Sheldon Whitehouse

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11/21/09
In Senate Speech, Whitehouse Speaks in Favor of Making Affordable Health Care a Reality for All Americans »
11/16/09
Legislation Introduced in Senate and House to Better Manage Prison Population Growth »
11/13/09
Whitehouse Hears from Local Homeowners About The Housing Market Crisis »

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10/22/09
Woman who lost son fights for bankruptcy changes »
09/29/09
Law would ease medical debt »
07/01/09
Senator hears stories of health-care struggles »
06/02/09
Small business leaders call for health-care changes »
04/30/09
Over coffee, Whitehouse hears health care tales from Cranston residents »

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Whitehouse Speaks in Favor of Making Affordable Health Care a Reality for All Americans
Whitehouse Speaks in Favor of Making Affordable Health Care a Reality for All Americans

As the Senate continues the debate on legislation to reform the nation's broken health care system, Senator Whitehouse spoke on the Senate floor in favor of making quality, affordable health care a reality for all Americans and noted the extreme similarities between Senate Republicans' and the health insurance industry's opposition to reform.

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Sheldon Discusses the Economic Impact with Pawtuxet Village Small Business Owners
Sheldon Discusses the Economic Impact with Pawtuxet Village Small Business Owners

Senator Whitehouse visited small businesses in Cranston’s Pawtuxet Village to hear about the economic downturn’s effect on consumer spending and the availability of credit.

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Whitehouse Slams GOP for Viscious Attacks and False Claims About Health Care Reform
Whitehouse Slams GOP for Viscious Attacks and False Claims About Health Care Reform

In this speech on the Senate floor, Sheldon condemned Republican scare tactics in the health care debate.

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Whitehouse Hears from Local Homeowners About The Housing Market Crisis
Whitehouse Hears from Local Homeowners About The Housing Market Crisis

During a roundtable discussion at Rhode Island Association of Realtors, Senator Whitehouse heard from Rhode Island homebuyers and realtors about the recession’s impact on the local housing market.

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Holder to Whitehouse: OPR Report is Done and Will Be Public Soon
Holder to Whitehouse: OPR Report is Done and Will Be Public Soon

In this meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Whitehouse questions Attorney Eric Holder about the pending OPR report and learns that it should be released by the end of the month.

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Sheldon Discusses Health Care Reform with RI Small Business Owners
Sheldon Discusses Health Care Reform with RI Small Business Owners

As the debate over health care reform continues in Washington, Sheldon hears from Rhode Island small business owners about the effect of sky-high health insurance rates.

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