American lawyer and politician (born 1955)
Warren, Whitehouse demand Chamber explain decision to sue CFPB: Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from a pro-business lobbying giant regarding its ...
thehill.com/business/4590869-warren-whitehouse-demand-chamber-explain-decision-to-sue-cfpb/
Patronis flips script on Whitehouse, demands any records related to wife and Citizens Insurance
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/18/patronis-flips-script-on-whitehouse-demands-any-records-related-to-wife-and-citizens-insurance/
Exclusive | Big Corporate Mergers Get Fresh Tax Scrutiny in Washington: Two senators—a Democrat and a Republican—want to end tax-free corporate mergers like the ...
wsj.com/finance/big-corporate-mergers-get-fresh-tax-scrutiny-in-washington-49492194
Vance, Whitehouse team up to eliminate tax breaks for corporate consolidation: Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), a Trump-aligned rising conservative star, and Sen ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4547158-vance-whitehouse-tax-breaks-corporate-consolidation/
Clarence Thomas’s conflict is clear — he must recuse himself from the Trump immunity case
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4501934-clarence-thomass-conflict-is-clear-he-must-recuse-himself-from-the-trump-immunity-case/
Homebuyers to Receive $15k Tax Credit Under New Bill: The bill would give tax credit to first time buyers within certain criteria in Rhode Island.
newsweek.com/homebuyers-tax-credit-bill-rhode-island-1880469
Warren Urges Powell to Cut Rates to Help Struggling Clean Energy: Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-19/warren-urges-powell-to-cut-rates-to-help-struggling-clean-energy
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New Bill Would Prevent Billionaires From Donating to Dark Money Groups Tax-Free: "Billionaires attempting to influence politics from the shadows should not ...
commondreams.org/news/billionaires-dark-money
Rhode Island senator says Citizens Insurance leaders not cooperating with his investigation
sun-sentinel.com/2024/03/19/rhode-island-senator-says-citizens-insurance-leaders-not-cooperating-with-his-investigation/
Infections and Falls More Likely at Private Equity-Owned Hospitals: Study: Patients at hospitals acquired by private equity firms saw a 25% increase in adverse ...
commondreams.org/news/private-equity-hospitals
Quick Glance: Dangers of Private Equity Acquisitions in Health Care
- A new study reveals that patient healthcare in hospitals acquired by private equity firms became more perilous.
- An extensive analysis in the JAMA journal examined the rates of 10 serious adverse events in 51 hospitals before and after acquisition by private equity firms.
- The results demonstrate an increase in these complications compared to non-privately owned hospitals.
- The impacts of private acquisitions extend beyond hospitals to include nursing homes, behavioral health systems, and private physician practices.
Senate Budget Chair Rips GOP Deficit Hawks Over Trillions in Tax Cuts for Rich: "If not for the Bush tax cuts, their extensions, and then the Trump tax cuts ...
commondreams.org/news/senate-budget-chair-tax-cuts
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Senators launch bipartisan probe of private equity's growing role in U.S. health care
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senators-grassley-whitehouse-probe-private-equity-us-health-care-rcna128070
Private Equity Under US Congressional Probe Over Hospital Failures: Private equity’s stewardship of hospitals is again coming under scrutiny with the launch of a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-08/private-equity-under-congressional-probe-over-hospital-failures
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ethics-code-conflicts-clarence-thomas-64d393ceb6f05402d762dca06f0f4187
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Implements Ethical Guidelines Without Enforcement
- Implementation of first ethical guidelines without enforcement by the Supreme Court.
- No significant new requirements; Compliance left entirely to each justice.
- Justices emphasize long-standing adherence to ethics standards and dismiss ethics criticism as misunderstanding.
- Recent support for ethical guidelines from three justices: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Kagan.
Senate Democrats expand their probe over ethics concerns on the Supreme Court: Senate Democrats are trying to implement a code of ethics for the Supreme Court ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/senate-democrats-expand-their-probe-over-ethics-concerns-on-the-supreme-court
Florida’s Biggest Insurer Is Focus of Senate Committee Probe: Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island asked Florida’s biggest property insurer for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-01/senate-committee-starts-probe-into-florida-s-biggest-insurer
'Important First Step': Durbin Moves to Subpoena Rich Benefactors of Alito, Thomas
commondreams.org/news/senate-subpoena-alito-thomas
GOP's Proposed IRS Cuts in Israel Aid Bill Would Slash Federal Revenues by $27 Billion: CBO
commondreams.org/news/cbo-republicans-irs-cuts
Citizens doesn’t need any federal bailout, CEO says: Citizens is financially solid and won't ever need a federal bailout, its CEO says ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/06/citizens-is-financially-solid-wont-need-a-federal-bailout-ceo-says/
Well done, Supreme Court. An ethics code billionaires will love.: The Supreme Court's new code of conduct reads more as gentle suggestions for the justices to ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/supreme-court-ethics-thomas-roberts-sotomayor-18491454.php
US Senate Budget Committee announces investigation into Citizens Insurance: The chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Thursday announced an ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/30/u-s-senate-budget-committee-announces-investigation-into-citizens-insurance/
Senators joke about all the matchmaking in Grassley’s office: ’20 marriages!’: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) quipped Thursday that he may start looking for love by ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4277470-senators-joke-matchmaking-grassley-office-twenty-marriages/
Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A 'Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist'
commondreams.org/news/cancel-student-lunch-debt
Democrats object to Rick Scott’s effort to pass disaster relief fund without Ukraine money
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4217083-democrats-object-to-rick-scotts-effort-to-pass-disaster-relief-fund-without-ukraine-money/
Senator files ethics complaint against supreme court justice Samuel Alito: Sheldon Whitehouse writes to Chief Justice John Roberts about ‘several’ ethics ...
theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/05/samuel-alito-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-ethics
“This late-come effort at ‘Clean-up on Aisle Three’ won’t deter us from fully investigating the massive, secret, right-wing billionaire influence in which this ... Show more
Clarence Thomas Discloses Three 2022 Flights on Right-Wing Billionaire's Private Jet
commondreams.org/news/clarence-thomas-private-jet
Quick Glance: Clarence Thomas acknowledges trips on Republican donor's plane
- For the first time in years, Thomas acknowledges receiving hospitality from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
- Thomas is considering amending prior reports to include more private plane travel.
Opinion | New Supreme Court Scandal: ‘Improper Opining’: Sheldon Whitehouse sees a conspiracy in a Journal interview with Justice Samuel Alito.
wsj.com/articles/sheldon-whitehouse-samuel-alito-letter-john-roberts-journal-interview-david-rivkin-supreme-court-ethics-8fb965dd
Feinstein fall gives Democrats a scare: Senate Democrats got a scare last week when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was briefly admitted to the hospital after a ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4149557-feinstein-fall-democrats-scare-ambitious-september-agenda/
Climate Systemic Risks Are Mounting | by Sheldon Whitehouse - Project Syndicate: Sheldon Whitehouse warns that the economic costs of global warming extend far ...
project-syndicate.org/magazine/climate-systemic-financial-economic-risk-by-sheldon-whitehouse-2023-09
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: The Supreme Court scandal is going to get worse: The shocking revelations surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas come as no surprise to ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/08/12/metro/senator-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-scandal-is-going-get-worse/
Senator files ethics complaint against supreme court justice Samuel Alito: Sheldon Whitehouse writes to Chief Justice John Roberts about ‘several’ ethics ...
theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/05/samuel-alito-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-ethics
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