Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"for over 40 years the Clean Water Act, passed in a bipartisan manner, has strengthened the health of our waterways."

"I just wanted to put in a word of appreciation for the Senators Chafee, father and son, who championed this brownfield legislation for so many years."

"We do not believe the revised bill will have any major detrimental impact on public safety and transparency."

"I just wanted to thank you and Senator Crapo and Senator Booker for the original work that moved us along."