Press Releases

Legislation under consideration in the Senate would throw at least 17 million people off health insurance Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today slammed Republicans’ ongoing billionaire tax heist, which is funded by cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, published an op-ed on Friday in U.S. News & World Report highlighting a tax provision in the Republican reconciliation package that incentivizes... 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 after the far-right majority on the Supreme Court issued a ruling effectively ending nationwide injunctions: “While we need to see... Continue Reading

Bove, the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General and Trump’s former personal attorney, is nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circu Washington, D.C. – Last week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and James Moylan (R-GU) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act.  The legislation will strengthen coordination and collaboration between federal, state, local,... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after Senate Republicans held a partisan hearing on presidential fitness focusing exclusively on the previous president and ignoring widespread concern... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – As Republicans continue to negotiate their Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill behind closed doors to terminate health insurance for millions of Americans, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act,... Continue Reading

Bipartisan legislation named in honor of two Marines, Rhode Islander Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Harvey, Jr., and Iowan Cpl. Adam Lambert, who died by suicide Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced bipartisan legislation... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, DC – Marking the 13th anniversary of the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and their Senate colleagues urged U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications... Continue Reading

LINCOLN, RI – Fire departments across northern Rhode Island have teamed up to acquire a new regional air/light unit that will help ensure firefighters can safely and effectively respond to a wide range of emergencies throughout their communities. After delivering a $586,363... Continue Reading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee and the Senate’s leading champion for increasing transparency in the judicial system, today released the following statement on the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules... Continue Reading

Whitehouse and Grassley led the last reauthorization effort, which became law in 2018 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDPA) Reauthorization Act to reauthorize key delinquency prevention programs... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), founders and co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Oceans Caucus, reintroduced the Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act in advance of World Ocean... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, DC — Dozens of Rhode Islanders who escaped homelessness or domestic abuse could soon lose critical rental support under the federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) program, with funding expected to run out by the end of 2026 unless Congress intervenes. ... Continue Reading

The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces program has helped arrest fentanyl traffickers, seize hundreds of tons of narcotics, and confiscate billions in dirty money Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), co-Chair of the Senate Caucus on International... Continue Reading

CRANSTON, RI – The Trump Administration is targeting the main source of federal funding for public libraries across the nation, putting interlibrary lending, adult education, summer reading, workforce development, and many other essential programs and community services in jeopardy. As... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter today to Treasury... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) submitted a comment yesterday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raising concerns and expressing disagreement with the Treasury Department’s new interim final rule implementing an important anti-money laundering reform law, the Corporate Transparency... Continue Reading

Legislation would stem the flow of illicit drugs into U.S., protect competitiveness of American manufactures Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today introduced the Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, bipartisan legislation to end the “de... Continue Reading

RI’s Sens. join colleagues in re-introducing SMART Prices Act to boost Medicare prescription drug price negotiation power WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help more seniors afford their lifesaving prescription medications, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)... Continue Reading