Press Releases

Latest episode of Making the Case available now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, is renewing his push to bring much-needed disclosure to judicial lobbying.... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to introduce the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, which would allow Americans to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, lowering costs,... Continue Reading

With tax filing season underway, Trump cuts have already hampered tax filing assistance programs; Democrats warn further cuts could hurt families waiting for refunds Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee,... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – Days after the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s murderous invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a bipartisan group of senators, just ahead of Zelenskyy’s midday summit at the White... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former U.S. Attorneys, today filed ethics complaints against Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove with the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today cheered news that the Social Security Administration is beginning to pay retroactive benefits for some retirees who had worked in public service professions.  These changes are made possible thanks to the... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – In case you missed it, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) published a column in The Contrarian, a Substack founded by former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin and Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.  Whitehouse’s column... Continue Reading

Lawmakers call out impact on Ocean State of Trump’s illegal decision to slash reimbursement rates WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo in sending a letter to Acting Director of... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – On the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s murderous invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued the following statement regarding the United States voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the invasion: “This vote is a disgrace. ... Continue Reading

Briefs urge the 4th and 5th Circuits to affirm the years-long lawmaking process of the Corporate Transparency Act as a legitimate exercise of congressional authorities Members first filed amicus brief defending the CTA in April 2024 Washington, DC – Senators... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles demanding answers on the legality of the appointment of right-wing billionaire Elon Musk to head the “Department of Government Efficiency.” ... Continue Reading

Senators reject Trump plan of forced displacement and U.S. occupation of Gaza Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) returned to the United States today after joining a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel in a show of support for freeing the hostages taken prisoner by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and the continuation of the regional peace... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), co-leads of the bipartisan delegation to the Conference, and Jim Risch (R-ID) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate... Continue Reading

CODEL McCain upholds the late Senator John McCain’s legacy of marshalling bipartisan support for the transatlantic alliance Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will lead a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to this weekend’s Munich... Continue Reading

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement in the Judiciary Committee before voting against advancing the nomination of Kash Patel to be the Director of the Federal... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to posthumously honor America’s first Black military unit with the Congressional Gold Medal. The First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act would commemorate... Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect Medicare and Medicaid from cuts and mischief after unelected billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force accessed sensitive payment records, a group of 32 U.S. Senators, including Jack... Continue Reading

Lawmakers sound alarm after Lutnick backtracks on commitment not to dismantle key federal agency and Trump Admin starts trying to ice out civil servants and gut NOAA programs that American people depend on WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and... Continue Reading

Whitehouse, Booker, and Schiff call on Chairman Grassley to pause until Patel shares essential information related to grand jury testimony he provided in Trump classified documents case and Fifth Amendment invocation Washington, DC – In the meeting of the Senate... Continue Reading

Following the RIBridges cyberbreach, downsizing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would significantly undermine protections against cyberattacks WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) from the Trump Administration’s proposal to cut and... Continue Reading