in almost 500 projects in rhode island. projects across the u.s. asphalt and concrete record employment and highway construction these are proof like to highlight three areas for further improvement. the highest return on those resources. as a much-needed course correction after years of status quo investment delivering the service transportation network is not just a five-year endeavor multiyear could preserve and grow current highway transportation investment levels using user fee revenue source that captures every vehicle on the road. granted we see first-hand the benefits of proper funding and smart project planning. caltrans and local agencies using collaborative contracting method to phase the project into manageable sections of leverage state and federal funding to deliver critical infrastructure headed infrastructure in ahead of budget. keith first step urged all committee members for fisher, lummis, and rickets that would ensure drivers of electric vehicles join their fellow motorists in contributing to the investment and improvement of ou

so keep those little musk rats out of rhode island. don't dan the services to our veterans -- damage the services to our veterans. i hope that as the chairman said we can come together and fix this. but it's hard to hear about how we should come together when nobody came together from muskland and those little musk rats didn't check in with anybody before they went in to break stuff at these agencies. it's a little late for togetherness when there's been none in terms of defending the work that these wonderful people do. with that i'll yield the floor. mr. blumenthal: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut blumenthal we're going to be joined by others of my colleagues, but i want to follow senator whitehouse's very eloquent remarks by just making a couple of quick points. you know, tonight the president is going to speak to members of both the house and the senate. and he's going to make a lot of claims. many of them untethered in any way to the facts. but if he does nothing else, what i'd like to see him do

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> i want to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> morris, i rise today to honor the life and legacy of a tireless champion for rhode island. mr. magaziner: for over three decades as our state's tourism director, david made it his mission to showcase the best of rhode island, including our historic landmarks, small businesses, and stunning coastlines. to him, this work wasn't a job, it was his way of life. he helped peel across the country and the world see what rhode islanders have always known, there is no place like the ocean state. under his leadership, tourism became a major economic driver, creating thousands of jobs and boosting local businesses. he is perhaps best remembered for the iconic biggest little state in the union campaign, which cemented rhode island's place on the map. his vision lives on in the bustling streets of providence and the welcoming small businesse

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host: here is brian in pot topic -- in pawtucket, rhode island, republican. caller: good morning. the discussion is about donald trump, and a lot of people say they do not like donald trump, but i do not really think there is a problem with him. i have never met mr. trump personally, but i know he had a lot of involvement around here. me and my friend -- sorry, i have a bit of a cold -- we were talking about trump's policies and how a lot of people thought he was a bad guy and just because he is a felon, that indicated he is not capable to run the country. you have to keep in mind, all the protesters were harvesting a felon in 2013 -- host: kathleen in illinois, line for democrats. caller: good morning. no, i will not be watching trump set up there and make a complete fool out of the american people. first of all, he ran on getting rid of the illegal immigrants in which nobody in this world is illegal because we are all god's children. so he has not accomplished that. but he also ran over getting the price of eggs and milk down. that did not happen. and what did he say when he got

stays unaware or silent on ukraine's glorification of not sending figures, voices within each, rhode island, political circles are openly using knots. and rhetoric is israel's vice. because parliament referring to palestinians from gaza has sub human take a listen. but the, during our meeting with your a p in an arab states that the parliamentary assembly of the mediterranean, it was obvious that no one wants the palestinians. every one just pushes them into israel, that they might know why didn't egypt take them when it made peace with israel? no, it's all because it didn't want the egypt knew it would have to deal with sub human scum who behaved like barbarians from. so nobody wants them to sub human is come. that's not just the human eyes in language is a term directly tied to not see racial ideology used to justify mass extermination . and yet this isn't as really empty. so when israel's foreign minister claims ignorance about ukraine, glory find nationalist with a not to link past. it raises a much bigger question, but is really to know where these things have brought because it allows

joining our coverage is senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island.nate judiciary committee. in the republicans conduct, there's always a projection and a deflection and the weaponization of the doj. and the fbi is a hard story to cover because by design, those are opaque agencies, right? to protect the prerogatives and the rights of the accused and people under investigation. but the purging of the department under republican president of folks who have clerked for kavanaugh and scalia and thomas and, you know, other conservative justices is such a stark indicator of just how political they want to be and not necessarily conservative. what do you what do you make of how far they've gone down, this politicization and weaponization rabbit hole? >> as you've stated with maga types, accusation usually signals intention. you accuse your adversary of what you plan to do. so the whole weaponization saga that they've talked about and talked about and talked about and talked about was essentially a defense of explaining why donald trump, the criminal, was con

one district judge thinking -- in rhode island rh, thinking he can control the money for the entire countryk they're controlling everything and they don't. that's going after them and every step of the way and why the justice department fights back and will win and defend epa and secretary of treasury and defend all the money and it's the president of the united states' decision who to hire, who to fire, where money gos, not the career bureaucrats. larry: attorney general bondi, can you get this to the supreme court? how does this end? trump is saying he wants to review and pause federal funding in some areas and not all. pause federal funding for a review. he's not even cutting it and these judges won't let them have a review. there's something terribly wrong about that. >> there's a reason why they don't want the president to see the money and where all this money has been going and it's massive. the fraud is massive, i think the crimes attached to it that we're going to find are unprecedented. that's why the supreme court is backing this up and going to back us up. it's just getting thro

executive branch, they want us to stipulate in appropriations bills for the first time in hirst rhode islandrtain certain agencies would have -- first time in history. your thoughts on the way he puts it. >> they are deathly afraid of trump doctrine whether it is trump doctrine in foreign policy, trump doctrine in domestic policy, the tax cuts, the wealth that donald trump wants to give to middle americans, middle class americans, the jobs that he's going the create, the taxes he's going to cut, the waste he's going to cut. what he is doing they are afraid of. and if they keep it up like not being able to define what a woman is, if they keep this woke nonsense up, we're going to win big in '26, we're going to win big in '28. we're going to continue to win big because the american people see the lies for what they are. trump's in charge. it is the new world order, and he's the strongest president we've had in history. he's going to continue to show that strength, and the world's going to be better off, more peaceful for it, and we're going to be wealthier, more educated and more prosperous if

in my home state public university of rhode island works with usaid to improve fight security. the university is unable to access $300,000. universities work they already completed. government led by both like tom bankrupt billing is that a lot of people affected, the worst of this trail on those who rely on usaid for food and medical care. people are dying. a 70-year-old on that date, her arms supply. my legs and the other side having collective silence was funded the general for right here before they were fired. metric tons of american growing food at risk. start with lifesaving literally running in our reports. compromise on national security. repeat arches on national security. this is hurting it. adversaries are salivating jean out to allies and partners to work across the world and defending will help work. the outbreak in uganda more than a dozen americans are exposed the fatal virus. where is the united states it's nowhere to be found. the biden's response to public when i worked in the number one lesson influence before it kills more people and makes way to deny. it's

joining us now is democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island.member of the senate judiciary committee, senate finance committee, and senate budget committee, and the senate environment and public works committee. senator, what did we learn today? the one vote majority for preserving the government. we thought we had fields rather narrow. yeah, i think. >> it looks even narrower. >> when. >> you understand how. obvious this decision was. there was a contract between the government and these parties. >> there had been performance. >> by the parties of what they had been contracted to do. there was. >> no allegation. >> that the contract had. >> been violated. >> and then the government held back the payment for the contract for the work that. was done. that should have been a. >> simple 9 to 0. >> so how. >> does it. get to. >> be five? >> four? you get these four dissenters. >> who are violating. really basic principles. of contract law. >> and i don't want. >> to get. >> too weird. >> and conspiratorial. >> but when. >> you look at. >> what they

reid from rhode island. >> jack reed, who is no drama.sober, very sober minded, quiet, reserved, never says a word in caucus, never makes waves. but somebody who has known joe biden. for 30 years, served with him, has known him well. and he. >> he he. >> advised the president's. staff that he should take two cognitivism cognitive. >> oh my god. >> got it. >> cognitive exams. >> sorry about that. uh, and released the results. but the point is that it was coming from jack reed. and that's when you know how serious the situation within the democratic party was and how impaired the president's reelection campaign was. >> so talk to me about now, because you in between there's been that developed trust issue that people have said. i mean, republicans have seized on the idea that they believe that the american people were gaslit by a staff that shielded that from you. they're running on that. they ran on that. they now have a trifecta in washington. so what do democrats do about this now? >> look, we have. >> to have these uncomfortable. >> con

let's discuss these comments and more now with democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island.he is also a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator, thank you so much for being here. what is your reaction to what we just heard from the vice president saying that the withholding of this aid to ukraine is to send an explicit message, and we should note you voted in favor of sending that aid to ukraine. previously. >> well. >> what it looks like is extortion. by trump of ukraine for russia. all of the pressure in this so-called negotiation is on the ukrainian side. and i see the vice president of the president acting very directly as agents of putin and russia in these so-called negotiations. imagine if franklin delano roosevelt had told winston churchill, we're cutting off lend-lease. you have to negotiate with hitler and be prepared to give up some of your territory and put no pressure on hitler. that's a pretty good analogy for where we are. and that's why i think people are so concerned. >> those are some strong words to say that that this president and his officials

those -- he was all over the place, all over rhode island.ost: here is frank in savannah, georgia, democrat. caller: good morning. yes, i think the universe for c-span. it is the one essential news network. i do plan to watch the speech tonight because i want to know what he is going to say. a few years ago i said, ok, he cannot say any more that will shock me because i am numb. but every day it is all most tops himself. he says something and i say, where did that come from, what is he saying? maybe tonight he is going to announce the invasion of canada, i don't know. i turned 70 last year, and he is definitely the most entertaining president in my lifetime. yeah, i don't understand how he got elected twice from what we know about him now. and that woman was right, the christian nationalists, they are putting him over the top. i don't think she has to worry about living out of a shopping cart and losing her social security because things will come to an end long before that. thank gosh, something is going to happen, i just have a feeling. you

we've seen this in rhode island. a judge in rhode island, very respected judge, very well known throughout our state, very well regarded, very experienced, made the determination that the freeze order of the trump administration was unconstitutional, which in my view is not even a close call. it was an easy, easy answer. and rather than respond, they dropped what i call the flying monkeys on him. elon musk maintains on x a cohort of extremists and oddballs who he can launch by targeting an individual to go and attack and harass that individual and their family. and he did precisely that to this judge, to the point where the judge's daughter was act actually doxed by one of these extremist followers of musk. it ought to be self-evident the judge's orders ought to be followed. it ought to be self-evident that if you don't like a judge's order you don't threaten the judge or his daughter. instead you appeal it. and the third tactic that they're using is what i call the fog bank tactic. so the order is the freeze is unco

we have another representative from rhode island. i just have one question. may have heard this question earlier. are you willing to withhold your vote until this constitutional crisis is over? >> absolutely. >> let's hear it again for the great people of the cfpb. [cheering and applause] you see, the thing is, trump and musk and billionaire buddies know exactly what they are doing you know exactly what you are doing. but, there are millions of americans who are just tuning in so we have to let them know what we are standing up for. i have a few questions for you. what is wrong with protecting consumers? nothing. what is wrong with eliminating junk fees? nothing. what is wrong with avoiding foreclosures? nothing. what is wrong with making sure that banks do not take every single penny out of your account when you got nothing in it? >> nothing. not a damn thing is wrong with the work of the cfpb. [cheering and applause] in fact, it represents all that is right. protecting americans. i say take your hands off, elon. take your hands off the cfpb because. we are

it provides health coverage to 72 million americans including over 300,000 rhode islanders.hat's not a typo. republicans are putting the needs of billionaires above the needs of ordinary americans. if that isn't a betrayal, i don't know what is. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from texas. ... >> i yield to the budget committee member and good friend, mr. mcdowell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcdowell: i thank the chairman for yielding. one thing we do agree on is that today is a momentous day. not for one party, but for all americans. today we take a giant step towards fulfilling the mandate given by millions of americans. for too long the people's interests have been drowned out by an agenda pursued by elite left-wing politicians. you see, elite left-wing politicians don't feel the impact of their reckless policies. whether it be pursuing open border policies, or policies that fuel inflation, it's normal citizens who feel the impact. today we start the process of restoring a

to advance president trump's legislative agenda and then we will continue the conversation with rhode island democrat congressman, member of the budget committee as we discuss next week's federal spending deadline and the trump administration's recent actions. c-span's washington journal, join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning on c-span, c-span now, free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. live thursday on c-span, t house meets at 9:00 a.m. eastern and will vote on a bill to repeal a biden administration offshorerilling rule requiring all new oil and gas leaseholders submit report tohe interior department before production begins. on c-span2 also le at 9:00 house democraticeader hakeem jeffries and other lawmakers hold meeting to discuss potential cuts to medicaid by republicans. e senate is back at 10:00 a.m. and will vot o the nomination of formerror o representative as labor secretary and troy edgar to serve as deputy homeland security. on c-span 3 live at 10:00 president trump's nominee to be the commissioner to have food andrug administration, martin mcharr

. >> the senator from rhode island. >> mr.resident, first let me thank senator blumenthal for this effort. really matters, even if it fails, it matters to our veterans to know that we tried come to know that we did not leave them out there at the mercy of elon musk and his little muskrats have been running around through all of our government agencies, violating court orders, prowling through your data, americans, prowling through your data. and, of course, firing. no president has fired more veterans than donald trump just in his first few weeks in office. and what it's doing to the v.a. and the service for veterans is deeply wrong and deeply unfortunate. in rhode island we have our province v.a. health center, which is a first-class operation. operation. our veterans love it. it is all sorts of new services and facilities. senator reed and i have worked to make sure -- it has really 2500 employees. it's a big operation. and we also have the province v.a. benefits office which is such a good benefits office that if the progra

massachusetts and new hampshire judicial decision connecticut, rhode island having a abolition of slavery. 19 immediate abolition over time a gradual abolition of slavery. this was an idea that was sweeping the things. and as the governor pointed, vermont said that to. in 1777. but this is an idea that this that makes great advances in the wake of the american revolution and those words in the declaration that are sort of hard to square slavery, aren't they? yeah. so i think in modern times, one of the things that we've seen is an idea sort of separates property rights, personal rights and personal rights are very important, but rights are not so important. so let me just go back a coolidge quote where he says we need not concern ourselves much about rights of property. if we faithful observe the rights of persons. and i think you know what he's getting out there is what i was trying to say earlier is at every stage of this controversy in 76, americans claim to be defending property rights, which they deemed a pretext to the pursuit of happiness. and madison has very capacious definition

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. on day one, president trump lit the fuse on elon musk's plan to hollow out the federal government by changing the name of an obscure technical office within the white house, the u.s. digital services, usds, and called it doge, without congressional authorization, and giving it extraordinary reach into the operations of the federal agencies. since then we have heard report after report about how mr. musk and doge have rammed their way into agencies not to make smart decisions, not to improve efficiency, not to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse, but to disrupt, denigrate and demoralize. and along the way doge has made incredible blunders such as firing and then scrambling to rehire employees at the national nuclear security administration. let me repeat that. mr. musk and his minions fired the people who keep nuclear weapons safe, and then someone realized fortunately within a few days they had to come back. and here's another example. musk and his hackers made cia send an unclassified e

she has had showings of her work at various galleries and museums following her bfa from the rhode islandschool of design. risley. abby co-founded the first woman owned professional architectural photography studio in chicago for 16 years. she photograph architecture and interiors for a national and international clientele. in 1997, abby relocated thank god to san francisco where she consulted for the design community in digital imaging. abby transitioned from her consulting practice in 205 to focus on her photography and community involvement in the arts. she was appointed to the commission in 2013 serving on the visual arts committee and the civic design review committee. >> i believe that you're also on community investment. yeah, i've been there we go. i thought so. um and abby has served and st ah so all four of those and also on the executive committee abby has served on the board of a.c.t. for 15 years until fairly recently and is also this is very important i think it tells a lot. she is the past chair of the a.c.t., mfa conservancy conservatory board you know that's that's where