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2 years

We can expand Social Security and give millions of seniors a more dignified retirement just by making sure billionaires and the very wealthiest pay their fair share into the system.

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I expect to ruffle a few feathers when I call out the dark money infecting our politics. After all, powerful interests have a lot of money invested, and a big stake in protecting their covert influence operations.

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The @DNC just passed a resolution condemning the use of dark money and calling for passage of my DISCLOSE Act to get rid of it. Let’s get it done.

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Today the Senate voted on my DISCLOSE Act to try to rid American democracy of dark special interest money. All 50 Democrats voted in favor, but not a single Republican joined us.

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Recall that just a few big checks to the tune of millions of $$ in anonymous money propped up the Supreme Court nominations of Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. Who wrote those checks? What business do they have before SCOTUS?

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It's been a long and at times lonely fight, but the consensus is getting stronger by the day: we need to undo the billionaire capture of the Supreme Court.

Opinion | Sheldon Whitehouse was right all along: The Supreme Court is corrupt

The senator has long maintained that the court’s unprincipled, outcome-oriented and partisan decision-making is very much linked to the ethics problems.

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My Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act would require judges to be more transparent about conflicts of interest, travel and gifts. Shadowy groups that lobby SCOTUS would have to actually disclose their funders and it would establish long-overdue recusal standards.

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1 year

I want to meet this math teacher: “No one is teaching your kids to be gay,” she told the room. “Sometimes, they just are gay. I have math to teach. I literally don’t have time to teach your kids to be gay.”

Opinion | In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right

How a liberal counter-mobilization is demanding an end to reactionary hysteria.

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2 years

Every single Senate Republican voted against requiring billionaire corporations to pay a minimum tax rate of 15%.

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My DISCLOSE Act would get dark money out of our politics by requiring donors who spend big in elections or judicial confirmations to identify themselves.

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With 3 years to go until I’m up for re-election, a dark-money group has launched tv ads against me because I’m exposing what they’re up to.

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A squid squirts black ink to create a distraction when it’s threatened. This ad is squid ink from increasingly nervous dark-money groups. I go after dark money and a dark-money-funded group puts out a dark-money-funded attack ad to accuse me of being involved in . . . dark money.

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3 years

If you can, please consider helping me fight back so that I can keep taking on the special interests and dark money groups putting profits over the American people. Thank you so much for your support! We are in this together.

I just gave to Sheldon Whitehouse!

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2 months

Now tell me he’s too old, wankers. Time for us to stfu and go win this election.

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1 year

Starting January 1, seniors on Medicare will have their insulin costs capped at $35/month thanks to Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.

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4 years

Nice overview of my colleague @ewarren .

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2 years

A bill to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law has already passed the House. The Senate has to act NOW.

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18 days

It's official: I'm running for re-election to continue serving Rhode Islanders in the United States Senate. I’ve been fighting to make our government and economy work for all Americans, and there's a lot of work ahead.

Never Stop Fighting

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2 years

In the 12 years since Citizens United, dark money has exploded. Our democracy is getting crushed under a tsunami of slime. We need the DISCLOSE Act now.

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6 months

Knocking doors on the East Side with @tedlieu @gabeamo . CD1 is ready to vote this Tuesday to send Gabe to Congress!

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3 years

In the Kavanaugh hearings, I promised Dr. Blasey Ford that no matter how long it took, I’d do everything possible to get a full & proper investigation of her claims. We now know that the FBI & Trump White House wrongly denied her an honest investigation.

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1 year

We wouldn’t even be hitting the debt ceiling right now if not for the $1.5 trillion Trump tax giveaway to the rich. The same crew that voted for the tax scam is threatening not to pay the bills they racked up – pushing the economic security of working people to the brink.

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8 months

Could not be more thrilled to congratulate the next congressman from Rhode Island — someone who will make our state proud — @gabeamo ! Can’t wait to work with you again, this time as a colleague.

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I’m pleased to announce that I will chair the Senate Budget Committee this Congress. I’ll be shining a fearless light on issues that affect families in Rhode Island and across the country.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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8 months

Thank you, Esquire, for giving my speech such a great review!

Sheldon Whitehouse Just Laid Out the Scheme to Control the Federal Courts

This speech was designed to reach well beyond the Senate floor.

www.esquire.com

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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11 months

Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act is already lowering out-of-pocket costs for Rhode Island seniors, and it’s just getting started.

Prescription drug costs are decreasing. Sen. Whitehouse gave Newport seniors a preview

Seniors at the Edward King House also give Whitehouse an earful on issues in Washington, D.C.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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2 years

We need to elect more Democrats to the Senate in November. It’ll be impossible to get rid of the dark money sloshing around in our politics if Mitch McConnell and the GOP retake the Senate majority.

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8 months

Beautiful moments still can happen in politics.

Amanda Pitts

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. @gabeamo walks out after the race is called in his favor. He gave his mom a big hug. He says @AaronRegunberg has called to concede and wants to help keep the seat blue come November. @wpri12

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2 years

President Biden will have a Democratic Senate – a Senate to protect the future of the Supreme Court, fight climate change, and defend abortion and voting rights throughout the country.

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3 years

Special interests like the fossil fuel lobby are increasingly worried that people are catching on to their dark money influence scheme. I’ve led the fight against dark-money special interests for years. I’ve been the target of their attacks and smears, but I’m not going to let up

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1 year

275 of 315 pages of the GOP debt limit bill are dedicated to providing favors to Big Oil.

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9 years

I agree w/ @HillaryClinton : addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. Click here for more on her plan to help: http://t.co/auWHM2IKrA

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2 years

OK everyone - we know control of the House is going to be a close call on 11/8. How close? The path to flipping the House red actually runs through an open congressional seat in deep blue Rhode Island.

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3 years

I’ve been a one-man campaign against the right wing’s dark money apparatus. It’s a creepy apparatus, funding climate denial, Court capture, and voter suppression. We need to take it on.

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1 year

Creepy billionaires and Big Oil companies have way too much secret influence over our democracy because of dark money. We have work to do to restore power to the people.

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3 years

Raskin, via @ElizabethDrewOH : “We’ve arrived at a point in history where a once-great party can behave like a cult. Facts, logic, and the rule of law have dropped out of the equation.”

Impeachment’s Partisan Doom | by Elizabeth Drew - Project Syndicate

Elizabeth Drew highlights the profound changes in the GOP since the 1973-74 proceedings against President Richard Nixon.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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2 years

As a kid, I got shots constantly, for everything from yellow fever to plague, because we were a Foreign Service family. Grown-ups today griping about getting vaccinated while hospitals collapse and nurses/docs suffer — well it just blows my mind. Key word: grown-up. Be one.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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2 years

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has impeccable credentials. She demonstrated integrity and exceptional judicial temperament throughout her confirmation hearings, even in the face of unseemly attacks. I look forward to voting to confirm her nomination to SCOTUS.

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2 years

Big night for Democrats in the Ocean State! Congratulations, @sethmagaziner — thrilled to get to work with you in Congress!!

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1 year

My bet: peace was brokered in the war between House of Koch and House of Trump in 2016 by a deal giving Kochs SCOTUS seats (the “list”) and all enviro/energy positions. Guess that deal is over.

The Washington Post

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The network of donors and activist groups led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch will oppose Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination, mounting a direct challenge to the former president’s campaign to win back the White House.

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3 years

Protecting the judiciary from corrupting influences is a complicated, important fight and I’m going to keep putting in the hard work until we safeguard equal justice under law.

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Why are Republicans so opposed to allowing private companies to choose environmentally sustainable and financially smart investments? You’d have to ask their fossil fuel funders. With @TeamHeinrich and @BrianSchatz :

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2 years

Big Oil has spent millions to put the fix in on the pending WV v. EPA case. Watch this closely — the case is a threat to the government’s ability to do basic functions, like making sure people have clean air and water, safe food, and medicines that work.

Whitehouse predicts fossil fuel 'payday' in West Virginia case

Democratic senators say the Supreme Court could usher in a future largely devoid of regulation. The oil industry would be the beneficiary, they said.

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1 year

Merry Christmas, Rhode Island!

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3 years

In recent years, dark money groups shepherded handpicked Supreme Court nominees through the confirmation process, footing the bill for expensive ad campaigns.

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Dark money is a rot on our democracy. My DISCLOSE Act would end anonymous special interest spending in our elections and help shut out foreign influence.

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3 years

250 million shots in arms since @JoeBiden took office. An achievement Americans can be very proud of.

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1 year

Millions of $ from anonymous donors helped prop up nominations of Justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch & Barrett. Once they got to SCOTUS, they repeatedly threw precedent out the window to rule in favor of right-wing donor interests – maybe the same ones who helped get them on the Court.

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5 months

From our family to yours – merry Christmas and happy holidays!

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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10 months

This piece is beautiful. I’d like to laugh but it’s too true to be funny. The wretched dishonesty of the Citizens United decision gets a well-deserved roast.

The Supreme Court is so corrupt…

it makes corruption legal.

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11 months

Climate change is pushing homeownership out of reach in areas across the country. I’ve been sounding the alarm about this for a long time — time to wake up.

Uninsurable America: Climate change hits the insurance industry

The threat of climate change-related disasters is a large factor driving up consumer costs and putting insurers out of business.

www.axios.com

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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3 years

With Democrats in the majority in Congress, there’s renewed momentum to pass legislation that shuts off the spigot of dark money. Without avenues for anonymous influence, right-wing donors will find it a lot harder to kill climate action and capture the courts.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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All federal judges except SCOTUS justices have to follow a code of conduct that includes a process for determining whether ethics violations occurred. But the most powerful members of the federal judiciary are still the least accountable. My SCERT Act would finally change that.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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1 year

My Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act will require SCOTUS to be transparent about conflicts of interest – the justices would have to disclose travel and gifts AND the shady groups that lobby the court would finally have to reveal their funders.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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5 months

We need to protect the Supreme Court from outside special interest influence by requiring more transparency around amicus briefs — and I have a bill to do just that.

‘Plain historical falsehoods’: How amicus briefs bolstered Supreme Court conservatives

A POLITICO review indicates most conservative briefs in high-profile cases have links to a small cadre of activists aligned with Leonard Leo.

www.politico.com

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1 year

The authors of this article, @thelisagraves and @NancyMacLean5 , are featured in the dedication of my book - two of my heroes for their work exposing the corrupting forces of dark money.

The Billionaire Kingmaker (Still) Dividing the Nation

Despite a rebrand, Charles Koch won’t stop until U.S. democracy is dead.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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1 year

Ever since the Citizens United decision in 2010, a slimy tide of dark money has seeped into our democracy. I’m fighting against the most powerful and wealthy special interests out there to rid our democracy of the scourge of dark money.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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8 months

When you see idiotic comments made by Republican candidates about climate change, understand that it has nothing to do with fact or reality. It’s how they audition for fossil fuel industry money: “I will be such a toady for you that I will even say this!”

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2 years

Happy birthday to my friend and congressman, @davidcicilline ! David is one of hardest working, most energetic fighters in Congress. We’re lucky to have him in the RI delegation!

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Roe is on the ballot in November. If Republicans are in charge, they could very well pass a nationwide abortion ban and they’d have complete control over the next Supreme Court confirmation process.

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1 year

Because there is no enforceable code of ethics for Supreme Court justices, the highest court has been left especially vulnerable to right-wing influence and creepy billionaires.

“We Can’t Lower the Bar So Low”: Can the Senate Rein in a Scandal-Plagued Supreme Court?

Clarence Thomas’s friendship with billionaire Harlan Crow is just the latest stain on the high court, which top Democrats say is in dire need of an ethics overhaul. “You’re not a court just because...

www.vanityfair.com

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2 years

Meanwhile, Democrats have a strong candidate in Seth Magaziner. Seth is our State Treasurer now, and he's a fighter for the middle class who will defend women's rights.

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2 years

We have got to close off McCarthy's path to the speakership. If you're looking for a campaign to give to this cycle where your dollars will make a real difference, please consider @sethmagaziner 's. Link to chip in here:

I just gave to Magaziner Victory Fund!

Show your support with a contribution.

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Sheldon Whitehouse

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3 years

Think it’s a coincidence that Republican state legislatures all across the country are passing laws to block voting? Nope. It's a coordinated effort by a small group of dark-money donors trying to protect their own power.

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2 years

Let's be clear: the spread of poisonous dark money is the direct result of Republicans' complete refusal to join Democrats in ending it.

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1 year

On the 2nd anniversary of 1/6, it’s clearer than ever that our nation owes a debt to the brave officers who defended democracy in the Capitol, especially those who lost their lives in the aftermath. The insurrection didn’t happen on its own – the pursuit of justice continues.

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2 years

Dirty ad against friend @JamesDiossa still playing. Voting for James is the best way to send a message to out-of-state dark money operations.

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3 years

The American people want a big infrastructure bill. We tried hard to find compromise but we can't get bogged down waiting for bipartisanship that just isn't coming. The clock is ticking.

58% of voters support passing Biden's $4 trillion infrastructure plan without any Republican votes,...

As Biden attempts to get Republicans on board with his infrastructure plan, the majority of voters support a bigger plan passed without the GOP.

www.businessinsider.com

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1 year

Democrats defied political gravity. Young voters and women made it happen.

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6 years

Proud to have the endorsement of @GiffordsCourage . Democrats need to win every possible seat in November so Congress can finally take action on commonsense gun safety measures to prevent another tragedy.

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3 years

57 of us—Democrats and Republicans—voted on the right side of history.

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3 years

American voters elected Democratic majorities in Congress so we could take bold action to address our most pressing challenges, and that’s just what we did with the American Rescue Plan.

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11 months

After right-wing megadonors spent hundreds of millions to stack SCOTUS with anti-abortion justices, the Court trashed precedent & rescinded the right to abortion 1 year ago. The fallout has been devastating & very real for women who now have fewer freedoms than their mothers did.

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3 years

Our system allows big donors to pour money into elections without having to disclose to voters who’s really behind the influence campaign. It’s time to clean up our politics and pass my DISCLOSE Act to finally shine a light on dark money.

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1 year

Public confidence in the Supreme Court is plummeting as the American people wonder: What else don’t we know about who is quietly paying to influence Supreme Court justices? We need to fix this.

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3 years

Right-wing groups – perhaps the same ones writing the big checks to confirm the justices – sponsor cases up to the Court, and then through other front groups file a barrage of legal briefs supporting their position, essentially telling the justices how to rule.

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2 years

Democrats working for the people. Republicans working for Big Pharma.

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Breaking: Senate Republicans have just blocked the $35/month insulin price cap for Americans on private insurance from Democrats' spending bill.

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The SCOTUS confirmation process has gotten bogged down in dark money, with anonymous megadonors (who very well may have business before the Court) writing checks in the millions of $ to push nominations of handpicked Federalist Society justices.

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2 years

Coasts matter. Coasts matter a lot in Rhode Island. Please vote tomorrow for Seth, who will NOT go down and join the political wing of the fossil fuel industry.

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Democrats went up against Big Pharma and won. For the first time, Medicare is going to be allowed to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs, delivering lower prices for seniors.

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Thank you, Rhode Island voters, for trusting us with a Democratic statewide and congressional sweep. I promise you that we will work hard to honor that trust by continuing to build an economy that works for people who work.

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If Republicans are actually concerned about dark money, I would welcome their support of my DISCLOSE Act to get rid of the stuff.

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With a brilliant legal mind and deep experience in the judicial branch, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will make an exemplary Supreme Court justice. Tomorrow, the nation will get to hear more from her.

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Or at least, that's what Kevin McCarthy thinks. His super PAC just dropped A MILLION DOLLARS into RI's 2nd district to support a Republican House candidate who will back him all the way. RI is a small place. $1 million goes pretty far here.

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Far-right donors spent millions to capture SCOTUS and fill it with anti-abortion justices eager to shred precedent and unleash Republican state legislatures to carry out an extreme agenda. We need to codify Roe v. Wade into law.

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Control of the Senate matters.

Biden has appointed 105 federal judges, outpacing Trump, Obama and Bush

The Senate has confirmed 105 Biden judicial nominees, exceeding the pace set by predecessors George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump

abcnews.go.com

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I could not be happier for @gabeamo and his family tonight. It’s a historic and hopeful victory and a reminder that beautiful moments can still happen in politics. This is a win for every child of immigrants, for the Black community, and for a new generation of Rhode Islanders.

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My Buffett Rule bill would make it so people who make over $1 million/year pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. Those who have benefited the most from what this country has to provide are well positioned to pay their fair share, just like middle-class families do.

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It's clear that a Supreme Court without a real ethics code has not been serving the American people well.

Amy Coney Barrett says she supports an ethics code for Supreme Court justices

Several justices have faced ethics questions in recent months, but the Supreme Court has so far resisted imposing a code of ethics.

www.npr.org

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2 years

If Republicans win the Senate back, they want to raise taxes on working families and again try to repeal the ACA. They’ve released a proposal that could put Social Security and Medicare in jeopardy. We can't let that happen.

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1 year

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, major new clean energy tax credits that will save Americans money on utility bills kicked in this month.

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3 years

50% of Americans are now fully vaccinated. The economy is finally reopening. Our American Rescue Plan is working.

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Conservatives have been working to send women’s rights backwards ever since Roe v. Wade was decided 50 years ago. Today, women in this country have fewer rights than their mothers did. I will not let up the fight to pass legislation restoring reproductive freedom.

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Democrats passed the Respect for Marriage Act to ensure every American can marry the person they love regardless of what the far-right Supreme Court says.

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Our Inflation Reduction Act (which every single Republican voted against) capped monthly insulin costs for seniors on Medicare at $35 as of January 1.

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Now that House Republicans have nailed down a speaker, they've gotten to work trying to: hike taxes and increase costs for the middle class, shield super-rich tax cheat donors, and endanger Social Security and Medicare.

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I know that if Rhode Islanders send me back to the Senate, we can tackle climate change before it’s too late. We can defend democracy & freedom here & abroad. We can put a check on corporate power. We can protect Social Security & Medicare by making the wealthy pay a fair share.

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