Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"when you compare that to other countries where a student can get a college degree, essentially on the government or at a very low cost, it builds a huge burden in for individuals."

"it applied to all student loans, did it not?"

"I was actually an attorney general while your attorney general, Drew Edmondson, was the head of the National Association of Attorneys General, and he thinks very highly of you."

"They are obliged to respect precedent."