Tom Carper: “If I could speak momentarily, I had an opportunity to speak briefly with our colleague from Tennessee with respect to…”

“If I could speak momentarily, I had an opportunity to speak briefly with our colleague from Tennessee with respect to his concerns and the reasons that led him to object to what I think--and he may agree--is actually quite an excellent nomination. And my hope is to better understand those objections that he has voiced and to see if they can be objected to in a way that would allow us to go forward with the nomination of Rita Landgraf to serve as Assistant Secretary for Aging for the Department of Health and Human Services. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). The Senator from Rhode Island.”