Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"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."

"I would suggest that budgeting by crisis happens when obstruction becomes the rule."