Budget, Finance Committees Launch Joint Investigation into Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil
Washington, D.C.— Following reports that former President Donald Trump made quid pro quo propositions to Big Oil executives—promising to roll back climate policies if he were re-elected in exchange for donations to his campaign—Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) are demanding answers from nine oil and […]
05.22.24 Chairman Whitehouse Opening Statement
05.22.24 Senator Grassley Opening Statement
Grassley: ‘We Iowans prefer to confront problems head on’
Opening Statement by Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Droughts, Dollars and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate” Wednesday, May 22, 2024 VIDEO Mr. Chairman,Ithank you for recognizing the tragedy that happened in Greenfield, Iowa. If you werewatching morning television that’s national, you would have seen it on television […]
Whitehouse, Raskin Urge DOJ to Investigate Fossil Fuel Disinformation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse and House Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Big Oil for its decades-long disinformation campaign to mislead the public about the climate effects of fossil fuels and obstruct climate action. The letter follows multiple House Oversight Committee hearings and […]
Sen. Whitehouse/ Rep. Raskin to AG Garland-DOJ / Big Oil
05.15.24 Chairman Whitehouse Opening Statement
05.15.24 Senator Grassley Opening Statement
Grassley Delivers Opening Statement on National Security Risks Posed by Ballooning Debt
Opening Statement by Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee “Budgeting for the Storm: Climate Change and the Costs to National Security” Wednesday, May 15, 2024 VIDEO Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is the Budget Committee’s 17th hearing on climate change this Congress, but it is the first with […]
Whitehouse Opening Statement at Hearing on Climate Change and the Costs to National Security
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’shearing, titled “Budgeting for the Storm: Climate Change and the Costs to National Security.” Chairman Whitehouse’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: Ranking Member Grassley, members of the committee, witnesses, and guests: welcome. As we examine the looming economic […]