Sheldon Whitehouse

In Boon for Caprio, History Shows Rhode Island Voters are Forgiving

Ian Donnis — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:52:13 +0000

Former treasurer Frank Caprio continues his comeback tour with the obligatory denunciation of his "shove it" remark during the 2010 gubernatorial race, courtesy of a Wednesday column by ProJo political columnist Ed Fitzpatrick.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Don't Balance Budgets With Cuts to Social Security

Scott MacKay — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:26:41 +0000

As immigration legislation makes its way through the Senate, Rhode Island Public Radio’s Scott MacKay talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the immigration bill, and what happened to the gun bill that went down in the Senate.

Day One Marks 40 Years Serving Sexual Assault Victims

Kristin Gourlay — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:30:00 +0000

Rhode Island’s only agency focused on helping victims of sexual assault is observing its 40^th anniversary. Day One hopes the state’s congressional delegation can secure the federal funding they need to continue.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:39:05 +0000

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse talks proposed gun control legislation. Students ask adults to take the NECAP test. These stories and more on the RIPR morning news podcast.

Plus, Moderate Party founder Ken Block is this week's guest on the Political Roundtable.

Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@ripr.org

TGIF: 12 Things to Know About RI Politics + Media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:21:14 +0000

Welcome back to my weekly column. As always, your tips and thoughts are welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's get to the list.

Reed Praises Hagel as Secretary of Defense

Catherine Welch — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:53:45 +0000

Senator Jack Reed says Chuck Hagel will provide outstanding leadership heading up the Pentagon. Reed says this is a critical moment for the US with national security threats and a continuing presence in Afghanistan.

Sen. Whitehouse Cancer Research Bill Becomes Law

Kristin Gourlay — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:54:06 +0000

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has helped pass a new cancer research law that targets pancreatic and other hard-to-treat cancers. Whitehouse lost his own mother to pancreatic cancer several years ago. The legislation aims to boost early detection and treatment.

Conservation Group Ranks RI Delegation "Green"

Flo Jonic — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:19:38 +0000

Rhode Island’s entire congressional delegation gets top scores in the League of Conservation Voters’ 2012 National Environmental Scorecard. The ranking is based on 35 votes taken by the House and 14 by the Senate.
Both Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse scored 100 percent. Congressmen David Cicilline and Jim Langevin scored 94 percent. The average Senate score is 56 percent. The average House score is 42 percent.

Reed + Whitehouse well-positioned to gain Senate seniority

Ian Donnis — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:06:23 +0000

With a wave of departures in the US Senate, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are positioned to expand their seniority -- a potent coin of the realm in Congress.

Aaron Blake reports at The Fix on the turnover:

Currently, 24 senators have called it quits between 2010 and today — just three less than the previous high of 27 retirements between 1992 and 1996.

Sen Whitehouse revs up the crowd at climate change rally

Catherine Welch — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:29:47 +0000

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse got a crowd of thousands chanting and cheering Sunday at a rally on the National Mall in Washington focused on climate change.

Whitehouse says there are only two ways to move climate change legislation: show Congress how out of step it is with the American public, and encourage the president to get serious on the issue.

When Whitehouse told the crowd that special interest owned Washington and it was up to the people to take it back, the crowd went wild. That’s something Whitehouse says is easier done than revving up his fellow members of Congress.