Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I was actually an attorney general while your attorney general, Drew Edmondson, was the head of the National Association of Attorneys General, and he thinks very highly of you."

"So may your nomination continue to be uneventful, and best wishes as you go forward."

"They are obliged to limit themselves to the issues properly presented to the court."

"You must decide cases based on the law and the facts."