Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think I tried to explain in my questioning to Mr. Andersen, that it can endanger entire communities and create a downward spiral that's difficult to emerge from."

"The President's budget would reduce deficits by almost three trillion dollars, while adding at least 25 years of solvency to the Medicare trust fund."

"Let's not pretend that economic shocks don't affect the budget."

"We still need other major interventions."