U.S. Marshals Invaluable Asset For Investigating Child Abductions, Says Whitehouse

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) tells fellow senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee that it is essential to pass the “Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011”. (0:44)

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Whitehouse: Mid-Western Coal Plants Pollute Small States

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) tells reporters over a conference call Monday, that passing the Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval of the Cross State Air Pollution Rule is unfair for downwind states in the Northwest because they recieve all the pollution. (0:19)

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Obama Tax Cuts Are Fair For Everyone, Says Lawmaker

Sens. Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Merkley (D-Ore.) highlight the differences between the Democrats’ and the GOP’s plans for the Bush Tax Cuts which are set to expire at the end of the year. (0:38)

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Some Middle, Lower Class Americans Taxed More Than Richest, Says Lawmaker

Sens. Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Merkley (D-Ore.) highlight the differences between the Democrats’ and the GOP’s plans for the Bush Tax Cuts which are set to expire at the end of the year.

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R.I. Constituents Explains High Costs Of Bankruptcy

Kerry Burns, a constituent of Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), explains the process of filing for bankruptcy and Burns' son Finnegan died in March, leaving the family with bills that weren't covered by their insurance. She testified at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight and the Courts on Tuesday. (0:10)
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Sen. Whitehouse: Health Care Going Off Cliffs Like Thelma & Louise

"Health care is at a crisis point," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI.) during a press call with reporters Tuesday, comparing healthcare to the 1991 film Thelma and Louise.

“The cars heading towards the cliff and we are in it. Our economy is teetering in it is health care costs.” (0:39)


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Congress Should Not Be Required To Use Public Option, Says Sen. Whitehouse

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) says that members of Congress should not be required to use the proposed public option because it "casts a shadow" that the public option is mandatory. "[Republicans] are trying to maintain that the government is here to take away your choices, that this is going to be mandatory, that we're somehow moving to single-payer all of which is complete nonsense," says the Rockefeller. (0:34)
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