Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"the easiest way for Russians, for instance, to manipulate our elections is to put money into our elections."

"I think that has been a policy foundation of our country for a long time."

"I do not think we look much like a city on a hill when we become the haven for crooked gains of criminals and kleptocrats."

"I think it is important for Americans to get a sense of how things are going in their democracy, to have a fair report of how much the highest-income earners are actually paying in taxes."