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2 Feb 2011, 9:04 am
Yesterday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led the Senate Judiciary Committee in exploring whether bankruptcy courts should be allowed to assist struggling homeowners modify their mortgage terms. [read post]
19 Feb 2021, 7:43 am by shmedia
One of the five democratic cosponsors of the bill, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said, “The vast majority of bankruptcies are tied to medical debt – and that was true even before a pandemic where millions of Americans lost their jobs and were kicked off their employer’s health insurance plan. [read post]
1 May 2013, 4:44 am by Timothy P. Flynn
  Meanwhile, the tiny state of Rhode Island is expected to become, through the passage of legislation, the tenth state to approve same-sex marriages.The bill has been approved by both houses of the RI legislature; the state senate made some minor changes last week. [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 7:42 am
Marc Randazza at the Legal Satyricon has posted a decidedly un-Satyr-like video of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, former United States Attorney, former Rhode Island Attorney General, on the subject of the "Protect America Act. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 2:00 pm
presents: LIVING UP TO OUR CONSTITUTION Second Annual Living Constitution Lecture with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Moderated by Katrina vanden HeuvelEditor in Chief, The NationFriday, November 20, 2009Reception 5:30pm, featuring the cuisine and libations of Rhode Island Program: 6:00pm - 7:30pmLester Pollack Colloquium Room, 9th FloorFurman Hall, 245 Sullivan StreetSpace is limitedPlease RSVP to Susan Lehman at susan.lehman@nyu.edu or call 212 992 8647… [read post]
22 Jun 2021, 4:15 am by Steve Brachmann
Senators, including Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the International Cybercrime Prevention Act for consideration by the upper house of Congress. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 11:18 am
[JURIST] US senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) [official website] to investigate the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website] after learning that the number of fines ordered by the SEC dropped by more than half [Bloomberg report] from fiscal year 2006 to 2007, Reed said Tuesday. [read post]
8 Mar 2024, 11:16 am by Jane Coleman
Nicole Solas , Bob Chiaradio, Ramona Bessinger, and others testify in RI Senate hearing against the “Healthcare Provider Shield Act” which would insulate Rhode Island doctors and their patients from civil and criminal complaints filed in other states. [read post]
22 Jun 2021, 4:15 am by Steve Brachmann
Senators, including Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the International Cybercrime Prevention Act for consideration by the upper house of Congress. [read post]
28 Jul 2022, 11:03 am by Ana Popovich
” According to Grassley, this FBI whistleblower bill is co-sponsored by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), John Hawley (R-MO), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). [read post]
20 Feb 2015, 12:47 pm by James Hamilton
In an effort to protect taxpayers, hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, and deter future fraud and abuse, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to rescind tax write-offs for illegal corporate behavior. [read post]
17 Feb 2013, 1:25 pm by James Hamilton
Legislation introduced by Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) would close the carried interest and derivatives blended rate loopholes in the Internal Revenue Code and end the excessive corporate tax deductions for stock options. [read post]
21 Jul 2017, 6:00 am by David Forscey
The above criteria strongly suggest that most Republican senators are a lock. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 7:37 am by Hani Sarji
This bill is identical to the S. 3533, Responsible Estate Tax, which was introduced in the Senate on June 24, 2010 by Senators Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 1:43 pm by WIMS
Cardin (MD), Bob Casey (PA), Christopher Coons (DE), Al Franken (MN), Kay Hagan (NC), Frank Lautenberg (NJ), Joe Manchin (WV), Barbara Mikulski (MD), Jay Rockefeller (WV), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Jon Tester (MT), Mark Udall (CO), Mark Warner (VA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI). [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 12:23 pm by George Ticoras, Esq.
Senate Bill 2361 and House Bill 7388 both repeal the current lobbying laws in Title 22 and Title 42 in the state’s statutes and enact the Rhode Island Lobbying Reform Act. [read post]
14 Apr 2012, 11:13 am by James Hamilton
The derivatives and securities industry lawsuit asks the court to impose a preliminary injunction to suspend the regulation immediately and summary judgment to invalidate it permanently.In addition to Senator Levin, the brief was files by Senators Mark Begich (D-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Claire McCaskill… [read post]
7 Nov 2006, 4:11 pm
Democrats leading in [Senate races]: VA: 52-47 RI: 53-46 PA: 57-42 OH: 57-43 NJ: 52-45 MT: 53-46 MO: 50-48 MD: 53-46 Republicans leading: TN: 51-48 AZ: 50-46 Corrected. [read post]