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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's Public Statements on Environment

Sheldon Whitehouse
Full Name: Sheldon Whitehouse
Office: U.S. Senate (RI) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sandra; 2 Children: Molly, Alexander
Birth Date: 10/20/1955
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Newport, RI
Religion: Episcopalian

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May 8, 2013 Senate Votes to Establish Oceans Endowment Washington, DC
May 8, 2013 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC
May 8, 2013 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Washington, DC
May 7, 2013 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 Two Rhode Islanders Join Sen. Whitehouse for Oceans Meeting in Washington Washington, DC
April 22, 2013 Medium - This Is Real: Climate Change Not Only Hurts the Planet, It's Already Hurting You Unknown
April 16, 2013 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Sen. Whitehouse Statement on National Oceans Policy Washington, DC
April 9, 2013 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Washington, DC
April 1, 2013 Whitehouse Reintroduces National Endowment for the Oceans Washington, DC
March 29, 2013 Whitehouse Statement on New EPA Motor Vehicle Standard Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Faith Organizations Sound Off on Climate Change Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Waxman, Whitehouse, Blumenauer, and Schatz Release Carbon Price Discussion Draft Washington, DC
March 7, 2013 Climate Change Unknown
March 5, 2013 Letter to Acting Secretary Wolin and Acting Commissioner Miller - Alternative Energy Tax Credits Unknown
Feb. 27, 2013 Climate Change Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Joint Hearing of the Oversight Subcommittee and the Green Jobs and New Economy Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Oversight Hearing on EPA's Work with Other Federal Entities to Reduce Pollution and Improve Environmental Pe Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2012 RI Advances Commercial Offshore Wind Energy Development Providence, RI
Dec. 14, 2011 Carper, Chairman Boxer, EPW Members Call Riders Hazardous to Public Health and Environment Washington, DC
Aug. 17, 2011 Interior Launches Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Energy Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts Washington, DC
July 15, 2011 Letter to Honorable Hillary Clinton Washington, DC
May 17, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Nancy Sutley, Chairwoman, Council on Environmental Quality Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2011 Kerry, Colleagues Respond to GOP Assault on Environmental Protections Washington, DC
Oct. 29, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Washington, DC
June 17, 2010 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Washington, DC
June 9, 2009 Joint Hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Oversight Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Scientific Integrity and Transparency Reforms at the Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
May 12, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - The President's Proposed EPA Budget For FY 2010 Washington, DC
April 28, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Nominations Washington, DC
March 11, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee - The President's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal for the Department of Energy Washington, DC
March 10, 2009 Hearing Of The Commission On Security And Coorperation In Europe (Helsinki Commission) - Green And Mean: Can The New U.S. Economy Be Both Climate-Friendly And Competitive? Washington, DC
Oct. 20, 2008 Whitehouse to Co-Chair Organization Promoting Conservation Washington, DC
May 13, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Stephen Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
May 2, 2008 EPA in Crisis Washington, DC
March 31, 2008 Letter to Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Re: Support and Address Mining Law Reform Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2008 Hearing of the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee: Oversight of EPA's Decision to Deny the California Waiver (Panel I) Washington, DC

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