of Pope Francis: “The power of Pope Francis’ heroic example reached far beyond the Vatican.  I keep his second encyclical, Laudato Si’, behind my desk. ... Continue Reading

Reed, Whitehouse, & Magaziner deliver $1 million federal grant to purchase 72 new breathing apparatus units for Warwick firefighters WARWICK, RI – After delivering a $1 million federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today issued the following statement on the passing of Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio: “I’m very sorry to hear of the passing of Senate President Ruggerio, whose legacy at the State House... Continue Reading