Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"Can you assure us that your desire for charter schools is sincere, and that as the Secretary of Education you will steer away from efforts to deny traditional public schools the funding that they need..."

"If school districts around the country try to teach students junk science, will the Department of Education be with the students or with the political entities?"

"If it is your intention to create a downward spiral, that is not solved by different State policies."

"Politicians pass the laws and we are charged with enforcing them, we do not necessarily have to agree or disagree with them."