Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think it is Congress' job to make sure that you have the resources and the structure that will be most effective to accomplish your mission."

"I very much applaud the direction that you have been going in."

"I do not want to in any way have anything that I have said be taken as a criticism of you or the FBI management."

"Voting to confirm an individual to the Federal bench is one of the most important decisions that a Senator can make."