Tom Carper actually said...

I am going to ask for unanimous consent to enter for the record a number of letters of support for our legislation.

We are not competitive with the rest of the world when we spend twice as much as the rest of the world for healthcare and do not get better ...

We believe that this is an important step forward and we look forward to working with you on it.

I want to very much thank Senator Alexander for being my partner in this endeavor now for years.