Offshore wind projects feel brunt of Trump policy decisions
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has criticized the Trump administration for weighing in on the Revolution Wind project and the effect that could have on his own constituents.Â
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Pardons for friends, retribution for foes
But other critics say it is Trump who has crossed a line.
Warren puts Treasury nominee on the spot ahead of hearing
On taxes, Warren sought answers from Faulkender on his stance on various possible offsets to the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts.
Vance says Republicans are done ‘catering to Wall Street,’ puts financial policy in context of social issues
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., that would eliminate tax deferrals for shareholders who receive stock in mergers of corporations with gross annual receipts of more than $500 million.
Think tank out with new debt limit timing projection
And if tax season revenue falls short of expectations, the center raised the possibility of a "’too close for comfort’ situation prior to quarterly tax receipts due on June 15."
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate bill talks in ‘good place,’ Whitehouse says
Whitehouse said the bipartisan discussions have been helpful to get Manchin and others on board with passing climate and energy-related provisions, including a broad array of Senate Finance Committee-approved
Policy · 117th Congress
Whitehouse and Kennedy request Supreme Court travel records
Whitehouse is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights; Kennedy is the top Republican on that panel.
Policy · 117th Congress
Raimondo hearing may examine Biden recovery plan
Jeff Hauser, the group’s executive director, said Raimondo’s decisions bent more toward helping the bottom line than workers.
Congress · 116th Congress
COVID-19 threatens Senate chaos, but no pause in Barrett confirmation process
Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat on the committee, noted that even the chairman himself is in a difficult race this year against Democrat Jaime Harrison.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House sees $50 billion for airlines, support for Boeing
The company has been troubled by reports that it sacrificed safety in the pursuit of revenue and has faced harsh criticism as being too interested in its bottom line.
Congress · 116th Congress
Out of the impeachment, into the fallout
And, because Trump is Trump, Democrats expect him to yet again test the bounds of his power and where Senate Republicans might draw a line in the run-up to his reelection vote in November.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 28
Here’s the latest on impeachment: 6:25 p.m. | On the air: With opening arguments in the impeachment trial over, both sides are on the airwaves trying to sway voters. Florida GOP Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Public impeachment hearings begin
The measure, which advanced out of the Financial Services Committee on a party-line vote, would increase the bank’s lending authority to $175 billion from $135 billion, and rename it the United States
Congress · 116th Congress
Immigration talks at White House produce vague path forward
But Trump’s instincts on immigration routinely revert back to the kinds of hard-line stances espoused by Stephen Miller, one of his chief domestic policy advisers, who was an aide to former Attorney
GOP Slips Past Another Senate Custom, and Democrats Turn Blue
At a minimum, asking has been a courtesy afforded those senators as part of the constitutional advice and consent system — to allow them a special say-so about people in line for lifetime appointments
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
The Judiciary Committee had already advanced Talley’s nomination to the Senate floor on a party-line, 11-9 vote.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Word on the Hill: Learn How to Reduce Stress
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., are scheduled to attend, as well as Republican members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus.