When I deliver the message to a cross section of Rhode Island that democracy is broken because special interests have relentless power - which prevents politicians from compromising despite popular support on an issue - I don't have any pushback.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Citizens United provided unprecedented political weaponry to big special interests. My personal view was it was calculated to do that.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Make your life your work, not your talk.

Sheldon Whitehouse

We'll never move beyond oil until we stop rewarding oil companies with ridiculous taxpayer subsidies and start making them pay for the harm they cause our families and our planet.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrats need to stand strong against any efforts to cut benefits to Social Security and Medicare.

Sheldon Whitehouse

At a time when the United States is handing out tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, corporate jet owners, and millionaires and billionaires, it is ludicrous that we would even be looking at Social Security and Medicare as a solution to our debt crisis.

Sheldon Whitehouse

We cannot solve the deficit crisis on the back of our seniors. We need all Americans to pay their fair share.

Sheldon Whitehouse

As a co-founder of the Defend Social Security Caucus in the Senate, you can count on me to continue to stand up for our seniors and fight any back door efforts to cut benefits.

Sheldon Whitehouse

We must unequivocally reject any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits.

Sheldon Whitehouse

I've met students across Rhode Island who rely on Pell Grants. They work hard, play by rules, and are doing everything they can to get the education they need for the jobs of tomorrow.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Educating our children and giving them the skills they need to compete in a global economy is a smart investment in our country's future.

Sheldon Whitehouse

The bottom line is that our kids deserve a brighter future. They deserve an opportunity to attend college, regardless of their wealth or class. And our economy needs an educated work force that can compete in the global race for jobs.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Implementing the so-called 'Buffett Rule' would restore some badly needed fairness to our tax system.

Sheldon Whitehouse

If the American people make their voices heard and put enough pressure on Congress, we can restore fairness in our economic system, do what's right for the middle class, and show that Congress can stand up to special interests.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Health IT helps save lives now lost due to preventable medical errors, from incorrect diagnoses and needless infections to drug mix-ups and surgical mishaps.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Any patient who has a serious illness requiring multiple doctors understands the frustration of lost medical charts, repeated procedures, or having to share the same information over and over with different doctors and nurses.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Despite heated political debates on the future of our health care system, there is bipartisan agreement that health IT can be a powerful tool to transform and modernize the delivery of health care in our country. Health IT is about helping patients and their loved ones.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Too many members of Congress seem willing to give corporate polluters, many of whom happen to be major political donors, a free pass to poison the air.

Sheldon Whitehouse

We can reduce our deficit, and do it in a much more balanced way than sequestration, simply by fixing our tax code to get rid of needless giveaways.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Closing tax loopholes has to be part of the revenue equation.

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse Quotes

When I deliver the message to a cross section of Rhode Island that democracy is broken because special interests have relentless power - which prevents politicians from compromising despite popular support on an issue - I don't have any pushback.

Citizens United provided unprecedented political weaponry to big special interests. My personal view was it was calculated to do that.

Make your life your work, not your talk.

We'll never move beyond oil until we stop rewarding oil companies with ridiculous taxpayer subsidies and start making them pay for the harm they cause our families and our planet.

Democrats need to stand strong against any efforts to cut benefits to Social Security and Medicare.

At a time when the United States is handing out tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, corporate jet owners, and millionaires and billionaires, it is ludicrous that we would even be looking at Social Security and Medicare as a solution to our debt crisis.

We cannot solve the deficit crisis on the back of our seniors. We need all Americans to pay their fair share.

As a co-founder of the Defend Social Security Caucus in the Senate, you can count on me to continue to stand up for our seniors and fight any back door efforts to cut benefits.

We must unequivocally reject any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits.

I've met students across Rhode Island who rely on Pell Grants. They work hard, play by rules, and are doing everything they can to get the education they need for the jobs of tomorrow.

Educating our children and giving them the skills they need to compete in a global economy is a smart investment in our country's future.

The bottom line is that our kids deserve a brighter future. They deserve an opportunity to attend college, regardless of their wealth or class. And our economy needs an educated work force that can compete in the global race for jobs.

Implementing the so-called 'Buffett Rule' would restore some badly needed fairness to our tax system.

If the American people make their voices heard and put enough pressure on Congress, we can restore fairness in our economic system, do what's right for the middle class, and show that Congress can stand up to special interests.

Health IT helps save lives now lost due to preventable medical errors, from incorrect diagnoses and needless infections to drug mix-ups and surgical mishaps.

Any patient who has a serious illness requiring multiple doctors understands the frustration of lost medical charts, repeated procedures, or having to share the same information over and over with different doctors and nurses.

Despite heated political debates on the future of our health care system, there is bipartisan agreement that health IT can be a powerful tool to transform and modernize the delivery of health care in our country. Health IT is about helping patients and their loved ones.

Too many members of Congress seem willing to give corporate polluters, many of whom happen to be major political donors, a free pass to poison the air.

We can reduce our deficit, and do it in a much more balanced way than sequestration, simply by fixing our tax code to get rid of needless giveaways.

Closing tax loopholes has to be part of the revenue equation.