Tom Carper actually said...

"The biggest gold mine in the world is between our ears."

"Over the last couple of years, everybody knows we have faced a set of economic challenges that are almost unparalleled since going back to the Great Depression."

"What does the Congress need to do?"

"Work with the Army, support this initiative financially, and help us, help the Army to get this system back off of rain delay and get it completed, sir."