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April 15, 2025

On Social Security Day of Action, Whitehouse Warns of Republican Efforts to Break Social Security

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement on Democrats’ Social... Continue Reading

April 14, 2025

Whitehouse Leads Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in New Letter to U.S. Marshals Service on Escalating Threats Against Judges

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats ask Marshals to proactively investigate unlawful threats and prepare to protect... Continue Reading

April 11, 2025

Reed & Whitehouse Back Bill to Cut Taxes for Working Americans

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to target tax relief to workers, U.S. Senators Jack... Continue Reading

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Social Security has been an incredibly economically productive investment. Trump & co. have a motive in trying to undermine it.

Trump wants to undermine Social Security.

Social Security has been an incredibly economically productive investment. Trump & co. have a motive in trying to undermine it.

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Trump wants to undermine Social Security.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse April 15, 2025 10:20 am

Speeches

March 28, 2025

Time to Wake Up 297: A Dagger in EPA’s Bipartisan Mission

Mr. President, I rise for the 297th time to draw this chamber’s attention to the... Continue Reading

January 23, 2025

Time to Wake Up 296: Looters and Polluters

Mr. President, I rise now for the 296th time to direct our attention to what... Continue Reading

November 21, 2024

Time to Wake Up 295: COP29 and the Global Economic Consequences of Climate Change

Mr. President, this is, I think, my 295th ‘‘Time to Wake Up’’ speech, with my... Continue Reading