Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I share his worry that if we go back to just a gas tax, we are putting ourselves on a glide slope that ends back in a bad place all over again."

"While the panels are changing, I just wanted to emphasize the point that Mike Lewis was making very well to Senator Baucus' question."

"Thank you, Senator Carper and Senator Sessions, for hosting this hearing and for the terrific way that you are working together on this issue."

"So they are really serious about cleaning this up, and black carbon is a good place to work together internationally as well."