Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"Let the free market work."

"We have a United States military that in repeated Quadrennial Defense Reviews... has singled out climate change as a problem for the future."

"Finally, finally the Congress acted and passed the law that said, no, you must increase the fuel economy standards."

"So I urge my colleagues say what you want about sea level rise, enjoy your jokes and your mockery, but remember that for States like mine it is very, very real."