Tom Carper actually said...

"I come out of this hearing encouraged rather than discouraged."

"my bill addresses a flaw in postal labor law by requiring arbitrators to take the Postal Service's financial condition into account when rendering decisions during labor disputes."

"I mentioned earlier the need for us as a country to move away from a culture of spendthrift in the Federal Government to a culture of thrift."

"Good. Again, thanks for working with us and for all the good that you do."