4 Quotes & Sayings By Sheldon Whitehouse

Mr. Sheldon Whitehouse is a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island and a former college professor. A member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he has been active on several high-profile issues, including gun control and climate change.

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When we breathe it in, soot can interfere with our lungs and increase the risk of asthma attacks, lung cancer and even premature death. The smallest particles can pass into the blood stream and cause heart disease, stroke and reproductive complications. Sheldon Whitehouse
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When counting on learning from innovation, there are great successes but also failures. The Wright Brothers invented the aircraft and started an amazing process of innovation, where we now have planes that carry 500 passengers. Along the way there were some silly looking vehicles that crashed early on. Sheldon Whitehouse
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These core principles - helping patients, preventing medical errors, promoting best practices and improving quality - are the reasons that health IT is featured in both the 2012 Republican platform and 2012 Democratic platform. Sheldon Whitehouse