Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"One of the goals that we had in this Committee in the ESSA bill was to lift the load of testing off schools."

"the purpose of the exercise is not to walk away from these kids and fail to keep track of their success."

"Thanks, Chairman. As I think I've done in each one of these hearings, let me thank you and Ranking Member Murray for the bipartisan way..."

"I certainly think a public option that has a robust risk pool would be the most attractive option both for taxpayers and consumers."