Senator Marks 100th Climate Change Speech

By JM Rieger and Matthew Fleming

Posted May 18, 2015 at 2:27pm

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has been a familiar sight the past few years, standing on the Senate floor beside a “Time To Wake Up” placard and talking to a nearly empty chamber.

It’s set to happen again Monday evening, when the Rhode Island Democrat delivers his 100th weekly floor speech on climate change.

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