Political Quotes

Thomas Carper

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May 24, 2011

Could I just interrupt for a second? GWACs, BPAs. We go through acronyms every day.

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May 24, 2011

They say that sunshine is the best disinfectant and it is a pretty good one.

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May 24, 2011

Good. Ten million dollars for most of us as individuals or families, that is a lot of money. But I would certainly observe that while it is a lot of money, compared to $125 billion, it is a relatively modest sum.

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May 24, 2011

Not everybody gets excited about this stuff. And I know sometimes my colleagues look at me, roll their eyes and say why do you spend so much time focusing on it, or why do you get so juiced up about this?

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May 24, 2011

But I think we are on to something. I think we have good partners in the Administration, a bunch of good partners on this Subcommittee and Committee, and in the Senate and House, both parties.

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May 24, 2011

enormous is a very good adjective.

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May 24, 2011

We are trying to change the culture in the Federal Government from what we describe as a culture of spendthrift to something closer to a culture of thrift.

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May 22, 2011

The good news is we are all still here. The bad news is, so are the hackers that are trying to get into our bank accounts and steal our secrets.

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May 22, 2011

I think I can fairly speak for the Administration in that regard.

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May 22, 2011

Well, my guess is the media will help us with that, because every time there is one of these disclosures, we hear a lot about it, and that is probably not a bad thing.

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May 22, 2011

Just to follow up on the last question that Senator Collins was pursuing.

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