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  1. 3 hours ago

    My breakthrough bipartisan ocean plastics bill, recently signed into law by Trump, is a beachhead. Bipartisan Senate work—even an EPW hearing—on next steps has already begun. We know far too little ab what this does in our human food chain, for instance.

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  2. 5 hours ago

    The only responsible & legally correct thing for the to do is to withdraw this scientifically unsupported proposed rule. This is another example of how this agency bows down to the industries it’s supposed to regulate.

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  3. 5 hours ago

    Glad to see is supporting Washington State’s carbon fee initiative. Bad guys deploy money and muscle; good guys must deploy more than their words.

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  4. 8 hours ago

    Last year’s repeal debate showed us that every voice matters. I am proud to stand with , , and other great advocates to fight to keep the health coverage families rely on.

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  5. 8 hours ago

    Republicans & aren’t done gunning for the health care law & now they’re coming for & . They blew a $2T hole in the budget with their massive tax cut bill for the rich; now they want to take basic health care away from millions of Americans to pay for it.

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  6. 12 hours ago

    This excellent article is buttressed by an added point: the fossil fuel industry protects a massive subsidy ($700B/yr in U.S. per IMF). So there’s not a level economic field for ; they have to fight uphill against an entrenched incumbent.

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  7. Oct 17

    Happy talk is one thing. The test will be what he does about the 73-decision partisan romp his “Roberts 5” took the Court on, in service to big interests. That’s a little hard to explain as “balls and strikes.”

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  8. Oct 17

    Perhaps Roberts can then explain the 73 decisions in which he led the appointees to deliver 5-4 partisan victories serving powerful R interests. 73 is a lot. The pattern is damning. Talking about independence doesn’t cut it, not w that record.

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  9. Oct 17

    talked about joining a “team of nine.” In fact, he joins a team of five that reliably delivers big wins for the interests that had such a big role in his selection and confirmation.

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  10. Oct 16

    Legal acts done to obstruct justice, for instance, are still obstruction, with “corrupt intent.”

    I understand why doesn’t want his fellow Trumpkins to answer questions under oath, but it’s just legally wrong to say intent doesn’t matter in an act by govt officials.
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  11. Oct 16

    I understand why doesn’t want his fellow Trumpkins to answer questions under oath, but it’s just legally wrong to say intent doesn’t matter in an act by govt officials.

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  12. Oct 16

    . presentation: Flooding model for with Cat 4 high tide storm, zero sea level rise. Piers, runways and Electric Boat (upper right) all submerged. That’s a lot of economic activity interrupted.

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    Oct 16

    Thank you, Senator, for being a great leader, advocate, and bulldog for Rhode Island, and the coastal issues we face here and nationally!

    It was a pleasure to speak at the annual meeting in . CSO is a leader in coastal and ocean policy, and works on behalf of states to increase federal funding and shape legislation. In RI, we’re fortunate to have working for our coastal communities.
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    Oct 15

    Thank you for shadowing and you are always welcome at Chariho Middle School.

    In recognition of , I visited the Chariho Regional Middle School in & had the chance to shadow Principal . Thank you to all the principals working hard to improve our schools & provide quality education.
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    Oct 16

    A beautiful day with and at the Coastal Resilience Symposium.

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  16. Oct 16

    Add in Big Oil execs saying they support a price on carbon, while Big Oil spends millions to defeat the only carbon price on the ballot, and you see what I mean about lies. It’s like they’ve been lying and denying so long they can’t help themselves.

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  17. Oct 16

    The primary product of the fossil fuel industry is hydrocarbons; the second is lies.

    I love these fossil fuel rogues saying a “creates an un-level playing field within our industry,” when they’ve been surfing on a $700B/yr subsidy in U.S. alone, per IMF (Econ 101 says externalities should be in price).
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  18. Oct 16

    I love these fossil fuel rogues saying a “creates an un-level playing field within our industry,” when they’ve been surfing on a $700B/yr subsidy in U.S. alone, per IMF (Econ 101 says externalities should be in price).

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  19. Oct 16

    It was a pleasure to speak at the annual meeting in . CSO is a leader in coastal and ocean policy, and works on behalf of states to increase federal funding and shape legislation. In RI, we’re fortunate to have working for our coastal communities.

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  20. Oct 16

    The should hold those who violate our laws accountable.

    Given the overlap between the two entities (same staff & offices), it would be virtually impossible for employees of the ad firm to observe the legal firewall between their clients and the funder of their shell company, the .
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