Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I want to assure you that as we go forward in Washington on these issues, that we will be in close touch with you."

"It is really extraordinary what you have accomplished. You took the worst nightmare that every parent dreads more than anything else and you turned the terrible energy of that into such a powerful for..."

"The Violence Against Women Act has unquestionably improved the national response to domestic and sexual violence."

"VAWA was not only the right thing to do, it has also proven to be fiscally sound legislation."