Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"Let me ask you specifically: Of the three elements of this proposal, one is that somebody has to show up in the court with full settlement authority for the bank."

"I want to first of all thank our Ranking Member, Senator Grassley, who is an extraordinarily distinguished member of this body."

"I can assure you--and I bet you that Senator Franken and Senator Blumenthal can do the same--that the foreclosure problem does not exist in anywhere near the dimensions that it does in the general mar..."

"Save that question, Judge Drain. We will be back to it, but I do not want to interrupt Senator Franken."