Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Thank you for having me, Ben. Let's do it again.

Thank you for having me, Ben. Let's do it again.

I think what I'm in support of is a peaceful outcome and result in Ukraine. And I think right now the administration, the president, and his team are working to achieve that. And I think right now you've got to give them some space, honestly. This is something this war has been ground on now for three years. There's been a lot of cost, a lot of death, a lot of injury associated with it.

I think what I'm in support of is a peaceful outcome and result in Ukraine. And I think right now the administration, the president, and his team are working to achieve that. And I think right now you've got to give them some space, honestly. This is something this war has been ground on now for three years. There's been a lot of cost, a lot of death, a lot of injury associated with it.

I think what I'm in support of is a peaceful outcome and result in Ukraine. And I think right now the administration, the president, and his team are working to achieve that. And I think right now you've got to give them some space, honestly. This is something this war has been ground on now for three years. There's been a lot of cost, a lot of death, a lot of injury associated with it.

And I think it's in everybody's best interest to Ukraine, Russia, Europe, the United States, if they can bring about a peaceful conclusion to the war. So that's what this is about right now, and I think most of us want to support their efforts as they move in that direction and hopefully to a successful outcome.

And I think it's in everybody's best interest to Ukraine, Russia, Europe, the United States, if they can bring about a peaceful conclusion to the war. So that's what this is about right now, and I think most of us want to support their efforts as they move in that direction and hopefully to a successful outcome.

And I think it's in everybody's best interest to Ukraine, Russia, Europe, the United States, if they can bring about a peaceful conclusion to the war. So that's what this is about right now, and I think most of us want to support their efforts as they move in that direction and hopefully to a successful outcome.

Well, look, I think we all know that the new administration is giving a very careful scrub to the government, to all the agencies of the government, to figure out how we can do things more efficiently and save money for the American taxpayer. It's important in doing that that you don't undermine important services. In many cases, as you point out, there are some that affect my state.

Well, look, I think we all know that the new administration is giving a very careful scrub to the government, to all the agencies of the government, to figure out how we can do things more efficiently and save money for the American taxpayer. It's important in doing that that you don't undermine important services. In many cases, as you point out, there are some that affect my state.

Well, look, I think we all know that the new administration is giving a very careful scrub to the government, to all the agencies of the government, to figure out how we can do things more efficiently and save money for the American taxpayer. It's important in doing that that you don't undermine important services. In many cases, as you point out, there are some that affect my state.

There are some that affect all of my colleagues' states around the country. And we will work with the administration as they move forward to ensure that important services that have to do with health and safety, for example, are protected and preserved.

There are some that affect all of my colleagues' states around the country. And we will work with the administration as they move forward to ensure that important services that have to do with health and safety, for example, are protected and preserved.

There are some that affect all of my colleagues' states around the country. And we will work with the administration as they move forward to ensure that important services that have to do with health and safety, for example, are protected and preserved.

But I think we all understand that this government, federal government, is long in need of the kind of scrub that is being done to figure out how we can do things better. And I think most of us support that effort. And we will, with our individual states, respond to the administration if there are things that we think that need to be addressed that perhaps they're not.

But I think we all understand that this government, federal government, is long in need of the kind of scrub that is being done to figure out how we can do things better. And I think most of us support that effort. And we will, with our individual states, respond to the administration if there are things that we think that need to be addressed that perhaps they're not.

But I think we all understand that this government, federal government, is long in need of the kind of scrub that is being done to figure out how we can do things better. And I think most of us support that effort. And we will, with our individual states, respond to the administration if there are things that we think that need to be addressed that perhaps they're not.

that they're not considering as they make some of these decisions. But at the end of the day, the American people, I think, demanded in the election that we have a smaller, more limited, more efficient federal government that costs less and delivers the important services that they expect their government to deliver. Thank you.

that they're not considering as they make some of these decisions. But at the end of the day, the American people, I think, demanded in the election that we have a smaller, more limited, more efficient federal government that costs less and delivers the important services that they expect their government to deliver. Thank you.

that they're not considering as they make some of these decisions. But at the end of the day, the American people, I think, demanded in the election that we have a smaller, more limited, more efficient federal government that costs less and delivers the important services that they expect their government to deliver. Thank you.