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Sheldon Whitehouse's Public Statements on Issue: Oil and Gas

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. Senate (RI) - Jr

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10/31/2022 Whitehouse Applauds President Biden's Call for Big Oil to Stop Profiteering and Lower Energy Prices
03/10/2022 With Gasoline Prices Sky High, Khanna, Whitehouse Announce Curb on Big Oil Companies Engaged in Profiteering to Provide Relief at the Pump
07/14/2021 Whitehouse Applauds Inclusion Of Methane Price And Polluter Import Fee In Infrastructure Budget Framework
06/04/2021 Reed & Whitehouse Join Menendez in Introducing Legislation to Ban Offshore Drilling, Protect Coastal Economy
05/26/2021 Menendez Introduces Legislation To Ban Offshore Drilling, Protect Coastal Economy As It Recovers From Pandemic
03/09/2021 Whitehouse, Booker, Schatz Unveil Methane Fee to Clamp Down on Potent Driver of Climate Change
12/24/2020 SENATORS WEIGH IN ON MAJOR SCOTUS CLIMATE CASE
08/26/2020 Whitehouse, Colleagues Unveil Key Climate Report Featuring Chapter on Dark Money Obstruction of Climate Action
11/26/2019 Whitehouse, Duckworth, Van Hollen, and Merkley Blast Trump EPA Methane Rule as Giveaway to Fossil Fuel Industry
02/14/2019 Whitehouse, King Introduce Innovative Bill to Help Consumers Save on Natural Gas
08/16/2018 Senators File Formal Comment on EPA Science Rule
05/23/2018 Trump Tax Scam Sends Billions to Oil Companies as Gas Prices Skyrocket
04/11/2018 Whitehouse Introduces Innovative Natural Gas Demand Response Legislation
04/10/2018 Strong Standards Projected to Save Consumers More Than $1 Trillion and Nearly 2.5 Million Barrels of Oil a Day by 2030, Reduce Global Warming Pollution by Six Billion Metric Tons
01/11/2018 Blumenthal and Murphy Join New England Senate Delegation to Introduce New England Offshore Drilling Ban
05/01/2017 Warren Joins Menendez, 14 Other Senators in Reintroducing the COAST Act in Response to Trump Executive Order to Expand Offshore Drilling
03/28/2017 Markey, Sanders, Whitehouse, Blumenauer Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Hold Keystone XL Pipeline Project Accountable to Environment
09/26/2016 Senators Issue Report Revealing Special Interests Behind Challenge to Obama Climate Plan
07/15/2016 Menendez, Booker Introduce Legislation to End Big Bailouts for Big Oil, Hold Companies Accountable for Disastrous Oil Spill Damages
07/15/2016 Senate Dems Introduce Legislation to End Big Bailouts for Big Oil, Hold Companies Accountable for Disastrous Oil Spill Damages
06/10/2016 Whitehouse, Schatz Slam Effort to Denounce Carbon Fee
02/02/2016 Senate Sides with Big Oil to Keep Public in the Dark on Political Spending
04/22/2015 East Coast Senators Introduce Bill to Prevent Atlantic Offshore Drilling
01/28/2015 Senate Republicans Vote to Protect Secret Spending by Big Oil
01/23/2015 Senate Republicans Shut Down Debate on Disclosure Provision that would Affect Koch Bros.; Leave Town for Koch Forum

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