Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement after voting against further funding for violent immigration enforcement in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill: “Nobody believes that the masked thuggery of ICE and... Continue Reading

CODEL McCain upholds the late Senator John McCain’s legacy of marshaling bipartisan support for the transatlantic alliance Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will lead a bipartisan Senate delegation to this weekend’s Munich Security... Continue Reading

Legislation aims to restore fair customs valuation, strengthen U.S. trade enforcement Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced the Last Sale Valuation Act, bipartisan legislation to close a customs loophole allowing importers to avoid... Continue Reading

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

78 Whitehouse-backed projects successfully included in FY2026 federal spending legislation so far Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that $91.1 million is heading to the Ocean State to support a total of 78 projects that will spur... Continue Reading

Legislation would help keep insurance companies from dictating care decisions to providers and patients Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today reintroduced the Prior Authorization Relief Act, legislation to cut the administrative burdens associated with prior authorizations – a tool... Continue Reading

Democrats successfully pressured Republican majority to back off plan to hand ICE a year-long appropriation Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today voted to pass a package of five fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills, sending the legislation to the... Continue Reading

Legislation to restore states’ ability to cap consumer loan interest rates reintroduced after Trump calls for cap Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation to protect Americans... Continue Reading

IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted 63 percent last year to a level well below every other year in the past decade Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Angus King (I-ME),... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, DC – As a growing body of research shows that the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the U.S. is driving up electricity bills for everyday Americans and could have unintended health and environmental impacts as well, U.S. Senators Jack... Continue Reading

Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and calling on Senate Republicans to separate the DHS funding bill from the full appropriations package: “The Trump administration... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Senate colleagues in a letter demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate affordable... Continue Reading

RIDEM and Pawtuxet River Authority will receive grants from Whitehouse-created National Coastal Resilience Fund Johnston, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced $1,186,200 in federal funding to... Continue Reading

Chairman Cruz letter and subcommittee hearing are one vector of a coordinated MAGA intimidation campaign against the federal judiciary Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, has alerted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to inaccuracies... Continue Reading

23 Whitehouse-supported projects were successfully included in Minibus funding package heading to President’s desk Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that $27,790,000 is heading to Rhode Island to support a total of 23 projects that will help strengthen... Continue Reading

Department of Justice filed a bogus disciplinary complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg in July as part of pressure campaign targeting judges who have ruled against Trump administration Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today cheered a ruling by a Washington, D.C. federal court that blocked the Trump Administration’s second attempt at stopping construction of Orsted’s Revolution Wind Project.  Construction can now resume on the offshore wind... Continue Reading

WARWICK, RI – Over 48,000 Rhode Islanders depend on HealthSource RI for health insurance coverage to protect themselves and their families.  Those Rhode Islanders are facing huge increases in their health insurance premiums because of Republican inaction on extending critical Affordable Care... Continue Reading

Legislation would provide 27 million Americans with a high-quality, affordable public option by cutting out insurance middlemen Washington, DC – As the Republican attack on our health care system continues, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Congresswoman... Continue Reading

Professor Vladeck: ‘If judges and justices could be impeached for no reason other than public disagreement with how they have ruled in specific cases, then the judicial independence enshrined in Article III of the Constitution wouldn’t mean very much’ Retired... Continue Reading