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Public disputes concerning armed forces, defense departments, military policy, personnel standards, alliances, procurement, and civil-military institutions.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
2 statements on this page. Dates: December 22, 2025 to January 28, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: December 22, 2025 to January 28, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: December 22, 2025 to January 28, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: December 22, 2025 to January 28, 2026
2 statements on this page. Dates: December 22, 2025 to January 28, 2026
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Rhode Island and ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Response to this claim
Sheldon Whitehouse characterized the national-security rationale for the December offshore-wind stop-work orders as a pretext.
“The new pretext was national security risks that had supposedly emerged in the previous thirty days.”
Whitehouse's prepared remarks criticized both Revolution Wind halts, disputed the national-security justification and explained his pause in permitting-reform negotiations.
Whitehouse denounces the stop-work orders as unjustified attacks and disputes their stated rationale, so the statement condemns the action.
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Rhode Island
Statement summary
Sheldon Whitehouse calls the December halt vindictive harassment and questions its national-security rationale.
“This looks more like the kind of vindictive harassment we have come to expect from the Trump administration than anything legitimate.”
Whitehouse responded to the second federal order stopping Revolution Wind construction.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The statement criticizes the federal construction halt affecting Revolution Wind.
