Tom Carper actually said...

"I want the bill to be better so we can pass it."

"The crime rates in their communities were at the lowest level in decades and were continuing to decline."

"I think we struggle with this as a metric--that is the way we are going to measure progress and making the border more secure."

"I believe that our efforts, and especially those of the dedicated men and women who work along the border, are paying off for the American taxpayers, and they need to."