Tom Carper actually said...

We cut the size of government. I think we ended up in 2000 with fewer Federal employees than we had had in a long time. I think that was a goal.

Carper discusses the reduction of federal workforce as a strategic goal.

06/17/2014

More Tom Carper Quotes

I continue to believe our best hope for progress is trying to tackle several of these areas in a comprehensive way.

that is smart. That is not cheap, but I think it is a good investment.

Last Congress, two-thirds of the Senate came together and overwhelmingly passed such a measure.

let us think a little bit about common sense and let us think about not just values, but common views, a commonality of consensus.