Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think it is a tremendous threat not just environmentally but also to human health and the commercial health of our fisheries up there."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We got away with being the Ocean State by being among the first 13, when there was less competition."

"the false advantage of not having an effective water management system in your country so that you dump millions of tons of plastic into the world's oceans, and that makes your products cheaper compar..."

"Let me express first my appreciation to you for your interest and for this action on the problem of marine debris."