Tom Carper actually said...

"If we look at our budget deficit that we face, from the years 2001 to 2008 we racked up as much new debt in those 8 years as we did in, I think, the previous 208 years of our Nation's history."

"I have opposed granting the President line-item veto authority to effectively reshape programs like Medicare and Medicaid, for this specific category, I support giving the President this additional to..."

"This is just a way to go after one particular and very important aspect of the spending challenge we face."

"Mr. Chairman, thank you so much."