Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

And in each one of these, we have to have a coordinated set of plans. The one that I'm most responsible for, obviously, with Chris is in Congress, what can we do? And we We're in minority in both houses. So what I did is I asked my staff after the dust settled in November, OK, we're in the minority in both houses and Trump's got the White House.

And in each one of these, we have to have a coordinated set of plans. The one that I'm most responsible for, obviously, with Chris is in Congress, what can we do? And we We're in minority in both houses. So what I did is I asked my staff after the dust settled in November, OK, we're in the minority in both houses and Trump's got the White House.

What are things in minority you can do where they can't block you, that you get a free pass to go right to the floor and get a vote? They can't bottle it up in committee. They can't. kill you. You go right to the floor. And I found about four mechanisms in Senate procedure where you can take the fight right to the floor. Even just one senator can take it right to the floor.

What are things in minority you can do where they can't block you, that you get a free pass to go right to the floor and get a vote? They can't bottle it up in committee. They can't. kill you. You go right to the floor. And I found about four mechanisms in Senate procedure where you can take the fight right to the floor. Even just one senator can take it right to the floor.

What are things in minority you can do where they can't block you, that you get a free pass to go right to the floor and get a vote? They can't bottle it up in committee. They can't. kill you. You go right to the floor. And I found about four mechanisms in Senate procedure where you can take the fight right to the floor. Even just one senator can take it right to the floor.

So twice in the last month, I've used this. I challenged President Trump's bogus energy emergency that he declared, even though we're producing more energy than at any time in the history of the United States, he used that emergency to justify end runs to all these environmental laws for oil, gas, and coal. I took that to the floor. I got a vote. It unified all Dems.

So twice in the last month, I've used this. I challenged President Trump's bogus energy emergency that he declared, even though we're producing more energy than at any time in the history of the United States, he used that emergency to justify end runs to all these environmental laws for oil, gas, and coal. I took that to the floor. I got a vote. It unified all Dems.

So twice in the last month, I've used this. I challenged President Trump's bogus energy emergency that he declared, even though we're producing more energy than at any time in the history of the United States, he used that emergency to justify end runs to all these environmental laws for oil, gas, and coal. I took that to the floor. I got a vote. It unified all Dems.

The Republicans all stood with Trump because they're too afraid to say, hey, there's no energy emergency. But when I did the same thing this week, I used the same unusual procedural tool to force a vote on the Canadian tariffs. I got four Republicans. This is the first break where any Republicans have been willing to stand up against Trump. And obviously, Chris and I are in minority.

The Republicans all stood with Trump because they're too afraid to say, hey, there's no energy emergency. But when I did the same thing this week, I used the same unusual procedural tool to force a vote on the Canadian tariffs. I got four Republicans. This is the first break where any Republicans have been willing to stand up against Trump. And obviously, Chris and I are in minority.

The Republicans all stood with Trump because they're too afraid to say, hey, there's no energy emergency. But when I did the same thing this week, I used the same unusual procedural tool to force a vote on the Canadian tariffs. I got four Republicans. This is the first break where any Republicans have been willing to stand up against Trump. And obviously, Chris and I are in minority.

So we got to look for ways that we'll get some Republicans to come our way. The outside game that puts pressure on them, the economic indicators that are showing that Trump's screwing up the economy, that increases the pressure for them to join us as we're challenging Trump.

So we got to look for ways that we'll get some Republicans to come our way. The outside game that puts pressure on them, the economic indicators that are showing that Trump's screwing up the economy, that increases the pressure for them to join us as we're challenging Trump.

So we got to look for ways that we'll get some Republicans to come our way. The outside game that puts pressure on them, the economic indicators that are showing that Trump's screwing up the economy, that increases the pressure for them to join us as we're challenging Trump.

And so I'm trying to perfect these tools that will force them again and again and again to have to declare whether they're on their constituent side or whether they're on Trump's side.

And so I'm trying to perfect these tools that will force them again and again and again to have to declare whether they're on their constituent side or whether they're on Trump's side.

And so I'm trying to perfect these tools that will force them again and again and again to have to declare whether they're on their constituent side or whether they're on Trump's side.

Well, the bottom line is that every year, the majority party gets the chance to pass something in the spending and tax arena with a majority vote. It's called reconciliation, but who cares what it's called? They get one chance to do that every year. And so this is what Republicans have been trying to do for the last couple of months is pass their spending and tax package. And it's pretty simple.

Well, the bottom line is that every year, the majority party gets the chance to pass something in the spending and tax arena with a majority vote. It's called reconciliation, but who cares what it's called? They get one chance to do that every year. And so this is what Republicans have been trying to do for the last couple of months is pass their spending and tax package. And it's pretty simple.

Well, the bottom line is that every year, the majority party gets the chance to pass something in the spending and tax arena with a majority vote. It's called reconciliation, but who cares what it's called? They get one chance to do that every year. And so this is what Republicans have been trying to do for the last couple of months is pass their spending and tax package. And it's pretty simple.