Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"We were the leader in the world... and now it is clearly over in Asia."

"This new clean energy market is a rapidly emerging market and it is also a potentially enormous market."

"Another potential win big seems to me to be turning what is presently nuclear waste into nuclear power."

"I can assure you that I am prepared for that work, and I think every member of this Committee would be prepared for that work."