Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I am extremely strongly in favor of pushing as much of this to the private sector as possible."

"If a dispersant cannot meet minimum toxicity standards, then the dispersant should not be used on an oil spill."

"I think another good closing word is a phrase that Ms. Savitz used, that we are continually asking our oceans to take one for the team."

"I think the notion that these are uncharted waters, we need to make sure that we apply adequate science to it."