Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"National defense leaders have sounded the alarm that climate change is a serious national security threat."

"[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."

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

"the only thing necessary for evil to be triumphant is for good people to do nothing."