Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"It didn't use to be that way; this used to be a Committee where Republicans and Democrats worked together on environmental issues."

"I would urge my colleagues, you know, we met at Senator Markey's request with a delegation that included a gentleman from the Mexican Parliament."

"Clearly, there are several dimensions to the political fight that you are caught in the middle of."

"It can be a managed transition in which the harm from the transition, the upheaval from the transition is dealt with in a responsible way, or it can be an abrupt transition."