Tom Carper actually said...

"I think there is an obligation we have if we want to encourage the Postal Service to move away from gas and diesel vehicles."

"Last, I will quote a former Saudi oil minister from the country I was the Ambassador to. He said the Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones; it ended because we invented something better."

"This is Putin's oil spike, there is no doubt about that. This is Putin's price spike."

"At a time when America's energy costs are tied to the whims of dictators like Vladimir Putin, our hearing today will explore how our Nation can promote American energy security."