Easing the Burden of Student DebtWe promise our nation’s children that higher education is the golden ticket to economic prosperity. What we don’t tell them is that many…Jun 10, 2022531Jun 10, 2022531
Court Capture Covered by Washington PostThe Washington Post recently published the story of how big right-wing donors snatched control of the courts via Donald Trump’s judicial…May 15, 202289May 15, 202289
Senators Unveil New Captured Courts Report Exposing the Judicial Crisis Network’s Central Role in a…Senate Democrats detail web of front groups intended to obscure right-wing donors’ dark-money machineApr 5, 202223Apr 5, 202223
The Summit for Democracy: What’s Next?America is engaged in a ‘clash of civilizations’ between rule-of-law nations and autocracy, kleptocracy, and criminality. Democracy is in…Dec 20, 20211Dec 20, 20211
Senate Democrats Release New Captured Courts Report on One-Year Anniversary of Barrett Confirmation…Big-money special interests reap huge return on dark-money investmentOct 26, 202114Oct 26, 202114
Whitehouse Statement on SCOTUS Commission Interim ReportWashington, DC — Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, released the following statement…Oct 15, 202120Oct 15, 202120
Senators Unveil New Captured Courts Report on Texas Assault on Reproductive RightsWashington, DC — Senate Democrats, led by Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and…Sep 29, 2021147Sep 29, 2021147
The Scheme #3: Latent VirusMr. President, I am delighted to follow the majority leader and his strong remarks about the beginning of the process of passing S. 1, not…Aug 4, 202119Aug 4, 202119
The Scheme #5: The Federalist SocietyMr. President, I am here once again to shed a little light on the dark money scheme to capture and control our Supreme Court.Aug 4, 20212Aug 4, 20212
The Scheme 2: Powell on the CourtMadam President, in my opening speech about the right-wing scheme to capture the Court, the Supreme Court, I described the secret strategy…Jul 14, 202171Jul 14, 202171
The Scheme 1: The Powell MemoMadam President, there is a scheme afoot, a scheme I will be talking about in weeks ahead — a long-running, right-wing scheme to capture…Jul 14, 20212Jul 14, 20212
The Scheme #4: A New Constitutional Right for Dark MoneyThis series of “Scheme” speeches is designed to chronicle a long-running covert scheme to capture the Supreme Court, just as regulatory…Jul 13, 20211Jul 13, 20211
Payments to families start July 15I am working hard every day to help families recover from the pandemic and to build our economy back in a way that works for everyone. Our…Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
National Ocean Month: Victories for Sustainability & ConservationThe ocean is central to Rhode Island’s economy and culture. We understand how important it is to our prosperity and way of life, and we’ve…Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
Climate LegislationOK, I’m now officially very anxious about climate legislation. I’ll admit I’m sensitive from the Obama climate abandonment, but I sense…Jun 7, 20211Jun 7, 20211
A Devastating MemoCREW opposition in Barr memo case is pretty devastating: ”the so-called prosecutorial decision is an invention of DOJ’s … to cover up and…Jun 1, 20212Jun 1, 20212
Real BipartisanshipAs one of top 10 most bipartisan Democrats, let me say how often bipartisanship can be a suckers’ game.May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
Dark Money and Climate DenialHere’s a great graphic by Brown University scientist Bob Brulle showing the $8.2 BILLION in anonymous money going into climate denial and…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Heritage Action’s Executive Director Confesses to Dark-Money Scam in Leaked VideoLeonard Leo operated the dark-money court capture operation from his Federalist Society perch. It was a $250 million dark-money operation.May 14, 2021May 14, 2021