Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"You will agree with me that there is an issue that is worth pursuing, though."

"I am worried about the extent of the threat that we are facing right now and the time that it will take to work through some of the administrative procedures."

"The common thread is that these threats all take advantage of our strong reliance on the Internet for social communications, business, and national defense."

"I have to assume that the interagency process is sort of an ongoing thing and that there remain discussions going on within the administration on these subjects."