Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think that needs to be a part of the record if members are going to bring up so-called Climate Gate."

"[W]e have a message that transcends political affiliation: the United States must move now on substantive steps to curb climate change, at home and internationally."

"The real and clear issue with regard to climate change is that it is a threat we have to take seriously as a Nation."

"We cannot wait for other countries who are even bigger polluters to take leadership."