Sen. Whitehouse: ‘There Should Not Be Masked Players’ In U.S. Politics

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill continue to react to the political fallout following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) discusses the influence of dark money in politics and the Supreme Court.

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[readchp]

Sheldon Whitehouse for President. Need more people like him. From Tampa.

[jamesruscheinski]

amend constitution to decentralize political government through article 5 convention

[josephcrollawelch]

This man is so right these dark money groups gotta go

[victorjcano]

SEN SHELDON WHITEHOUSE IS REALLY KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK HERE

[jtempleton]

Senator Whitehouse is another hero!! Bravo!! Thank you for your outstanding work! 👏❣

[cynthiadubuque]

I love how Whitehouse is forthcoming. He doesn't dodge questions, like most politicians.

[Havardr_Ash_Kenaz]

What about lobbying? Corporate money in politics is bad regardless of whether it's regulated or not. The corruption needs to end and the legalized bribes need to end by force if need be.

[incognito]

Same code of ethics we all live by. Everyone lives by. Term limits absolutely. Transparency! No associations with rich donors who paid for parties and sorties or vacations.

[incognito]

Money, dark or light is a scourge on politics.

[shaere]

Citizens, ALL citizens need to hear this and reverse these loopholes and replace everyone who did this, we also need term limits, public service isn't supposed to be a lifetime career! It's time for them to retire from DC!

[danielmabella]

The point with Biden not harvesting better in his ratings has to do with his age. Very simply it just means with his age comes the doubt how long can he be on a good health/ performance level. I too would prefer that the Biden Team mentors a next generation candidate and build that person up

[laurentsaint-laurent]

one of the inspiring current politician.
Also check his book "Captured" (and capture is the right word result of a decade long strategy, check the Lewis Powell memorandum to the Chamber of Commerce for a start)
And also worth checking, Jane Mayer's "Dark Money"

[errolsolomon]

FIFTEEN YEARS SERVE, AFTER THAT THOUSE JUDGES SHOULD GO HOME !!!

[leafuller]

Term limits for all Judges ! Judge Cannon in FL is an example.

[rapson]

Unless you can get on Faux Noise often, they will never know senator.

[judysamaniego]

I am new to the stock market. Every stock that I bought so far, I was out of luck because I bought them when they were expensive. I feel I missed out on all the stock opportunities so far for the tech stocks. I believe having 75K yearly income would be a good investment so I want to plug all my savings into the stock market. I know this sounds a bit dull but I would like to know if I should learn investing or let somebody else (more capable like a FA) do it for me? Please share your thoughts. I am kind of tired of searching for a good stock to buy and losing all the good opportunities

[jimmcmanmon]

Bernie supports are not Bros but younger, more progressive democrats in all other demographics . He also finds huge support in Dems earning under $50K. So it not Bros vs
Moderates, but younger people and working people vs the Cold War generations

[maryduchinsky]

I always listen to Senator Whitehouse because he is extremely intelligent and always explains complicated issues for the public. Why doesn't he run for President? He would restore our reputation around the world! Thank you Senator Whitehouse/

[bonniehall]

The people should insist that dark money be removed and fix the Supreme Court.

[johnlyle]

Grassroots is not a option, corporation money is not a citizen