Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

The Gold King Mine Spill is and will continue to be an environmental nightmare for Colorado and other western States.

Consequences will likely be long-lived and are already widespread across Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

I share the frustration of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle with this situation.

If you asked the national labs, none of them have any doubt that climate change is real and it is happening.