Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"High-interest-rate debt is financial quicksand for consumers."

"American consumers are relying more than ever on credit cards to just make ends meet from month to month."

"First of all, let me thank you, Chairman, for holding this hearing. This is a very important piece of legislation of those who have lived through it."

"It is distinctly in the public interest for this information to come out."