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Senator from Rhode Island. He has served 17 years in the Senate.
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Committee Assignments
- Finance (ranks 11th)
- International Narcotics Control (ranks 1st)
- Security and Cooperation in Europe (ranks 2nd)
- Budget (ranks 1st)
- Judiciary (ranks 3rd)
- Environment and Public Works (ranks 4th)
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Representative Subjects
We trained a computer model to analyze the press releases sent by members of Congress. Here’s what it came up with:
Policy Priorities
What policy areas does Sen. Whitehouse focus on, as expressed by his press releases? Learn more.
- Government Operations and Politics 8.8%
- Environmental Protection 8.2%
- Arts, Culture, Religion & History 7.4%
- Health 7.0%
- Energy 6.4%
- International Affairs 5.7%
- Crime and Law Enforcement 5.6%
- Finance and Financial Sector 5.6%
- Education 5.3%
- Taxation 5.0%
- Emergency Management 4.7%
- Science, Technology, Communications 4.1%
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 3.8%
- Foreign Trade and International Finance 3.7%
- Economics and Public Finance 3.1%
- Armed Forces and National Security 2.4%
- Social Welfare & Families 1.9%
- Transportation and Public Works 1.9%
- Public Lands and Natural Resources 1.8%
- Commerce 1.7%
- Sports and Recreation 1.5%
- Water Resources Development 1.3%
- Immigration 0.9%
- Housing and Community Development 0.8%
- Labor and Employment 0.7%
- Agriculture and Food 0.4%
- Native Americans 0.1%
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Distinctive Topics
What topics does Sen. Whitehouse talk about in his recent press releases more often than other members of Congress do? Learn more.
- dark money
- federalist society
- fossil fuel
- right wing
- carbon pricing
- marine debris
- judicial selection
- climate denial
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