Tom Carper actually said...

These decisions that we are going to make, that you would make, if confirmed, are really life and death decisions.

You have heard these chemicals now mentioned by my colleagues--alachlor and acetochlor. They are banned in the European Union.

I think he is a good person, but he is not, in my judgment, a good choice for this particular job.

I would imagine that somebody would be nominated that has a track record of standing up for those vulnerable people in our nation.