Tom Carper: “it is ironic. The Senator talks about some of us here who would like to almost usurp the responsibilities of our State…”

“it is ironic. The Senator talks about some of us here who would like to almost usurp the responsibilities of our State and local officials. I always describe myself, when people ask what I do, as a ``recovering Governor.'' Although I love being in the Senate and working with particularly the folks we are engaged with on this particular issue, we are not Governors, we are not mayors, we are not county executives, and we are not State legislators; we are Federal legislators. We have the ability, the power, through the Federal purse, through our appropriations process, to offer grants and provide tax credits. We are in a position to nurture industries, promote them. We have talked about some of them today. This is one industry that should be nurtured and strengthened. We can do that and we should do that on our dime.”