United States / Rhode Island

Key Races in Rhode Island

U.S. Senate Race (RI)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Incumbent

Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Incumbent

Strongly against

Strongly against crypto

Pending stance on crypto

Pending stance on crypto

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What politicians in RI are saying

Keep up with recent tweets about crypto from politicians in Rhode Island.

Sheldon Whitehouse

@SenWhitehouse

Putin’s cronies thrive on the dirty money that runs amok in our financial system. This time, they tried to smuggle US military tech and sanctioned oil using shell companies and crypto. Kudos to KleptoCapture for cracking down. cnn.com/2022/10/19/pol…

@SenWhitehouse Oct 20, 2022 on X

Very anti-crypto

Sheldon Whitehouse

@SenWhitehouse

RT @SenWarren: Bitcoin mining's energy use has more than tripled since 2019, consuming as much energy as entire countries. It's even drivin…

@SenWhitehouse Jan 31, 2022 on X

Very anti-crypto

Sheldon Whitehouse

@SenWhitehouse

We have to think hard about how new technology affects our climate. Cryptocurrency mining demands a huge amount of energy, so I’ve joined @SenWarren to ask the biggest crypto companies about their energy use. Those emissions have big consequences. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@SenWhitehouse Jan 30, 2022 on X

Very anti-crypto

Sheldon Whitehouse

@SenWhitehouse

RT @SenWarren: Weak rules and loopholes allow criminals to launder money through shady real estate deals, digital assets, private equity an…

@SenWhitehouse Dec 7, 2021 on X

Somewhat anti-crypto

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