Tom Carper actually said...

"the States are laboratories of democracy, and they give us the opportunity to find out what works and do more of that"

"Aim high, there is more room up there."

"I think the last thing is that a national pilot is definitely necessary if the Federal Government is going to engage in this activity."

"the gas tax, and you know better than I do the political reasons why we can't just raise the gas tax, would prove that."