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Senate Passes Water Resources Bill, Including Whitehouse Oceans Endowment
The U.S. Senate today approved legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a vote of 83 to 14. The legislation, which authorizes civil works projects and policies for the Army Corps of Engineers, includes an amendment from U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More
Posted on 5/15/2013 | -
Senate Passes Transportation Bill Including Whitehouse Oceans Measure, Regional Projects Program
The U.S. Senate today passed a comprehensive transportation and infrastructure bill, which is expected to deliver more than $500 million in federal transportation funding to Rhode Island, supporting over 8,000 jobs. The bill also includes a measure by U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More
Posted on 3/14/2012 | -
Senate Passes Whitehouse Measure Establishing National Endowment for the Oceans
The U.S. Senate today approved a measure by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that will establish a new National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes. The measure, which was approved as part of an amendment to a federal transportation funding bill, will hel...…Read More
Posted on 3/8/2012 | -
U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Create a New National Historical Park in the Blackstone Valley
In an effort to preserve the industrial heritage and natural and cultural resources of the Blackstone Valley, and help provide economic development opportunities for the region, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), John Kerry (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Scott Brown (R-MA) to...…Read More
Posted on 10/13/2011 | -
U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Designating National Estuaries Day
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a resolution declaring this Saturday, September 24, to be National Estuaries Day. The resolution was sponsored by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Scott Brown (R-MA) and cosponsored by Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Richard...…Read More
Posted on 9/23/2011 | -
Senate Committee Approves Funding for Whitehouse’s Oceans Endowment
Earlier this year, U.S. Senator Sheldon...…Read More
Posted on 9/21/2011 | -
Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Formation of Oceans Caucus
With our oceans and coastal resources, and the economies and jobs they support, facing constant and increasingly direct pressure from a variety of sources, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators today met to form a new Senate Oceans Caucus. The Caucus will work to increase awareness...…Read More
Posted on 9/13/2011 | -
Whitehouse Praises America’s Cup World Series Coming to Rhode Island
Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse released the following statement regarding today’s announcement that Newport will host the final stop of the America's Cup World Series in 2012: “Rhode Island is the true historical home for the America’s Cup, and I’m...…Read More
Posted on 8/12/2011 | -
Whitehouse Statement on Signing on RI Ocean Management Plan
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse released the following statement today regarding National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco’s visit to Rhode Island to sign the state’s Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP): “In...…Read More
Posted on 7/22/2011 | -
Whitehouse Highlights Threats to the Health of Our Oceans
In April of this year, a group of scientific experts came together to discuss an issue whose consequences will influence the planet and our society for generations to come. They met at the University of Oxford to discuss the current state and eventual fate of our ocean. “The ocean,” as stated in the...…Read More
Posted on 7/13/2011 |