Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I just wanted to put in a word of appreciation for the Senators Chafee, father and son, who championed this brownfield legislation for so many years."

"We do not believe the revised bill will have any major detrimental impact on public safety and transparency."

"I am concerned about the supplement, not supplant issue."

"Absolutely no one wants to see Federal money come in and provide an excuse to send other funding into wealthier, well-connected school districts and have title I fill the gap."