Tom Carper actually said...

"I am Tom Carper, and I approve that message."

"We have to provide revenue authorities with sufficient funding for effective enforcement."

"The last time I think we had an analysis of the tax gap, we were told that the size of the tax gap--monies owed for Federal taxes not being collected--was about $385 billion."

"We need to simplify the tax code, which is what this hearing is all about."