Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"If we don`t show the American people what this dark money operation is and try to dig at who`s behind it, then we`re doing a real disservice to the American people."

"Enormously. Enormously. It would do two things. First of all, it makes government money a thing of the past for contributions over $10,000."

"Courtrooms ought to be open places where you know who is present, not a place where powerful players can come masked behind front groups hiding both their own identity and their interconnections."

"We are now trying to rebuild. But I think a lot of things got burned in those years."