Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"To protect them and help them adapt in the face of climate change is to protect our economy and way of life."

"As we prepared it, we asked the Government Accountability Office for a report on the adaptation efforts by the Federal Government within our natural resource agencies."

"The acronym is the SAFE Act, which stands for Safeguarding America's Future and the Environment."

"As the Senator from Maryland and me representing Rhode Island, coastal resiliency is something we have to pay a lot of attention to."