Tom Carper actually said...

"I think that today, more than ever, Americans understand the need to develop domestic sources of renewable energy, and the need for us to become energy independent."

"I just hope that you... will think about how it makes any sense to just keep on going unless there is major reinforcements."

"I think the lesson that we need to learn is what can we take away from the events in Japan that would allow us to evolve that plan?"

"Let us just not relent. Let us keep it going."