Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"from the political perspective, if you are a lobbyist for a big special interest and you go to the Appropriations Committee to get some special deal for your client, you have got to fight for that eve..."

"You have said before, Dr. Elmendorf, that health care is a very big part of our debt and deficit problem going out. Is that still true?"

"We have other priorities. We want to cut taxes for folks, whatever. If that were to happen, that gives the Federal Government an interest."

"The testing has just run wild--to use their word--run wild in the classroom."