Tom Carper actually said...

"One of the questions I often ask of witnesses, particularly when we see a real problem, $402 billion worth in cost overruns, what can we do to help?"

"We have to do better than this. Otherwise, we will end up having $1.5 trillion deficits for as far as the eye can see. We cannot afford that."

"Is the Joint Strike Fighter."

"We actually pay the providers up front. Then we figure out it was wrong, and mistake, and then chase them down and try to get the money back."