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  1. Marx endorses bill to increase taxes for millionaires
    Hawaii 24/7 1 day ago

    The bill, to be introduced by U.S. Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), would bring in about $50 billion a year. Speaking Wednesday to a group of Kaneohe democrats, Marx said: “It is just wrong that an investment fund manager – who...

  2. Sheldon Whitehouse explains 'Paying a Fair Share' tax bill, Democratic tax strategy
    Daily Kos logo Daily Kos 1 day ago

    Klein has an interview with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) about his "Paying a Fair Share" tax reform and "about how the bill would work, whether Democrats have developed their own dogma on taxes, and what the chances are for comprehensive tax reform...

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) during a news conference about disclosure of Super PAC donors on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are...

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) during a news conference about disclosure of Super PAC donors on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are... View Photo »

  4. I'm hoping we can take advantage of some of that interest and energy in this
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: WTHR 2 months ago
  5. Q&A: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse explains how the Buffett rule will work
    The Washington Post logo The Washington Post 1 day ago

    Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), left, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), center, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill. (J. Scott Applewhite - AP) On Wednesday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced legislation...

  6. Can we put grownups in charge?
    SayUncle logo SayUncle 1 day ago

    Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, today introduced the legislation, formally called now the “Paying a Fair Share Act,” today on the Senate floor. And what does it do: The legislation ensures that people with incomes exceeding $1 million pay at least a...

  7. 'Buffett Rule' Introduced in Senate But Passage Unlikely Amid GOP Opposition
    Value Investing News logo Value Investing News 2 days ago

    A version of President Obama's "Buffett Rule" has been introduced in the U.S. Senate but it faces an enormous obstacle: strong Republican opposition. Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat representing Rhode Island, formally introduced what he's...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of...

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of... View Photo »

  9. So the mandate falls? Big deal ... I think a family able to keep their sick kids on insurance even though they have pre-existing conditions, kids out of college able to stay on their parents’ policies while they look for that first job with healthcare — things like that are what will stick. Irrespective...
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: Mother Jones 2 months ago
  10. 02-02-12 2 - Level The Playing Field, with Sheldon Whitehouse - Countdown with Keith Olbermann
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 1 day ago
  11. Looking for Fairness in the Buffet Rule
    The Epoch Times logo The Epoch Times 2 days ago
    Warren Buffett attends the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit

    He also defended against Republicans’ vehement criticism of the Buffett Rule, “Now, you can call this class warfare all you want. But asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense.” ...

  12. Senator Introduces 'Buffett Rule' Tax Reform Bill
    Accounting Today logo Accounting Today 2 days ago

    Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. , has introduced legislation to implement President Obama’s proposal in his State of the Union speech that millionaires should pay at least a minimum 30 percent income tax rate. The proposal, known as the “Buffett Rule,” is...

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About Sheldon Whitehouse

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Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is the Junior Senator from the state of Rhode Island. A Democrat, he previously served as United States Attorney (1994–1998) and state Attorney General for Rhode Island. Full Article

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are...
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  1. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are...

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  2. US senator John McCain (podium) speaks while fellow senators Joseph Lieberman (2nd R), Sheldon Whitehouse (R) and Kelly Ayotte (L) listen during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    US senator John McCain (podium) speaks while fellow senators Joseph Lieberman (2nd R), Sheldon Whitehouse (R) and Kelly Ayotte (L) listen during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine...

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  3. US senators (L-R) John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, Joseph Lieberman, and Sheldon Whitehouse listen to a question during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine government leaders aimed at... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    US senators (L-R) John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, Joseph Lieberman, and Sheldon Whitehouse listen to a question during a press conference at the US embassy in Manila on January 17, 2012. Four US senators are visiting the country to meet with Philippine government leaders aimed at...

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  4. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , second right, speaks with other Senators, from left, Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. , Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, during a press conference at the U.S. embassy Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The U.S. senators visited the... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , second right, speaks with other Senators, from left, Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. , Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, during a press conference at the U.S. embassy Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. The U.S. senators visited the...

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  5. In this photo released by Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, second from left, poses with visiting U.S. Senators, former Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain, R-Ariz. , center, Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , left, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    In this photo released by Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, second from left, poses with visiting U.S. Senators, former Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain, R-Ariz. , center, Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. , left, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I....

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  6. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (2nd R) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Senate Majority Whip... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (2nd R) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Senate Majority Whip...

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  7. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (2nd L) introduces Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (3rd L) during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Charles... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (2nd L) introduces Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (3rd L) during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Charles...

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  8. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference to announce campaign finance reform legislation... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference to announce campaign finance reform legislation...

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  9. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) (C) speaks during a news conference to announce campaign finance reform legislation with Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2011 in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) (C) speaks during a news conference to announce campaign finance reform legislation with Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2011 in...

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  10. WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: U.s. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)(R), speaks about wasteful tax breaks, while flanked by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)(L), Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)(2nd-L), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)(3rd-L), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)(3rd-R) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen... Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 06: U.s. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)(R), speaks about wasteful tax breaks, while flanked by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)(L), Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)(2nd-L), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)(3rd-L), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)(3rd-R) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen...

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  11. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Senate Budget Committee members Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) (L) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talk during a full committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf presented the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Senate Budget Committee members Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) (L) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talk during a full committee hearing on Capitol Hill November 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf presented the...

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  12. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) holds a news conference with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) and Sen. Al Franken at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) holds a news conference with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (C) and Sen. Al Franken at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines...

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  13. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) talk during a news conference at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to repeal the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) talk during a news conference at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to repeal the...

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  14. WASHINGTON - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) listen during a news conference May 19, 2011 on Capitol... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    WASHINGTON - MAY 19: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) listen during a news conference May 19, 2011 on Capitol...

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  15. COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Center to Advance Palliative Care, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, holds the Palliative Care State-by-State Report Card with an "A" grade for Rhode Island while posing with Dr. Diane E. Meier, right, and Dr. Sean Morrison, left,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Center to Advance Palliative Care, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, holds the Palliative Care State-by-State Report Card with an "A" grade for Rhode Island while posing with Dr. Diane E. Meier, right, and Dr. Sean Morrison, left,...

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  16. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, second left, answers questions during a press conference where he announced that the federal government will formally accept applications to develop wind farms off the Rhode Island coast, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, in North Kingstown, R.I.. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, second left, answers questions during a press conference where he announced that the federal government will formally accept applications to develop wind farms off the Rhode Island coast, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, in North Kingstown, R.I.. ...

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  17. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , foreground, listen as Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. , center, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. , second from right, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, confer before the start of a news conference about GOP Medicare cuts... AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

    HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. , foreground, listen as Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. , center, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. , second from right, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, confer before the start of a news conference about GOP Medicare cuts...

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference on Super PACs. with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill February 1, 2012 in Washington, DC. Schumer commented on the amount of money 3rd party groups are...

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  1. I'm hoping we can take advantage of some of that interest and energy in this
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: WTHR 2 months ago
  2. So the mandate falls? Big deal ... I think a family able to keep their sick kids on insurance even though they have pre-existing conditions, kids out of college able to stay on their parents’ policies while they look for that first job with healthcare — things like that are what will stick. Irrespective...
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: Mother Jones 2 months ago
  3. Every day millions of Americans are barraged with abrasively loud television commercials ... With the digital transition complete and new broadcast technology available, we can finally take this long-overdue action to dial down to normal the loudness of these ads.
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: Consumer Affairs 2 months ago
  4. This is not a new power to states
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: Kaus Files 2 months ago
  5. Madam President, when you and I were growing up, a credit card offer with a 20 percent or 30 percent interest rate might be something to bring to the attention of law enforcement. Such interest rates were illegal under most states laws
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: Kaus Files 2 months ago
  6. This is something that has gone unchecked for far too long
    – Sheldon Whitehouse SOURCE: ABC News 2 months ago
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