Political Quotes

Thomas Carper

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Jan 27, 2009

I think Mr. Potter would--and he has argued here before--to point out, I think with some pride, the amount of costs that they have taken out of the system in this decade alone.

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Jan 27, 2009

Let me just throw out an idea here. I am trying to be entrepreneurial and trying to think of ways that you could be more entrepreneurial.

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Jan 27, 2009

Actually, there might even be an opportunity to partner with Members of Congress.

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Jan 27, 2009

I was privileged to work with her a couple of years ago on this legislation, and I never thought at the time that we would continue to work on it as much as we have.

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Jan 27, 2009

If you go from 6 to 5 days, some of your customers, including your competitors, might be less inclined to use you as a partner for going that last mile.

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Jan 27, 2009

I think what we just heard, it could cycle on and off. Part of the year, busier times.

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Jan 27, 2009

I would just ask that the people you have work on this stuff, put that in their calculations.

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Jan 27, 2009

So as Congress would consider policy decisions such as a reduction in service from 6 to 5 days, you could go back to your constituents and explain to them how this is all going to work.

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Jan 27, 2009

But 2 years was more acceptable to GAO. Is that correct?

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Jan 27, 2009

That was over, what, a couple of years?

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Jan 27, 2009

It is a little hard to understand at the end of the day how you got to a number like that.

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