Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

Mr. Chairman, as Rhode Islander present, we basically got paid to have a waiver, because I think the administration at the time wanted to en...

But, it is also true that Rhode Island, when they talked about a waiver, it actually gave them more money, not less money, whereas what we a...

if we do not do something, we are still going to pay for it, we are just going to pay for it in really terrible ways

They do not like getting in front of a civil jury, for instance, where if you try to tamper with them, it is a crime.