Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"So how do we fix it?"

"If there is something that is sort of basic and American, it is that when you are dealing with somebody else, you ought to be able to get a person on the phone who can make a decision in your case ins..."

"Every one of us has heard it from our constituents."

"I would urge the distinguished Ranking Member to at least keep a bit of an open mind as to the potential for high-speed rail."