Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"The threshold that has to be met if you depart from the budget is 60 votes."

"I think we have an enormous amount of work to do, and I think we have to be very prudent about what we set before ourselves."

"I appreciate very much your attention, Mr. Chairman, to budget process reforms, including proposals such as portfolio budgeting."

"While many Democrats, including myself, would be open to a budget resolution that spans 2 years, I believe there is far less support for shifting to a 2-year appropriations cycle."