Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"America's natural resources--our rivers and bays, our forests and marshes, our fish and animals--are our birthright and our legacy."

"Some of the natural resources that we find on this earth that are at risk and are actually suffering some consequences already are ones that in turn provide benefit to the environment."

"Assateague Island, one of the great treasures, is at risk today because of the changing climate in this country."

"GAO previously noted that as the manager of vast lands and natural resources, the Federal Government has real fiscal risk from climate change through these properties."