Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"Sincere and thorough investigation is critical to these claims in a prosecutor's world."

"I want to make it absolutely clear that I do not accept the process of this committee confidential routine that we went through."

"I have a number of letters that I would ask to be submitted into the record that relate to the importance of proper investigation by trained professionals."

"I have read Judge Kavanaugh's decisions on mens rea, which have focused so far on individual defendants."