Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"the value of U.S. taxpayer expenditures at the National Institutes of Health for medical research is very great and should not be cut."

"for the Senate to act in a responsible way based on the appropriations that were passed last year and move through April without the drama of a government shutdown would be an important thing for us t..."

"I hope that the Committee will take into sincere consideration the home State concerns of Senator Harris and Senator Gillibrand."

"No concessions are implied with respect to climate change on this, Mr. Chairman, but it will help."