U.S. Senator for Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse
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05/07/08  Whitehouse Chairs Senate Hearing Investigating Political Influence at EPA
05/02/08  In Morning Speech, Whitehouse Sharply Criticizes Political Influence at EPA
05/01/08  Whitehouse Statement on "Mission Accomplished" Anniversary
05/01/08  Reed, Whitehouse Announce Nearly $1,000,000 in Federal Funding for Rhode Island Arts Organizations
05/01/08  New Senate Bill Supports Investments in Safer Rhode Island Communities
04/30/08  Reed, Whitehouse Cosponsor Bill to Prevent Criminals and Terrorists from Purchasing Guns
04/30/08  Senate Passes Whitehouse-Reed Resolution Honoring Dith Pran
04/24/08  Senate Democrats Ask DOJ to Enforce Laws Facilitating Voter Registration
04/23/08  Whitehouse: Report on Politicization at EPA Demands Congressional Oversight
04/16/08  Bush Speech on Climate Change Doesn't Go Far Enough, Whitehouse Says
04/15/08  Whitehouse: Rhode Islanders Should Take Time to Talk with Family About End-of-Life Medical Decisions
04/15/08  At Cambodian New Year, Whitehouse, Reed Introduce Resolution Honoring "Killing Fields" Survivor Dith Pran
04/10/08  EPA Must Review Legal Process to Root Out Political Influence, Whitehouse Tells Nominee
04/10/08  President Bush Must Begin Bringing Troops Home from Iraq, Whitehouse Says
04/07/08  Rhode Island to Receive $1.8 Million to Clean Up Brownfields
03/31/08  Whitehouse Says America Needs a New HUD Secretary Who Will Put Homeowners First
03/18/08  Whitehouse Statement on Fifth Anniversary of War in Iraq
03/11/08  Whitehouse Unveils "Bush Debt": $7.7 Trillion in Foregone Surpluses and Lost Opportunities
03/10/08  Senators Reed, Whitehouse Welcome Rhode Island Student Winners
03/08/08  Whitehouse: Bush Veto of Torture Ban Endangers Troops, Damages America's Moral Standing
03/06/08  Senate Committee Passes Budget Targeting Economy, Veterans
03/06/08  Senate Budget Committee Approves Bipartisan Stabenow-Whitehouse Health IT Amendment
03/06/08  Senate Committee Votes to Prioritize Oceans and Coastal Areas in Federal Budget
03/05/08  Thundermist CEO Addresses Senate Conference on Health Information Technology
02/27/08  Senate Committee Considers Whitehouse Bill on Voting Rights
02/22/08  Durbin and Whitehouse: Justice Department is Investigating Torture Authorization
02/21/08  Whitehouse Earns High Marks from National Environmental Group
02/19/08  Whitehouse: New Tax Form Should Help Seniors Claim Rebate
02/13/08  Whitehouse Criticizes Justice Department Advice Condoning Torture
02/13/08  Whitehouse Urges Senate to Prohibit Torture
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Today in the Senate

May 12:

The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. There will be no roll call votes on Monday.

Senators should be prepared to vote as early as 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday in relation to the following items: the McConnell amendment No. 4720 (energy) with a 60-vote threshold; the Reid amendment (energy) with a 60-vote threshold; passage of the flood insurance legislation (either S. 2284 or H.R. 3121); and cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 980 (collective bargaining).

If cloture on the motion to proceed is invoked, all post-cloture time will be yielded back and the motion to proceed will be agreed to.

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