Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"There is not nor ever has been serious dispute about the basic elements of this in the scientific community."

"Something is really out of whack here, colleagues."

"If you are a wealthy cheat in a partnership, your odds of getting audited are slightly higher than your odds of getting hit by a meteorite."

"For the sake of fairness and for the sake of the budget, it makes a lot more sense to go after cheating by the big guys than focusing on working people."