Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"The benefits of this rule are theoretical or unknown. They are not theoretical or unknown. They are very clear."

"But we can't allow those consequences to take us to a point where we deny that the problem exists."

"Well, we passed the statute that it is following, and I am comfortable that they are following it."

"the significant responsibility for the immigration mess that we're in now lies with Congress, not with you."