Whitehouse, Sheldon

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● D · SEN · Rhode Island Ranking Member · Environment and Public Works Committee

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✓ VALIDATED Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and John Peter Cronan, of New York, and Jason Manion, of Ohio, each to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission. Aug 05, 2026

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Whitehouse, Sheldon. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman. I'm not going to be able to vote for this nominee, and I wanted to explain why. Her history with Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action and Fairness, Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Independent Women's Forum creates concerns for me that she h...

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● SPOKEHearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and John Peter Cronan, of New York, and Jason Manion, of Ohio, each to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Judiciary Committee

Aug 05, 2026·10:15 AM ·2h 26m ·19 speakers

Whitehouse, Sheldon "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman. I'm not going to be able to vote for this nominee, and I wanted to explain why. Her history with Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action and Fairness, Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Independent Women's Forum creates concerns for me that she h..."

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● SPOKEHearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social Security solvency.

Finance Committee

Aug 05, 2026·10:00 AM ·2h 9m ·19 speakers

Whitehouse, Sheldon "not about Medicaid, but let me just point out there is, in fact, around a trillion dollars in cuts that are coming to Medicaid. And we know that is a fact because fact based people out in the real world, like hospitals and nursing homes and doctor's practices, are already planning their finances for..."

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● SPOKEHearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.

Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee

Aug 05, 2026·2:30 PM ·2h 24m ·23 speakers

Whitehouse, Sheldon "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman. I'm not going to be able to vote for this nominee, and I wanted to explain why. Her history with Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness, Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Independent Women's Forum creates concerns for me that she has s..."

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Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.

Budget Committee

Aug 04, 2026·10:00 AM

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Hearings to examine building a resilient health care future with biotechnology.

Health Care Subcommittee

Aug 04, 2026·10:00 AM ·1h 33m ·13 speakers

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● SPOKEHearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition and transparency lowers prescription drug costs.

Judiciary Committee

Aug 04, 2026·10:15 AM ·2h 17m ·15 speakers

Whitehouse, Sheldon "Thank you, Chairman. Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of Attorney General of the United States. The reasons to vote again..."

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● SPOKEBusiness meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.

Judiciary Committee

Aug 04, 2026·9:00 AM ·2h 17m ·16 speakers

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Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.

Judiciary Committee

Jul 30, 2026·9:00 AM

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Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act".

Finance Committee

Jul 30, 2026·10:00 AM ·1h 9m ·17 speakers

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● SPOKEBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, and Christopher Nassar, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, both of the Department of Justice, Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, and Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, and designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress.

Judiciary Committee

Jul 23, 2026·11:30 AM ·59m ·5 speakers

Whitehouse, Sheldon "Yeah. Thank you very much, Chairman. This is in the nature of a point of personal privilege, because in my exchange with Mr. Blanch last week, well, let me say what I said, and let me tell the committee what his response was. Here's what I said. You've refused to exclude January 6th rioters from you..."