Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"We seem to have a very serious problem of the highest-income earners paying considerably lower tax rates than many people who earn a tenth or even a hundredth of their income, which does not seem fair..."

"If you are confirmed, will you pledge to me that you will let me know what the number of those referrals has been in recent years and explain any policy related to those referrals?"

"We do not want foreign money in elections."

"I think there is a real opportunity for us to do more in this space."