 And there you have the big difference in Tlaib, someone who actually listens to grassroots organizations instead of corporate lackeys. Go ahead and thank her, too. Contrast her with the preposterous cheerleading statements made after the Senate passed the Advance Act. A major victory for our climate and American energy security, crowed Senator Tom Carper. But Sheldon Whitehouse, another Democrat, had to go one better, calling it a win for the planet.