Tom Carper actually said...

"it is in all of our interests to make sure that we do have checks and balances in our system."

"Congress should allocate additional funding to the services to implement the Endangered Species Act."

"I continue to believe that our State, along with the Service and all States, could do exponentially more to recover species and prevent new listings with additional resources."

"I believe--and I know that my colleagues believe--that funding has got to be part of the conversation."