Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I contend that America is on the losing end of the largest transfer of wealth through theft and piracy in the history of mankind."

"The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not a theory, it is a fact."

"The amount of carbon pollution that mankind has released into the atmosphere is not a theory, it is a fact."

"I would urge you to not mimic the ostrich that puts its head in the sand and look to the facts around you."